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Example Question #83 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ORDURE
Larceny
Domicile
Lechery
Sewage
Quirk
Sewage
"Ordure" is filth or "sewage." "Larceny" is another term for theft, and "lechery" is another term for lust. A "domicile" is an abode or a home. A "quirk" is an idiosyncrasy or eccentric trait.
Example Question #84 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARIDITY
Fertility
Harangue
Invective
Timber
Dryness
Dryness
"Aridity" is a synonym for extreme "dryness." A "harangue" is a rant or a diatribe. "Timber" is lumber, wood for building. "Invective" is a tirade or verbal abuse. Another word for "fertility" is fecundity.
Example Question #85 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARDOR
Navigation
Horror
Passion
Skill
Melancholy
Passion
"Ardor" is "passion" or fervor. Another word for "skill" is adroitness, and another word for "melancholy" is sorrow. "Navigation" is the process of following or mapping a route. "Horror" is a synonym for "terror."
Example Question #86 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACOLYTE
Mentor
Mediator
Assistant
Superior
Helper
Assistant
An "acolyte" is an assistant (particularly for a religious occasion). Additionally, a "mentor" is someone with experience who helps guide someone else who has less experience; a "mediator" is someone who acts as a peacemaker between two disputing parties.
Example Question #87 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOVEREIGN
Charlatan
Surgeon
Quack
Monarch
Professor
Monarch
The noun "sovereign" means person who rules, person who has power in a particular government. This is closest in meaning to "monarch" which means king or queen. Additionally, "quack" and "charlatan" are synonyms - both words mean person who claims to know what they are doing but is in fact a phony.
Example Question #89 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPRESARIO
Mountebank
Producer
Surrogate
Physician
Magician
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 #132 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMANUESIS
Assistant
Ignoramus
Fugitive
Philanderer
Gourmand
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 #133 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APOTHECARY
Bumpkin
Charlatan
Pharmacist
Outlaw
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 #134 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENDICANT
Nomad
Hustler
Pugilist
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 #881 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Quack
Curate
Pariah
Cleric
Wraith
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.
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