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Example Question #891 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADJUDICATOR
Educator
Judge
Villain
Maverick
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 #892 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUANT
Interpreter
Runaway
Idolater
Charlatan
Assistant
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 #893 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIBERTINE
Liberal
Philanderer
Chaplain
Mendicant
Accomplice
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 #894 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SURROGATE
Speechmaker
Substitute
oculist
Sylph
Murderer
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 #895 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARBITER
Tyro
Neophyte
Lackey
Judge
Aficionado
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."
Example Question #896 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MILLINER
Granary
Artisan
Hatmaker
Sorcerer
Employee
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 #897 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERLING
Vagabond
Monarch
Mendicant
Scoundrel
Lackey
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 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAVERICK
Orator
Ambassador
Nonconformist
Glutton
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 For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOUNTEBANK
Maverick
Pedagogue
Dissident
Protester
Fraud
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 For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHILANDERER
Adulterer
Specter
Apothecary
Craftsperson
Artisan
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.
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