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Example Question #981 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIGNETTE
Wave
Vermin
Dialogue
Resolution
Illustration
Illustration
A "vignette" is a small illustration or a decorative design.
Example Question #982 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FISSURE
Crack
Grandeur
Sorrow
Accomplishment
Vogue
Crack
A "fissure" is a crack, especially in a rock. The Latin root word, "fissus," means split.
Example Question #224 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFLAGRATION
Pessimism
Audacity
Apparel
Speech
Fire
Fire
A "conflagration" is a large, destructive fire.
Example Question #983 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOVEL
Performance
Campaign
Allegory
Shed
Occupation
Shed
A "hovel" is an open shed or a very small, humble house.
Example Question #225 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HAMLET
Antonym
Nourishment
Goblin
Stage
Village
Village
A "hamlet" is a small village.
Example Question #186 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAUSOLEUM
Stubbornness
Spice
Counsel
Division
Tomb
Tomb
A "mausoleum" is a large, magnificent tomb.
Example Question #984 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELUGE
Journey
Addition
Treasury
Flood
Happiness
Flood
A "deluge" is a flood, or anything that overwhelms.
Example Question #985 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUIT
Pipe
Injury
Residence
Hedonist
Propensity
Pipe
A "conduit" is a pipe; an injury is a temporary physical disability; a residence is a home; a hedonist is a person who seeks pleasure; and propensity means a tendency.
Example Question #986 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KLAXON
Crisis
Shout
Crash
Alarm
Concern
Alarm
A "klaxon" is a loud electric horn typically used as a warning signal. So, the best answer choice is "alarm," which means a noise that is used to warn of danger. Considering the other answer choices, "shout" means yell, "crash" means collide or impact, "concern" means worry, and "crisis" means catastrophe or emergency.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REGALIA
Fancy
Clothes
Regions
Decorations
Royalty
Decorations
The best answer is "decorations". The word "regalia" usually refers to royal possesions which are very decorative. They can include ceremonial clothes, designs, or emblems. "Clothes" simply refers to garments or apparel. The defining characteristic of regalia is that is is very decorative, and the word clothes does not imply this meaning. The word "regions" is unrelated, and the remaining words, "fancy" and "royalty," are words one might use when talking about "regalia," but are not "regalia" themselves.
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