Questões de Concurso sobre Sinônimos | Synonymous

Conjunctions and connectors are also relevant cohesion devices. In the sentence from the sixth paragraph “Hence, the danger is that every three years, Pisa fuels doubt, dissent and concern”, the connector in bold can be replaced, with no change in meaning, by

“Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size.”

― Virginia Woolf

The expression "twice" could be replaced without changing the meaning by:

The word “departed” in paragraph 2 is closest to meaning to:

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Identify the alternative that correctly replaces the expression "never mind" in the given comics.

In the text 1, the word “across” in the phrase “that is a small number if you are extrapolating to 328 million people across the country.” (third paragraph) can be replaced by:

Consider the following statements about semantics:

I. Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation or spelling (or both) but different meanings.

II. Paronyms are words with completely opposite meanings.

III. Polysemy refers to the multiplicity of meanings of a single word.

IV. Synonyms are words that have similar meanings.

It is correct what is stated in:

In “which vehemently backed” (5^th paragraph) the verb is similar in meaning to:

In the sentence "residents fled to parks and airconditioned malls" the word "fled" can be best replaced by which of the following words without changing the meaning?

In the sentence “I walked her home then she took me inside” (l. 35), the word “then” could be replaced, with no significant changes in meaning, by:

Read the sentences below and determine whether they are true ( T ) or false ( F ) according to structure and grammar use.

( ) In the sentence “They literally use this device to read the minds of their volunteers” (4^th paragraph of Text 1) the pronoun they refers to the researchers.

( ) In the sentence “This will become standard as more companies capitalize on the technology.”, the phrase in bold can be replaced by “gain advantage from” without changing its meaning.

( ) The underlined words in “… TV commercials have already been designed using neuromarketing.” (1^st paragraph of Text 1) are being used in the past perfect continuous tense.

( ) The following words (1^st paragraph of Text 1) directly, currently and, exactly are examples of adverbs.

( ) In the sentence “Wearing a special headset called an electrode cap” (4^th paragraph of text 1) the word in bold is a verb in the gerund form.

Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom:

The verb “dock” in the sentence “A cargo ship with a difference is set to dock at the Polish port of Gdynia early next week.” (paragraph 1) is equivalent in meaning to:

The phrase “set sail” (paragraph 4) is equivalent in meaning to:

No texto, a expressão “at its discretion” (4º parágrafo) pode ser substituída, sem prejuízo de sentido, por

The adverb “ultimately” can be replaced by

In the fragment of paragraph 4 “The average rent in Albuquerque is […] about $400 higher than in January 2020”, the word “higher” can be replaced, with no change in meaning, by

In the first sentence of the second paragraph, the word “jeopardize” is being used with a similar meaning as the one of enhance.

Which one of the following could be used as a synonym to the expression “look like”?

In the context of 8º§, what could be a synonym for "hypothesized"?

The adjective in “the slightest differences” (1^st paragraph) can be replaced without significant change of meaning by

In the first sentence of the text, the verb “making” is being used with the sense of writing.