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Example Question #811 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSURGENT
Mixture
Wave
Performer
Agony
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 #54 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMAD
flute
resource
aversion
difficulty
wanderer
wanderer
A "nomad" is someone who doesn't stay long in one place, or a wanderer.
Example Question #812 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLEAGUE
Student
Acquaintance
Friend
Coworker
Contemporary
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 #813 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECURSOR
Generation
Text
Adversity
Playfulness
Forerunner
Forerunner
A "precursor" is a person or thing that comes before another of its same kind, or a "forerunner."
Example Question #814 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RETINUE
Norm
Burial
Entourage
Status
Devotion
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 #815 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAGRANT
Finale
Vegetation
Station
Wanderer
Shop
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 #816 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Duplication
Vehicle
Quack
Song
Decision
Quack
"Charlatan" and "quack" are both defined as someone who claims to have expertise (especially in medicine) but does not.
Example Question #817 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Informant
Villain
Fool
Fake
Hero
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 #818 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Worker
Balloon
Prayer
Leader
Cheat
Cheat
A fraud is a person or thing that intentionally deceives others, or a cheat.
Example Question #819 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANIAC
Restriction
Clerk
Friend
Authority
Madman
Madman
A maniac is a person who has wild or extreme behavior, or a madman.
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