SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #89 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPRESARIO
Magician
Producer
Physician
Surrogate
Mountebank
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 #90 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AMANUESIS
Gourmand
Assistant
Philanderer
Ignoramus
Fugitive
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 #91 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APOTHECARY
Pharmacist
Outlaw
Bumpkin
Charlatan
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 #92 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENDICANT
Nomad
Pugilist
Debtor
Hustler
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 #93 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Quack
Cleric
Wraith
Curate
Pariah
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 #94 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADJUDICATOR
Maverick
Educator
Judge
Villain
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 #95 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUANT
Idolater
Assistant
Runaway
Charlatan
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 #96 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIBERTINE
Liberal
Philanderer
Mendicant
Accomplice
Chaplain
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 #97 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SURROGATE
Sylph
Murderer
Speechmaker
oculist
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 #98 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARBITER
Tyro
Judge
Neophyte
Aficionado
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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