Question

The Uffizi Palace of Florence houses one of the finest art collections in the world.
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
A) Contains
B) Promotes
C) Resides
D) Creates
E) Boards

Answer 1

Hint: A synonym is a term, morpheme, or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word, morpheme, or phrase from the same language. Begin, start, commence, and initiate, for example, are all synonyms.

Complete answer:
'Houses' in the preceding sentence offer space for; contain or accommodate.

Let us look at the given options:
A) Contains: 'Houses' indicates 'contains' in the given phrase. As a result, option A is the right answer because it is a synonym for "houses."
B) Promotes: This option is incorrect because "Promotes" implies to actively promote or encourage (a cause, initiative, or other endeavour); to advance the advancement of. It is not a synonym for “Houses”.
C) Resides: This option is incorrect because it is not a synonym for “Houses”. The term 'resides' refers to having a permanent residence in a certain location.
D) Creates: This option is incorrect because “creates” means to build something, which is not the same meaning as “housing something”.
E) Boards: This option is incorrect because it is not a synonym for “Houses”. The term 'boards' refers to getting on or into something (a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle).

Thus, the correct answer is Option (A) contains.

Note: Substitution is the most fundamental test for synonymy: one form may be replaced by another without affecting the meaning in a phrase. When an author utilises synonyms instead of repeating the same word in close proximity, it is said to have elegant diversity. Synonyms with similar meanings share a seme or denotational sememe, but those with inexactly similar meanings have a bigger denotational or connotational sememe, resulting in semantic overlap.