SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Question #891 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADJUDICATOR
Glutton
Judge
Villain
Educator
Maverick
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 #134 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUANT
Interpreter
Charlatan
Assistant
Runaway
Idolater
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 #135 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIBERTINE
Liberal
Mendicant
Accomplice
Philanderer
Chaplain
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 #136 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SURROGATE
oculist
Substitute
Murderer
Speechmaker
Sylph
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 #137 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARBITER
Neophyte
Judge
Lackey
Tyro
Aficionado
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 #141 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MILLINER
Artisan
Sorcerer
Hatmaker
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 #142 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERLING
Scoundrel
Vagabond
Mendicant
Lackey
Monarch
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 #143 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAVERICK
Nonconformist
Orator
Tyro
Glutton
Ambassador
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 #144 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOUNTEBANK
Protester
Maverick
Pedagogue
Dissident
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 #145 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHILANDERER
Craftsperson
Specter
Artisan
Apothecary
Adulterer
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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