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Example Question #981 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VIGNETTE
Wave
Dialogue
Resolution
Vermin
Illustration
Illustration
A "vignette" is a small illustration or a decorative design.
Example Question #982 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FISSURE
Crack
Grandeur
Vogue
Sorrow
Accomplishment
Crack
A "fissure" is a crack, especially in a rock. The Latin root word, "fissus," means split.
Example Question #983 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFLAGRATION
Apparel
Pessimism
Audacity
Fire
Speech
Fire
A "conflagration" is a large, destructive fire.
Example Question #984 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOVEL
Performance
Campaign
Occupation
Allegory
Shed
Shed
A "hovel" is an open shed or a very small, humble house.
Example Question #985 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HAMLET
Village
Nourishment
Goblin
Stage
Antonym
Village
A "hamlet" is a small village.
Example Question #986 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAUSOLEUM
Counsel
Tomb
Spice
Division
Stubbornness
Tomb
A "mausoleum" is a large, magnificent tomb.
Example Question #987 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELUGE
Journey
Happiness
Addition
Flood
Treasury
Flood
A "deluge" is a flood, or anything that overwhelms.
Example Question #191 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUIT
Propensity
Hedonist
Residence
Injury
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 #234 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KLAXON
Crisis
Alarm
Shout
Crash
Concern
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 #235 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REGALIA
Royalty
Regions
Decorations
Clothes
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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