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Example Question #78 :Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TINCTURE
Parasite
Metallic
Prong
Small
Medicine
Medicine
“Tincture” is an old word fora “medicine” that is made of a drug mixed with alcohol.It is related to the words “tinge” and “tint.” So it is asolution of clear alcohol tinted with the color of the “medicine.”Do not confuse it with “tiny,” “tin,” or “ting,” meaningprong.
Example Question #79 :Synonyms
最近在meanin选择答案g to the word in capital letters.
VISAGE
Trajectory
Joy
Face
Management
Unification
Face
"Visage" meansfaceorfacial expression. The Latin root word "visus" meansappearance.
Example Question #81 :Synonyms
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ENTRAILS
Plead
Intestines
Carry
Lag behind
Brains
Intestines
"Entrails" arethe organs of an animal, particularly the intestines. Other synonyms would be "innards," "viscera," or "guts." "Entrails" are specifically "intestinal," not related to the "brain."
Example Question #82 :Synonyms
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HOSIERY
Stockings
Deliberately
Drain
Conduit
Pipe
Stockings
"Hosiery" is another word forstockings, pantyhose, or, in some cultures, underwear. You might see "hosiery" used to refer to the section of a department store that contains "stockings." "Drain," "pipe," and "conduit" are all trying to trick you into thinking the word is related to a "hose," which it is not.
Example Question #83 :Synonyms
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ABYSS
Gulf
A vast chasm
Crag
Pinnacle
Hill
A vast chasm
"Abyss" means "a vast chasm" ora deep, immeasurable space.
"Hill" meansa small natural elevation of the earth's surface.
"Crag" meansa steep, broken patch of rock.
"Gulf" meansa portion of ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.
"Pinnacle" meansthe highest peak.
Example Question #84 :Synonyms
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GARNISH
Idiom
Incentive
Heretic
Food
Decoration
Decoration
"Garnish" is a noun that means "decoration" oran embellishment of some kind.
None of the other words are synonymous with garnish.
"Incentive" meansmotivation or the thing that encourages you; for example, the incentive to work is getting paid money.
"Idiom" isa specific manner of speaking or a local dialect of a language.
"Heretic" isa person who believes in a different religion than the societally acceptable religion, also called a dissenter or a nonconformist.
"Food "is simplythe substances that we eat that nourish us.
Example Question #85 :Synonyms
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RENDEZVOUS
Meeting place
Bistro
Creed
Sommelier
Divergence
Meeting place
A "rendezvous" isa place where parties agree to meet at a specified time. A "bistro" isa lunchtime coffee and food spot.A "sommelier" isa wine expert.
Example Question #86 :Synonyms
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FAUNA
计划ts
Cellular
Reptiles
Gulls
Animals
Animals
"Fauna" means "animals,"typically all of the animals in an ecosystem.
"Gulls" area type of seabird. Gulls are a type of fauna but gulls is not a synonym for fauna.
"Reptiles" area group of four legged animals such as lizards and turtles.Reptiles are a type of fauna, but reptile is not a synonym for fauna.
"Cellular" meansa form of life composed of single cells, or forms of life contained in membranes.
“植物s" area type of life that gains its energy through photosynthesis; plants are not fauna, but rather flora.
Example Question #87 :Synonyms
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CARCASS
Tomb
Cudgel
Awning
Leaflet
Corpse
Corpse
“尸体”米eans a "corpse"or a dead body.
"Cudgel" means一个大型的、棘手的俱乐部,通常由木材制成的.
"Tomb" meansa burial place or a grave.Typically a tomb is more than a gravestone, such as a memorial or a mausoleum.
"Leaflet" meansa small booklet or a brochure.
"Awning" meansa covering or a canopy, such as the roof that would cover a porch.
Example Question #88 :Synonyms
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CONCRETE
Immaterial
Abstract
Ethereal
Material
Conceptual
Material
"Concrete" and "material" are used to describethings which exist in material reality. The other words are used to describe "abstractions" or things which existconceptually.
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