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Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MARAUDER
Connoisseur
Exemplar
Plunderer
Jockey
Offspring
Plunderer
"Marauder" is a plunderer, or someone who raids people for profit.
"Offspring" means child of someone, or progeny.
"Connoisseur" means someone who is an expert in arts or matters of taste.
"Exemplar" is someone who is imitated.
"Jockey" is a professional horse racer.
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PANACHE
Epiphany
Ennui
Rapport
Suffrage
Flamboyance
Flamboyance
"Panache" means flamboyance, charisma or swagger.
"Ennui" means boredom, depression or weariness.
"Epiphany" means realization or revelation.
"Suffrage" means the ability to vote.
"Rapport" means understanding or empathy.
Example Question #18 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEMESIS
Enemy
Hero
Juvenile
Sage
Neophyte
Enemy
"Nemesis" means enemy, typically an unconquerable enemy.
"Hero" means someone who acts with bravery, a person who has performed a heroic act.
"Neophyte" means a beginner at something or a novice.
"Juvenile" means someone who is young or a child.
"Sage" means a deeply wise person.
Example Question #19 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EDUCATOR
Doctor
Technology
University
Textbook
Professor
Professor
An "educator" is a person whose job it is to educate people. A "professor" is considered an "educator." An "educator" might use "technology" or a "textbook" as resources for teaching at a "university." Although a "doctor" can also be an educator, especially a university professor, "doctor" is not necessarily synonymous with "educator."
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHEMIST
Cavalier
Calvinist
Celtic
Cellist
Alchemist
Alchemist
"Chemists" and "alchemists" are people who work with chemical processes. Both words also share a root: chem-. The other words may also describe kinds of people, but they are not at all related to the word chemical.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONDUCTOR
Official
Authority
Navigator
Musician
Driver
Driver
A "conductor" or a "driver" controls vehicles such as trains and cars. These words are synonymous. A "navigator" is someone who helps with directions and navigation. Although an orchestra "conductor" might lead a musician during a performance, these words are not synonymous.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Charleston
Priest
Sage
Chapel
Faker
Faker
Well, let's start by eliminating the noun "Charleston," which sounds more like a dance or a place on a map than the right answer! "Faker" is the closest in meaning to "charlatan," a person who pretends to be something he or she is not. The other answer choices have completely unrelated meanings.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AUTHORITY
Novelist
Thief
Author
Official
Writer
Official
The words "authority" and "official" are both used to refer to someone who is respected and high ranking in society, especially someone like an officer or a person who holds a special title. The other words are not directly related to the word "authority." The other answer options are all just occupations, none of which (especially "thief!") are positions of authority.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ICONOCLAST
Dissenter
Plebeian
Serf
Monarch
Theologian
Dissenter
"Iconoclast" means "dissenter," or someone who break societally held beliefs, customs or institutions.
"Serf" means someone is forced to work. Serfs worked on land owned by lords under the feudal system.
"Monarch" means a ruler of a kingdom, or the person in charge.
"Plebeian" means related to common or low-brow things.
"Theologian" is someone who studies religion, a religious scholar.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHAGRIN
Scorn
Delight
Triumph
Displeasure
Comfort
Displeasure
"Chagrin" means "displeasure," intense annoyance or embarrassment.
"Scorn" means contempt, derision or mockery.
"Comfort" means satisfaction, the feeling of ease.
"Triumph" means victory or it can mean extreme happiness.
"Delight" means contentment, glee or joy.
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