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Example Question #74 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPAREL
Supplies
Technology
Clothing
Fragment
Accessory
Clothing
The correct answer is "clothing."
"Apparel" is simply defined as "clothing."
Example Question #75 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CARICATURE
Eulogy
Tirade
Parody
Prejudice
Oration
Parody
The noun "caricature" means a parody, a representation of someone famous using humor, mockery, or creativity. Additionally, an "oration" is a speech; a "tirade" is a long and angry speech directed at someone; a "eulogy" is a speech delivered for someone who has died; "prejudice" is judging someone before one meets them based on stereotypes and other biases.
Example Question #76 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ETCHING
Friend
Comedian
Relative
Vehicle
An "etching" is a marking, a print, an engraving. Additionally, a "relative" is a family member; a "comedian" is someone funny who tells jokes for a living.
Example Question #77 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRADE
Entourage
Wrath
Manuscript
Turnpike
Occupation
Occupation
When used as a verb "trade" means to exchange, to give something and get something else in return. However, in this sense it is being used as a noun, in which case "trade" means job, career, occupation. Additionally, "wrath" is anger and vengeance; a "turnpike" is a highway; an "entourage" is a group of people who follow around and care for an individual person; a "manuscript" is a written document.
Example Question #78 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PASTIME
Prophecy
Deity
Memento
Hobby
Treaty
Hobby
The noun "pastime" means hobby, recreational activity, something done for the purposes of fun and leisure. Additionally, a "memento" is a souvenir, an object that reminds one of an experience; a "deity" is a God; a "prophecy" is a prediction made about the future; a "treaty" is an agreement of peace terms between two or more conflicting parties.
Example Question #79 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPLICA
Copy
Nightmare
Carving
Glitch
Grove
Copy
The noun "replica" means an exact copy of something that already exists, a reproduction, a duplicate model. Additionally, a "carving" is a marking made on something by cutting into the surface of it; a "glitch" is an error in a piece of machinery, a malfunction; a "grove" is a secluded collection of trees.
Example Question #80 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TURNPIKE
Senator
Marina
Highway
Hub
Sovereign
Highway
The noun "turnpike" means highway, a large road. Additionally, a "marina" is a harbor, a dockyard, a place where ships are docked; a "hub" is a center of activity within a region; a "senator" is a representative, a politician who makes legislative decisions in the Senate; a "sovereign" is a monarch, a ruler, a king or queen.
Example Question #91 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSACTION
Deal
Miser
Helper
Advocate
Etching
Deal
The noun "transaction" means business deal, an arrangement, an agreement to buy and sell something. Additionally, a "miser" is someone who is not generous with money; an "advocate" is a proponent, a supporter of an idea or an individual; an "etching" is a marking on something, a drawing.
Example Question #92 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SNAG
Ballad
Speech
Obstacle
Invitation
Complaint
Obstacle
The noun "snag" means an obstacle, a small hindrance, something that comes up that gets in the way of something being finished. "Snag" can also be used as a verb in which case "to snag" means to get caught on something. Additionally, a "ballad" is a type of poem or song.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
THICKET
Bushes
Vehicles
Cities
Lessons
Vagabonds
Bushes
The noun "thicket" means a thick concentration of bushes or, less often, trees. Additionally, a "vagabond" is a person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or job.
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