Synonyms: Nouns for Tangible Things - SSAT Upper Level Verbal

A "façade" is the front of a building.

A "deluge" is a flood, or anything that overwhelms.

A "mausoleum" is a large, magnificent tomb.

"Countenance" refers to someone's face or features.

A "mantle"is a covering, sometimes referring to a blanket or shawl.

An "appendage" is a part of an organism that projects out from the body, or a protuberance.

A "bursary" is a treasury of an institution.

A "contusion" is a bruise.

A "sedative" is a drug that has a calming effect, or a calmative.

A "buttress" is a source of defense or support, usually made of stone or brick.

A "deluge" is a "flood" or a torrent of rain. "Tirade" and "harangue" are both synonyms for "rant." An "injury" is a wound. Another word for "poverty" is destitution.

"Accoutrement" means equipment. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "accoutrement": "praise" means compliment; "reluctance" means _hesitation; "_hint" means clue; and "disease" mean illness.

A "cicatrix" (plural: "cicatrices") is a "scar." A "laceration" is a cut, which is related to but not synonymous with "cicatrix." "Notoriety" is infamy, and "adroitness" is skill or expertise. "Temerity" means audacity, boldness, or nerve.

An "epitaph" can be an "elegy" or a short inscription on someone's tombstone. An "itinerary" is a schedule. "Preamble" and "introduction" are synonyms. "Aridity" is a synonym for "dryness."

"Scrim" is a type of backdrop or "fabric." A "frisson" is a palpable thrill, and "folly" is foolishness. A "reverberation" is an echo or refraction of sound. "Statute" and "edict" are synonyms.

A "tempest" is a "storm" or gale. An "edifice" is a building, and a "scar" is a cicatrix. A "ship" is a large boat, and a "sarcophagus" is an ornate coffin.

A "ditty" is a simple song or "tune." "Harbinger" and "omen" are synonymous. An "escape" is a getaway or exit, and "secrecy" is another word for "clandestinity."

"Laceration" is the medical term for a "cut" or wound. "Complicity" is guilt, and "penury" is extreme poverty. "Amity" is friendship. "Health" is an antonym of "sickness."

A "sanctuary" is a refuge, "asylum," or safe place. "Peril" means danger, and a "wound" is an injury. A "domicile" is a home or dwelling place. "Clergy" is a collective noun that describes a group of religious leaders and officials.