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Example Question #201 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABODE
Creature
Monster
Home
Retort
Portrait
Home
An "abode" is a home or domicile. A "portrait" is a painting or photograph of a person. A "retort" is a response or a reply. A "creature" is an animal, occasionally an imaginary or monstrous one.
Example Question #202 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRACAS
Victory
Voyage
Labyrinth
Timber
Disturbance
Disturbance
A "fracas" is a disturbance of the peace, usually because of a small physical fight. "Timber" and "lumber" are synonyms, as are "voyage" and "journey." A "labyrinth" is a maze, and a "victory" is a triumph.
Example Question #203 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
BRAWL
Scandal
Duplicity
Domicile
Abode
Skirmish
Skirmish
A "brawl" or a "skirmish" is a fight or quarrel. A "scandal" is an outrageous event. "Abode" and "domicile" both mean home, and "duplicity" means dishonesty.
Example Question #204 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
TIMBER
Lumber
Asylum
Paucity
Iniquity
Ecstasy
Lumber
"Timber" and "lumber" are both raw wood for building. An "asylum" is a refuge or sanctuary for people, and "ecstasy" is euphoria or extreme happiness. "Paucity" means "scarcity," and "iniquity" is evil.
Example Question #205 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
EDIFICE
Building
Clarity
Redundancy
Acumen
Dissent
Building
"Edifice" is another word for a building or an architectural structure. "Dissent" is disagreement, and "clarity" is clearness. "Redundancy" is excessive repetition. "Acumen" is another word for sharpness, cleverness, or shrewdness.
Example Question #206 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
EXPEDITION
Equivocation
Brawl
Voyage
Hegemony
Ambivalence
Voyage
"Expedition" and "voyage" are both synonyms for journey. A "brawl" is a physical fight, and "hegemony" means supremacy. "Equivocation" and "ambivalence" are both synonyms for unclearness.
Example Question #207 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARBINGER
Omen
Abode
Fracas
Bigotry
Expedition
Omen
A "harbinger" is an omen, a sign predicting the future. An "expedition" is a journey, an "abode" is a home, and "fracas" is a brawl or a fight. "Bigotry" is bias or prejudice.
Example Question #208 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CICATRIX
Temerity
Laceration
Scar
Adroitness
Notoriety
Scar
A "cicatrix" (plural: "cicatrices") is a "scar." A "laceration" is a cut, which is related to but not synonymous with "cicatrix." "Notoriety" is infamy, and "adroitness" is skill or expertise. "Temerity" means audacity, boldness, or nerve.
Example Question #209 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEMPEST
Sarcophagus
Edifice
Scar
Storm
Ship
Storm
A "tempest" is a "storm" or gale. An "edifice" is a building, and a "scar" is a cicatrix. A "ship" is a large boat, and a "sarcophagus" is an ornate coffin.
Example Question #210 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DITTY
Omen
Tune
Secrecy
Harbinger
Escape
Tune
A "ditty" is a simple song or "tune." "Harbinger" and "omen" are synonymous. An "escape" is a getaway or exit, and "secrecy" is another word for "clandestinity."
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