SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Nouns for People
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Example Question #928 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MARAUDER
Robber
Minstrel
Lyricist
Performer
Elder
Robber
A "marauder" is a "robber," a raider, or a pirate. A "performer" is someone who performs, an actor. A "lyricist" could be a songwriter or a poet, someone who writes lyrics. A "minstrel" is also a musician, particularly a wandering one. An "elder" is a venerable old person.
Example Question #929 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WAG
Wit
Thespian
Truant
Vagabond
Philanderer
Wit
A "wag" is a "wit," a witty person. A "thespian" is a theater performer, and a "truant" is a runaway. A "philanderer" is an adulterer, and a "vagabond" is a wanderer.
Example Question #930 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SAINT
Mountebank
Virago
Imbecile
Clerk
Angel
Angel
A "saint," in certain contexts, is an "angel." A "clerk" is a scribe or someone who does menial office work. "Imbecile" is a synonym for "dunce." "Virago" is a synonym for "harpy." A "mountebank" is a fraud and a cheater.
Example Question #131 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEMESIS
Arch-rival
Mendicant
Protagonist
Philanderer
Marauder
Arch-rival
A "nemesis" is an enemy, whereas a "protagonist" is a main character (usually a hero/heroine). A "philanderer" is an adulterer, and a "mendicant" is a beggar. A "marauder" is a thief, looter, or raider.
Example Question #132 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESIDENTS
Banshee
Interloper
Oligarch
Sycophant
Populace
Populace
"Residents" refers to the people who inhabit a space, the "populace." This is very different from an "oligarch," who is a rich aristocrat in a ruling class. An "interloper" is an intruder or an encroacher. A "sycophant" is someone who flatters others for personal gain. "Banshee" is a synonym for "ghoul."
Example Question #133 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
THESPIAN
Dowager
Actor
Oracle
Hooligan
Mountebank
Actor
A "thespian" is an "actor," a theater performer. A "mountebank" is a trickster and a cheat. A "dowager" is a rich and genteel elderly woman. "Oracle" is a synonym for "prophet." "Hooligan" is a synonym for "hoodlum."
Example Question #134 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DOXY
Artisan
Mistress
Pugilist
Demagogue
Crony
Mistress
"Doxy" means "mistress" or lover. "Pugilist" means boxer, and "demagogue" means rabble-rouser, rebel. A "crony" is a henchman, and an "artisan" is a craftsperson.
Example Question #135 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CURMUDGEON
Smith
Tinker
Grump
Novice
Neophyte
Grump
A "curmudgeon" is a cranky person, most often an old man. "Novice" and "neophyte" are both words for beginner. A "tinker" is an old-fashioned profession that involves traveling around and mending people's utensils and other items. A "smith" is someone who works with metal.
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