All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAVERICK
Orator
Glutton
Ambassador
Nonconformist
Tyro
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOUNTEBANK
Maverick
Fraud
Dissident
Protester
Pedagogue
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHILANDERER
Artisan
Adulterer
Specter
Craftsperson
Apothecary
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DILETTANTE
Dabbler
Imbecile
Sorcerer
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Quack
Renegade
Shard
Fiasco
Hiatus
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the word that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADVOCATE
Asylum
Crucible
Proponent
Consulate
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACCOMPLICE
Aviator
Enigma
Co-conspirator
Libertine
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SYLPH
Sprite
Scallywag
Crook
Judge
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."
Example Question #109 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRONY
Charlatan
Physician
Clergyman
Mountebank
Henchman
Henchman
A "crony" is an accomplice, friend in wrongdoing, or "henchman." A "mountebank" is a charlatan, fraud, or trickster. A "physician" is a medical doctor. A "clergyman" is a religious leader, usually in a Christian denomination.
Example Question #110 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUGILIST
Aeronaut
Fighter
Fugitive
Emissary
Pacifist
Fighter
A "pugilist" is "a fighter," particularly a boxer. This is a near antonym for a pacifist, or peacemaker. An "emissary" is an ambassador or envoy. A "fugitive" is an outlaw or runaway. An "aeronaut" is another word for an air traveler.
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