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Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
MOBILITY
Expression
Enchantment
Versatility
Exuberance
Apathy
Versatility
"Mobility" means the ability to move and change, or versatility.
Example Question #28 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
OBSCURE
wonderful
transformative
formidible
cryptic
moral
cryptic
"Obscure" means not clearly expressed or understood, or cryptic.
Example Question #361 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
DISPUTE
debate
rope
skyscraper
germ
threat
debate
A "dispute" is a disagreement, argument, or debate.
Example Question #362 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ALLOCATION
kindness
introversion
distribution
illumination
sanitation
distribution
"Allocation" is the process of distributing something.
Example Question #363 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONTROVERSY
corruption
parlance
complication
dissention
cacophony
dissention
"Controversy" is disagreement or dissention.
Example Question #1161 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONVICTION
punishment
betrayal
headwear
friendship
belief
belief
A "conviction" is a belief that someone has.
Example Question #1162 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VITALITY
liveliness
puncture
death
heat
flexibility
liveliness
"Vitality" means the state of being strong and active, or liveliness.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ALTERCATION
popularity
ambiguity
quarrel
meal
danger
quarrel
An "altercation" is a noisy argument or quarrel.
Example Question #1164 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ALLUSION
victory
repetition
reference
impossibility
secret
reference
An "allusion" is an indirect or passing reference.
Example Question #361 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CIRCUMLOCUTION.
Driving a hard bargain
Beating around the bush
Add insult to injury
Barking up the wrong tree
Making the most of something
Beating around the bush
The answer choices for this question are unique, in that all five of them are common English idioms. An idiom is a common word or phrase with a well understood cultural meaning, you will have probably heard them used countless times throughout your life. “Circumlocution” means talking around something, expressing an idea indirectly this is most similar in meaning to the idiom “beating around the bush” which means talking around the intended subject.
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