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Example Question #215 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUIT
Argument
Implement
Future
Channel
Pattern
Channel
A "conduit"Â is a channel or pathway.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFERNO
Temperature
ConflagrationÂ
Disaster
Desert
AshÂ
ConflagrationÂ
A "conflagration" is a large fire. An "inferno" is similarly a large fire. Thus, "conflagration" and "inferno" are synonyms.
Example Question #216 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTUSION
Cleanliness
Misery
Disorder
Bruise
Fear
Bruise
A contusion is a bruise or blunt injury.
Example Question #217 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DOMICILE
Mansion
Prophecy
Tame
Bully
Evil
Mansion
A "domicile" is a home or house, so "mansion" is the synonym you want.
Example Question #218 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTUSION
HealthyÂ
BrokeÂ
AccidentÂ
Bruise
UnwellÂ
Bruise
“Contusion” is a noun used to describe an injury to the body in which nothing is broken but damage is done to tissue causing a bruise to appear. “Broke” and “accident” might seem partially correct, but it is important to note that in a “contusion” nothing is broken, only bruised.
Example Question #221 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BUREAUÂ
Table
Tact
Tape
Agency
Calligraphy
Agency
AÂ bureau is an office or agency.
Example Question #222 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LUCRE
Loot
Greed
Power
Notoriety
Fame
Loot
“Lucre” is a noun that means “money, especially when gained in a dishonorable manner,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “money.” “Loot” is a word that when used as a noun can mean “property taken from an enemy in war,” “stolen money or valuables,” or informally, “money; wealth.” Because “loot” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “lucre,” “loot” is the correct answer.
Example Question #43 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REALM
City
Land
Fortress
Town
Ruler
Land
“Realm” is a noun that can mean “a kingdom” or “a field or domain of activity or interest,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a kingdom” or “a field of activity or interest.” That means that “ruler” cannot be the correct answer, because while a ruler might rule over a kingdom, “ruler” does not mean the same thing as “kingdom.” “Land,” however, when used as a noun, can mean “a country,” and because “land” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “realm,” “land” is the correct answer.
Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURSARY
MessengerÂ
PatienceÂ
Treasury
Marriage
RhythmÂ
Treasury
A "bursary" is a treasury of an institution.
Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTUSION
Instrument
Suspension
Standard
Reptile
Bruise
Bruise
A "contusion" is a bruise.
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