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Example Question #84 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
STATUTE
Offer
Art
Law
Treatise
Genre
Law
The noun "statute" refers to a written law in society. Additionally, "genre" means category; a "treatise" is a written exploration of an idea.
Example Question #85 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FISSURE
Wrench
Joint
Lodging
Jut
Crack
Crack
The noun "fissure" means crack, split, crevice, a long and narrow opening in the ground or some other large object. Additionally, a "wrench" is a tool used to tighten and loosen bolts; a "lodging" is a place where someone lives or where someone stays temporarily (like a hotel); a "joint" is something that joins two things together; to "jut" is to stick out from something (for example a ledge or a jagged piece of rock might "jut out").
Example Question #86 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BASTION
Brook
Portcullis
Carcass
Prison
Stronghold
Stronghold
"Bastion" means a "stronghold," a fortress or a secure place.
"Carcass" means a corpse, a dead body.
"Prison" is a place where criminals are confined, a jail.
"Brook" is a stream or a small river.
"Portcullis" is a gate or a wall that is movable, and which is typically found at the entrance to a fortress.
Example Question #87 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANUSCRIPT
Assent
Document
Fodder
Rift
Truce
Document
The noun "manuscript" refers to a document, a hand-written piece of text. Additionally, a "rift" is a break, a rupture; a "truce" is a pause in fighting, a peace agreement that is only temporary; "fodder" means raw material to be sacrificed because it is mostly worthless; "assent" is agreement.
Example Question #892 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BULWARK
Tactic
Weapon
Strategy
Wall
Ally
Wall
The correct answer is "wall."
"Bulwark" is a noun referring to a defensive wall.
Example Question #88 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FISSURE
Highway
Foundation
Depth
Plateau
Cleft
Cleft
"Fissure" means a cleft, or a crevice, a deep crack in something.
"Plateau" means a section of land that is flat, tableland, highland.
"Highway" means a heavily travelled road, freeway, or interstate.
"Depth" means the distance down or across something.
"Foundation" means the base, the bedrock, the support.
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