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Example Questions
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAGRANT
Station
Vegetation
Finale
Shop
Wanderer
Wanderer
A "vagrant" is a person who wanders around idly and has no employment or permanent home, so "wanderer" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "vagrant": "shop" means store; "vegetation" means plants; "station" means a place at which a thing or person stands; and "finale" means end.
Example Question #18 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Vehicle
Quack
Duplication
Song
Decision
Quack
"Charlatan" and "quack" are both defined as someone who claims to have expertise (especially in medicine) but does not.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Fool
Fake
Informant
Hero
Villain
Fake
"Charlatan" is a noun that means "a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "fraud." Since "fake" is a synonym of "fraud" and none of the answer choices are close in meaning to "fraud," "fake" is the correct answer.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Worker
Cheat
Balloon
Prayer
Leader
Cheat
A fraud is a person or thing that intentionally deceives others, or a cheat.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANIAC
Clerk
Authority
Restriction
Madman
Friend
Madman
A maniac is a person who has wild or extreme behavior, or a madman.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSULTANT
Athlete
Adviser
Collection
Herb
Yearning
Adviser
A consultant is someone who provides expert advice, or an adviser.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMINEE
Artist
Leader
Distraction
Contender
Character
Contender
A nominee is a person who is nominated as a candidate for something, or a contender.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISSIDENT
Marauder
Objector
Authority
Vandal
Curator
Objector
A dissident is a person who opposes a policy, or an objector.
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENTOR
Freshness
Judgment
Liquid
Opponent
Guide
Guide
A mentor is an adviser or guide.
Example Question #28 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALUMNI
Counselor
Mystery
Graduates
Freedom
Tact
Graduates
Alumni are graduates from a school.
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