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Example Question #99 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MILLINER
Hatmaker
Employee
Artisan
Granary
Sorcerer
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 #100 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERLING
Lackey
Monarch
Vagabond
Scoundrel
Mendicant
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 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAVERICK
Glutton
Tyro
Orator
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 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOUNTEBANK
Protester
Fraud
Pedagogue
Dissident
Maverick
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 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHILANDERER
Artisan
Apothecary
Specter
Adulterer
Craftsperson
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.
Example Question #104 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DILETTANTE
Imbecile
Benefactor
Dabbler
Dullard
Sorcerer
Dabbler
A "dilettante" is someone who dabbles in a particular art or science: an amateur and nonspecialist. An "imbecile" is a dunce or a dullard. A "benefactor" is someone who donates money, and a "sorcerer" is a wizard or magical person.
Example Question #105 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Quack
Fiasco
Hiatus
Shard
Renegade
Quack
A "charlatan" is a person who pretends to be an expert but is in fact not qualified, a sham and a phony. This is very similar in meaning to "quack," so this is the correct answer. Additionally, a "hiatus" is a break (usually from work); a "fiasco" is a farcical and disastrous situation; a "renegade" is a mutineer, someone who rebels against authority; a "shard" is a fragment, a piece of something.
Example Question #106 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADVOCATE
Asylum
Crucible
Artifice
Consulate
Proponent
Proponent
An "advocate" is someone who speaks out in support of something, a person who publicly offers support for a cause, a supporter, a "proponent." Additionally, an "asylum" is a place of sanctuary, typically for the mentally ill; an "artifice" is some clever device (often a literary device) designed to deceive or conceal the truth; a "crucible" is a particularly severe or challenging trial; a "consulate" is an embassy, a building where the representatives of one country can be found within another country.
Example Question #107 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACCOMPLICE
Libertine
Enigma
Aviator
Co-conspirator
Lackey
Co-conspirator
An "accomplice" is a "co-conspirator" or collaborator in a scheme. An "enigma" is a mystery. An "aviator" is a pilot, and a "libertine" is a philanderer or, more generally, a debauched person who does not abide by society's morals. A "lackey" is an underling or flunky, a servant.
Example Question #108 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SYLPH
Scallywag
Crook
Judge
Cantor
Sprite
Sprite
A "sylph" is a "sprite" or air spirit (such as Ariel in Shakespeare's play The Tempest). A "crook" is a criminal, a scallywag is a scoundrel. A "cantor" is a singer, particularly in a liturgical context. Another word for "judge" is "adjudicator."
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