SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Questions
Example Question #92 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADJUDICATOR
Judge
Glutton
Villain
Educator
Maverick
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 #891 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUANT
Runaway
Charlatan
Interpreter
Idolater
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 #96 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIBERTINE
Mendicant
Chaplain
Philanderer
Liberal
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 #892 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SURROGATE
Sylph
Substitute
Murderer
oculist
Speechmaker
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 #98 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARBITER
Judge
Tyro
Aficionado
Lackey
Neophyte
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 #94 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MILLINER
Sorcerer
Artisan
Hatmaker
Granary
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 #95 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERLING
Mendicant
Lackey
Monarch
Scoundrel
Vagabond
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 #893 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAVERICK
Nonconformist
Ambassador
Glutton
Tyro
Orator
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 #894 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOUNTEBANK
Fraud
Maverick
Protester
Pedagogue
Dissident
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 #895 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHILANDERER
Apothecary
Adulterer
Specter
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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