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Example Question #971 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUIT
Pattern
Channel
Implement
Future
Argument
Channel
A "conduit" is a channel or pathway.
Example Question #972 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFERNO
Temperature
Desert
Ash
Disaster
Conflagration
Conflagration
A "conflagration" is a large fire. An "inferno" is similarly a large fire. Thus, "conflagration" and "inferno" are synonyms.
Example Question #175 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTUSION
Fear
Cleanliness
Misery
Bruise
Disorder
Bruise
A contusion is a bruise or blunt injury.
Example Question #973 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DOMICILE
Mansion
Prophecy
Bully
Evil
Tame
Mansion
A "domicile" is a home or house, so "mansion" is the synonym you want.
Example Question #974 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTUSION
Bruise
Unwell
Healthy
Broke
Accident
Bruise
“Contusion” is a noun used to describe an injury to the body in which nothing is broken but damage is done to tissue causing a bruise to appear. “Broke” and “accident” might seem partially correct, but it is important to note that in a “contusion” nothing is broken, only bruised.
Example Question #976 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BUREAU
Table
Calligraphy
Tape
Agency
Tact
Agency
A bureau is an office or agency.
Example Question #975 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCRE
Notoriety
Fame
Power
Loot
Greed
Loot
“Lucre” is a noun that means “money, especially when gained in a dishonorable manner,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “money.” “Loot” is a word that when used as a noun can mean “property taken from an enemy in war,” “stolen money or valuables,” or informally, “money; wealth.” Because “loot” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “lucre,” “loot” is the correct answer.
Example Question #976 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REALM
Land
Ruler
Town
Fortress
City
Land
“Realm” is a noun that can mean “a kingdom” or “a field or domain of activity or interest,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a kingdom” or “a field of activity or interest.” That means that “ruler” cannot be the correct answer, because while a ruler might rule over a kingdom, “ruler” does not mean the same thing as “kingdom.” “Land,” however, when used as a noun, can mean “a country,” and because “land” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “realm,” “land” is the correct answer.
Example Question #977 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURSARY
Treasury
Patience
Messenger
Marriage
Rhythm
Treasury
A "bursary" is a treasury of an institution.
Example Question #183 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTUSION
Suspension
Reptile
Standard
Instrument
Bruise
Bruise
A "contusion" is a bruise.
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