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Example Question #99 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MILLINER
Artisan
Hatmaker
Sorcerer
Employee
Granary
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 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERLING
Mendicant
Vagabond
Scoundrel
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 #101 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAVERICK
Orator
Tyro
Ambassador
Nonconformist
Glutton
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
Pedagogue
Protester
Dissident
Fraud
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
Craftsperson
Adulterer
Apothecary
Artisan
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.
Example Question #104 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DILETTANTE
Sorcerer
Dabbler
Imbecile
Dullard
Benefactor
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
Hiatus
Quack
Fiasco
Renegade
Shard
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
Consulate
Crucible
Asylum
Proponent
Artifice
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
Aviator
Lackey
Enigma
Co-conspirator
Libertine
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
Sprite
Judge
Scallywag
Crook
Cantor
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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