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Example Question #184 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIGNETTE
Vermin
Dialogue
Illustration
Wave
Resolution
Illustration
A "vignette" is a small illustration or a decorative design.
Example Question #185 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FISSURE
Sorrow
Crack
Grandeur
Vogue
Accomplishment
Crack
A "fissure" is a crack, especially in a rock. The Latin root word, "fissus," means split.
Example Question #186 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFLAGRATION
Audacity
Speech
Fire
Apparel
Pessimism
Fire
A "conflagration" is a large, destructive fire.
Example Question #187 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOVEL
Campaign
Occupation
Performance
Shed
Allegory
Shed
A "hovel" is an open shed or a very small, humble house.
Example Question #188 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HAMLET
Stage
Goblin
Nourishment
Antonym
Village
Village
A "hamlet" is a small village.
Example Question #189 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAUSOLEUM
Tomb
Spice
Counsel
Division
Stubbornness
Tomb
A "mausoleum" is a large, magnificent tomb.
Example Question #190 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELUGE
Addition
Happiness
Treasury
Journey
Flood
Flood
A "deluge" is a flood, or anything that overwhelms.
Example Question #981 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUIT
Injury
Propensity
Hedonist
Residence
Pipe
Pipe
A "conduit" is a pipe; an injury is a temporary physical disability; a residence is a home; a hedonist is a person who seeks pleasure; and propensity means a tendency.
Example Question #982 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KLAXON
Crash
Shout
Concern
Alarm
Crisis
Alarm
A "klaxon" is a loud electric horn typically used as a warning signal. So, the best answer choice is "alarm," which means a noise that is used to warn of danger. Considering the other answer choices, "shout" means yell, "crash" means collide or impact, "concern" means worry, and "crisis" means catastrophe or emergency.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REGALIA
Royalty
Clothes
Regions
Decorations
Fancy
Decorations
The best answer is "decorations". The word "regalia" usually refers to royal possesions which are very decorative. They can include ceremonial clothes, designs, or emblems. "Clothes" simply refers to garments or apparel. The defining characteristic of regalia is that is is very decorative, and the word clothes does not imply this meaning. The word "regions" is unrelated, and the remaining words, "fancy" and "royalty," are words one might use when talking about "regalia," but are not "regalia" themselves.
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