SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #81 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPRESARIO
Magician
Surrogate
Mountebank
Producer
Physician
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 #82 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMANUESIS
Fugitive
Ignoramus
Assistant
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 #131 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APOTHECARY
Outlaw
Charlatan
Mercenary
Pharmacist
Bumpkin
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 #132 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENDICANT
Pugilist
Beggar
Nomad
Debtor
Hustler
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 #133 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Curate
Quack
Cleric
Pariah
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.
Example Question #134 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADJUDICATOR
Glutton
Villain
Judge
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 #135 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUANT
Assistant
Runaway
Charlatan
Idolater
Interpreter
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 #136 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIBERTINE
Philanderer
Accomplice
Mendicant
Chaplain
Liberal
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 #137 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SURROGATE
Murderer
oculist
Speechmaker
Substitute
Sylph
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 #138 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARBITER
Tyro
Neophyte
Aficionado
Judge
Lackey
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."
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