SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Question #135 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADJUDICATOR
Villain
Judge
Educator
Maverick
Glutton
Judge
An "adjudicator" is a "judge," an arbiter. A "glutton" is someone who overeats, and a "maverick" is a nonconformist. An "educator" is a teacher. A "villain" is an evil person.
Example Question #92 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUANT
Assistant
Charlatan
Idolater
Interpreter
Runaway
Runaway
A "truant" is a "runaway," a delinquent. An "idolater" is a person who worships idols. An "assistant" is a helper, a deputy, an underling. An "interpreter" is a translator, and a "charlatan" is a fraud or quack.
Example Question #93 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIBERTINE
Chaplain
Accomplice
Mendicant
Philanderer
Liberal
Philanderer
A "libertine" is a "philanderer," a casanova, a rake. This is not the same thing as a "liberal," a person who holds social beliefs opposite from a conservative. A "chaplain" is a member of the clergy. A "mendicant" is a beggar. An "accomplice" is a helper or accessory.
Example Question #94 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SURROGATE
Speechmaker
Sylph
Murderer
oculist
Substitute
Substitute
A "surrogate" is a stand-in, proxy, or "substitute." A "murderer" is a killer, and an "orator" is a speechmaker. "Oculist" is an old-fashioned word for ophthalmologist or eye doctor. A "sylph" is a sprite or fairy.
Example Question #95 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARBITER
Lackey
Tyro
Aficionado
Neophyte
Judge
Judge
"Arbiter" is another word for arbitrator or "judge." A "neophyte" is a tyro or beginner. "Lackey" is a synonym for flunky, assistant, or servant. "Aficionado" is a synonym for "connoisseur."
Example Question #91 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MILLINER
Hatmaker
Sorcerer
Artisan
Granary
Employee
Hatmaker
A "milliner" is someone who makes hats. A "granary" is not a person at all but rather a facility for storing grain. A "sorcerer" is a wizard, and an "employee" is a worker. "Artisan" is a synonym for "craftsman" or "craftswoman."
Example Question #92 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERLING
Monarch
Mendicant
Lackey
Vagabond
Scoundrel
Lackey
An "underling" is a flunky, "lackey," or servant. A "monarch," on the other hand, is a ruler. A "vagabond" is a wanderer. A "mendicant" is a beggar, and a "scoundrel" is a scamp or a rogue.
Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAVERICK
Tyro
Orator
Glutton
Ambassador
Nonconformist
Nonconformist
A "maverick" is a "nonconformist," someone who does not play by the rules. A "tyro" is a beginner or novice, and an "orator" is someone who makes and delivers speeches. Another word for a "glutton" is a gourmand. Another word for an "ambassador" is an "emissary."
Example Question #102 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOUNTEBANK
Dissident
Pedagogue
Maverick
Protester
Fraud
Fraud
"Mountebank" is another word for a charlatan, swindler, or "fraud." A "dissident" is someone who dissents or disagrees, as is a "protester." A "maverick" is a free thinker, a nonconformist. A "pedagogue" is a teacher or instructor.
Example Question #103 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHILANDERER
Adulterer
Artisan
Craftsperson
Apothecary
Specter
Adulterer
A "philanderer" is an "adulterer," a cheater. An "apothecary" is an old-fashioned pharmacist or herbalist. "Artisan" and "craftsperson" are synonyms. A "specter" is a ghost or phantom.
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