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Example Question #13 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSURGENT
Wave
Agony
Mixture
Performer
Rebel
Rebel
An "insurgent" is a rebel or a person who forcefully opposes a government, so "rebel" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "insurgent": “agony” means pain; “performer” means player or doer; “wave” means curl, surge or trend; and “mixture” means combination.
Example Question #14 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMAD
aversion
difficulty
resource
flute
wanderer
wanderer
A "nomad" is someone who doesn't stay long in one place, or a wanderer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLEAGUE
Contemporary
Student
Coworker
Friend
Acquaintance
Coworker
"Coworker" is the best choice, because a colleague is a person with whom one works. While it is possible that one might work with a "friend" or "acquaintance," neither word necessarily implies a person with whom one would work. A person's "contemporary" would just be someone living and working at the same time as that person. "Student" also doesn't work, because, while a teacher may work with a student, their relationship is not based on their being "coworkers."
Example Question #11 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECURSOR
Generation
Playfulness
Adversity
Forerunner
Text
Forerunner
A "precursor" is a person or thing that comes before another of its same kind, or a "forerunner."
Example Question #811 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RETINUE
Devotion
Status
Burial
Norm
Entourage
Entourage
"Retinue" and "entourage" are both defined as a body of aides for an important person, so "entourage" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "retinue": "status" means rank; "burial" means the act of putting something in the ground and covering it with earth, "norm" means standard; and "devotion" means dedication.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAGRANT
Wanderer
Shop
Vegetation
Finale
Station
Wanderer
A "vagrant" is a person who wanders around idly and has no employment or permanent home, so "wanderer" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "vagrant": "shop" means store; "vegetation" means plants; "station" means a place at which a thing or person stands; and "finale" means end.
Example Question #62 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Decision
Vehicle
Duplication
Quack
Song
Quack
"Charlatan" and "quack" are both defined as someone who claims to have expertise (especially in medicine) but does not.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Hero
Fake
Informant
Fool
Villain
Fake
"Charlatan" is a noun that means "a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "fraud." Since "fake" is a synonym of "fraud" and none of the answer choices are close in meaning to "fraud," "fake" is the correct answer.
Example Question #22 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Cheat
Prayer
Balloon
Leader
Worker
Cheat
A fraud is a person or thing that intentionally deceives others, or a cheat.
Example Question #62 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANIAC
Madman
Clerk
Restriction
Authority
Friend
Madman
A maniac is a person who has wild or extreme behavior, or a madman.
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