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Example Question #875 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMALGAMATION.
Absence
Union
Suspension
Location
Separation
Union
An “amalgamation” is a coming together, a union. The term is most commonly used to describe a business merger, but it can be used to describe any coming together in general.
Example Question #353 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
ANOMALY
Peculiarity
Disappointment
Frankness
Chagrin
Palate
Peculiarity
"Anomaly" means something that deviates from what is standard, or pecularity.
Example Question #354 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
TREND
Balloon
Race
Course
Eradication
Match
Course
A "trend" is the general something is going, or its course.
Example Question #353 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
CAUCUS
Practice
Assembly
Noise
Hunt
Celebration
Assembly
A "caucus" is a meeting or assembly within a political party.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
IDEOLOGY
Beliefs
Oddities
Emotions
Norms
Elaboration
Beliefs
"Ideology" is a system of beliefs belonging to a group of people.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
GRATITUDE
Beneficiary
Contrast
Marble
Thankfulness
Understanding
Thankfulness
"Gratitude" is thankfulness.
Example Question #356 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
MOBILITY
Apathy
Versatility
Exuberance
Enchantment
Expression
Versatility
"Mobility" means the ability to move and change, or versatility.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
OBSCURE
transformative
cryptic
formidible
moral
wonderful
cryptic
"Obscure" means not clearly expressed or understood, or cryptic.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DISPUTE
germ
rope
skyscraper
threat
debate
debate
A "dispute" is a disagreement, argument, or debate.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ALLOCATION
kindness
illumination
distribution
introversion
sanitation
distribution
"Allocation" is the process of distributing something.
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