SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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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
Judge
Educator
Maverick
Glutton
Villain
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
Charlatan
Assistant
Runaway
Idolater
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
Chaplain
Accomplice
Liberal
Philanderer
Mendicant
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
oculist
Murderer
Sylph
Speechmaker
Substitute
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
Neophyte
Aficionado
Tyro
Lackey
Judge
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
Hatmaker
Artisan
Granary
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
Scoundrel
Vagabond
Monarch
Mendicant
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 #898 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAVERICK
Nonconformist
Tyro
Glutton
Ambassador
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 #899 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOUNTEBANK
Dissident
Maverick
Protester
Pedagogue
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 #900 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHILANDERER
Artisan
Craftsperson
Apothecary
Adulterer
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.
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