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Example Question #61 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TINCTURE
Metallic
Small
Medicine
Parasite
Prong
Medicine
“Tincture” is an old word for a “medicine” that is made of a drug mixed with alcohol. It is related to the words “tinge” and “tint.” So it is a solution of clear alcohol tinted with the color of the “medicine.” Do not confuse it with “tiny,” “tin,” or “ting,” meaning prong.
Example Question #62 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VISAGE
Face
Management
Unification
Trajectory
Joy
Face
"Visage" means face or facial expression. The Latin root word "visus" means appearance.
Example Question #63 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENTRAILS
Intestines
Brains
Carry
Plead
Lag behind
Intestines
"Entrails" are the organs of an animal, particularly the intestines. Other synonyms would be "innards," "viscera," or "guts." "Entrails" are specifically "intestinal," not related to the "brain."
Example Question #64 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOSIERY
Deliberately
Stockings
Conduit
Pipe
Drain
Stockings
"Hosiery" is another word for stockings, pantyhose, or, in some cultures, underwear. You might see "hosiery" used to refer to the section of a department store that contains "stockings." "Drain," "pipe," and "conduit" are all trying to trick you into thinking the word is related to a "hose," which it is not.
Example Question #65 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABYSS
A vast chasm
Crag
Hill
Pinnacle
Gulf
A vast chasm
"Abyss" means "a vast chasm" or a deep, immeasurable space.
"Hill" means a small natural elevation of the earth's surface.
"Crag" means a steep, broken patch of rock.
"Gulf" means a portion of ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
"Pinnacle" means the highest peak.
Example Question #66 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GARNISH
Incentive
Idiom
Decoration
Food
Heretic
Decoration
"Garnish" is a noun that means "decoration" or an embellishment of some kind.
None of the other words are synonymous with garnish.
"Incentive" means motivation or the thing that encourages you; for example, the incentive to work is getting paid money.
"Idiom" is a specific manner of speaking or a local dialect of a language.
"Heretic" is a person who believes in a different religion than the societally acceptable religion, also called a dissenter or a nonconformist.
"Food "is simply the substances that we eat that nourish us.
Example Question #67 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RENDEZVOUS
Meeting place
Divergence
Creed
Sommelier
Bistro
Meeting place
A "rendezvous" is a place where parties agree to meet at a specified time. A "bistro" is a lunchtime coffee and food spot. A "sommelier" is a wine expert.
Example Question #68 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FAUNA
Reptiles
Cellular
Gulls
Animals
Plants
Animals
"Fauna" means "animals," typically all of the animals in an ecosystem.
"Gulls" are a type of seabird. Gulls are a type of fauna but gulls is not a synonym for fauna.
"Reptiles" are a group of four legged animals such as lizards and turtles. Reptiles are a type of fauna, but reptile is not a synonym for fauna.
"Cellular" means a form of life composed of single cells, or forms of life contained in membranes.
"Plants" are a type of life that gains its energy through photosynthesis; plants are not fauna, but rather flora.
Example Question #69 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CARCASS
Leaflet
Corpse
Cudgel
Awning
Tomb
Corpse
"Carcass" means a "corpse" or a dead body.
"Cudgel" means a large, knotty club, typically made from wood.
"Tomb" means a burial place or a grave. Typically a tomb is more than a gravestone, such as a memorial or a mausoleum.
"Leaflet" means a small booklet or a brochure.
"Awning" means a covering or a canopy, such as the roof that would cover a porch.
Example Question #70 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCRETE
Ethereal
Material
Abstract
Conceptual
Immaterial
Material
"Concrete" and "material" are used to describe things which exist in material reality. The other words are used to describe "abstractions" or things which exist conceptually.
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