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Example Question #811 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSURGENT
Wave
Agony
Mixture
Rebel
Performer
Rebel
An "insurgent" is a rebel or a person who forcefully opposes a government, so "rebel" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "insurgent": “agony” means pain; “performer” means player or doer; “wave” means curl, surge or trend; and “mixture” means combination.
Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NOMAD
resource
difficulty
aversion
wanderer
flute
wanderer
A "nomad" is someone who doesn't stay long in one place, or a wanderer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COLLEAGUE
Contemporary
Student
Friend
Acquaintance
Coworker
Coworker
"Coworker" is the best choice, because a colleague is a person with whom one works. While it is possible that one might work with a "friend" or "acquaintance," neither word necessarily implies a person with whom one would work. A person's "contemporary" would just be someone living and working at the same time as that person. "Student" also doesn't work, because, while a teacher may work with a student, their relationship is not based on their being "coworkers."
Example Question #812 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRECURSOR
Text
Playfulness
Adversity
Generation
Forerunner
Forerunner
A "precursor" is a person or thing that comes before another of its same kind, or a "forerunner."
Example Question #813 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RETINUE
Devotion
Norm
Entourage
Status
Burial
Entourage
"Retinue" and "entourage" are both defined as a body of aides for an important person, so "entourage" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "retinue": "status" means rank; "burial" means the act of putting something in the ground and covering it with earth, "norm" means standard; and "devotion" means dedication.
Example Question #814 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAGRANT
Shop
Wanderer
Station
Vegetation
Finale
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 #815 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Decision
Duplication
Quack
Vehicle
Song
Quack
"Charlatan" and "quack" are both defined as someone who claims to have expertise (especially in medicine) but does not.
Example Question #816 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Hero
Fool
Fake
Informant
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 #817 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRAUD
Prayer
Balloon
Worker
Cheat
Leader
Cheat
A fraud is a person or thing that intentionally deceives others, or a cheat.
Example Question #818 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANIAC
Authority
Restriction
Friend
Madman
Clerk
Madman
A maniac is a person who has wild or extreme behavior, or a madman.
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