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Example Question #995 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABODE
Creature
Home
Retort
Monster
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 #996 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRACAS
Voyage
Labyrinth
Victory
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 #997 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
BRAWL
Duplicity
Abode
Skirmish
Domicile
Scandal
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 #201 : Synonyms: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
TIMBER
Asylum
Iniquity
Lumber
Paucity
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 #202 : Synonyms: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
EDIFICE
Dissent
Acumen
Building
Clarity
Redundancy
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 #203 : Synonyms: Nouns
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.
EXPEDITION
Voyage
Equivocation
Ambivalence
Hegemony
Brawl
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 #204 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARBINGER
Expedition
Fracas
Omen
Abode
Bigotry
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 #205 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CICATRIX
Notoriety
Laceration
Adroitness
Scar
Temerity
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 #206 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TEMPEST
Storm
Sarcophagus
Scar
Edifice
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 #207 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DITTY
Escape
Secrecy
Omen
Tune
Harbinger
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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