SSAT Upper Level Verbal › Synonyms: Nouns for People
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TYRO
Beginner
Artisan
Entrepreneur
Fool
Wraith
A "tyro" is a novice. An "artisan" is a craftsperson, similar to but distinct from an "artist." An "entrepreneur" is a businessperson. A "wraith" is a ghost or phantom. A "fool" is someone silly or ignorant.
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ACOLYTE
assistant
maneuver
praise
trouble
persuasion
"Acolyte"means an assistant or follower.
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SAINT
Angel
Virago
Imbecile
Clerk
Mountebank
A "saint," in certain contexts, is an "angel." A "clerk" is a scribe or someone who does menial office work. "Imbecile" is a synonym for "dunce." "Virago" is a synonym for "harpy." A "mountebank" is a fraud and a cheater.
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UNDERLING
Lackey
Vagabond
Scoundrel
Mendicant
Monarch
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.
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VIRAGO
Bad-tempered woman
Traveler
Attractive person
Petulant child
Humorous man
A "virago" is a "bad-tempered woman," harpy, or shrew. A "clown" may be a humorous person, and a "petulant" child is one who is cranky or irritable. Someone "attractive" may be described as "winsome."
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CUR
Loathsome person
Seasoned traveler
Amanuensis
Unsophisticated rustic
Uncultured youth
A "cur" is a loathsome or contemptible person (usually used to describe a man). A "vagabond" may be a seasoned traveler, and an "uncultured youth" may be a boor or a philistine. A "bumpkin" is a rustic, unsophisticated person. "Amanuensis" is another word for assistant, particularly to someone in the arts.
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WAG
Wit
Vagabond
Philanderer
Truant
Thespian
A "wag" is a "wit," a witty person. A "thespian" is a theater performer, and a "truant" is a runaway. A "philanderer" is an adulterer, and a "vagabond" is a wanderer.
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TIRADE
Diatribe
Fracas
Skirmish
Expedition
Sanctuary
A "tirade" is a "diatribe" or rant. "Sanctuary" is a synonym for "refuge" or asylum. An "expedition" is a voyage, and a "fracas" is a skirmish or brawl.
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MOUNTEBANK
Fraud
Pedagogue
Maverick
Protester
Dissident
"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.
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MINSTREL
Musician
Fugitive
Gourmand
Rebel
Lecturer
A "minstrel" is a "musician," usually a wandering one. A "lecturer" is a speaker, _often an academic on_e. A "rebel" is a revolutionary, a dissident. "Fugitive" is a synonym for "outlaw," and "gourmand" is a synonym either for an "over-eater" or someone who is a connoisseur of good food.