Communication

Synonyms for ghost

Two senses of ghost live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsCommunication

a suggestion of some quality

He detected a ghost of a smile on her face.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

touch

Same sentence, swapped: He detected a touch of a smile on her face.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for ghost as it is used in the sentence above.

wraith
breath
advance

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

a mental representation of some haunting experience

He looked like he had seen a ghost.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

shade

Same sentence, swapped: He looked like he had seen a shade.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for ghost as it is used in the sentence above.

monster
rain
fake

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Closest first: other communication words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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