SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #89 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPRESARIO
Physician
Magician
Producer
Surrogate
Mountebank
Producer
An "impresario" is a person who produced or managed theatrical performances. This is not the same thing as a "magician" or a mountebank (trickster). A "physician" is a doctor, and a "surrogate" is a stand-in, a substitute.
Example Question #90 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMANUESIS
Assistant
Philanderer
Ignoramus
Gourmand
Fugitive
Assistant
An "amanuensis" is an "assistant," specifically one for musical or artistic endeavors. A "fugitive" is an outlaw, while a "philanderer" is an adulterer or lothario. A "gourmand" is a glutton, someone who eats too much. An "ignoramus" is another word for an ignorant person or a dunce.
Example Question #91 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APOTHECARY
Charlatan
Outlaw
Pharmacist
Bumpkin
Mercenary
Pharmacist
An "apothecary" is an old-fashioned "pharmacist" or herbalist. A "charlatan" is a trickster or a hack, and a "bumpkin" is a crude, rustic person. A "mercenary" is a soldier-for-hire, a brigand. An "outlaw" is someone on the run from the law, a fugitive.
Example Question #92 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENDICANT
Hustler
Pugilist
Nomad
Debtor
Beggar
Beggar
The noun "mendicant" means beggar, person who lives on the street and begs for money. Additionally, a "pugilist" is a fighter, a boxer; a "nomad" is someone who wanders from place to place, without a permanent home; a "debtor" is someone who owes money; a "hustler" is someone who tricks people out of money.
Example Question #93 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Cleric
Curate
Quack
Wraith
Pariah
Quack
A "charlatan" is a "quack," a swindler. A "pariah" is an outcast, and a "cleric" is a religious leader. Similarly, a "curate" is a clergyman. A "wraith" is a ghost, a phantom.
Example Question #94 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADJUDICATOR
Judge
Educator
Maverick
Villain
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 #95 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUANT
Assistant
Runaway
Interpreter
Charlatan
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 #96 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIBERTINE
Mendicant
Philanderer
Accomplice
Chaplain
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 #97 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SURROGATE
Speechmaker
Sylph
oculist
Murderer
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 #98 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARBITER
Judge
Lackey
Tyro
Aficionado
Neophyte
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."
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