SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Question #881 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ORDURE
Domicile
Sewage
Larceny
Lechery
Quirk
Sewage
"Ordure" is filth or "sewage." "Larceny" is another term for theft, and "lechery" is another term for lust. A "domicile" is an abode or a home. A "quirk" is an idiosyncrasy or eccentric trait.
Example Question #882 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARIDITY
Fertility
Dryness
Invective
Harangue
Timber
Dryness
"Aridity" is a synonym for extreme "dryness." A "harangue" is a rant or a diatribe. "Timber" is lumber, wood for building. "Invective" is a tirade or verbal abuse. Another word for "fertility" is fecundity.
Example Question #883 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARDOR
Melancholy
Horror
Navigation
Skill
Passion
Passion
"Ardor" is "passion" or fervor. Another word for "skill" is adroitness, and another word for "melancholy" is sorrow. "Navigation" is the process of following or mapping a route. "Horror" is a synonym for "terror."
Example Question #87 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACOLYTE
Superior
Helper
Assistant
Mentor
Mediator
Assistant
An "acolyte" is an assistant (particularly for a religious occasion). Additionally, a "mentor" is someone with experience who helps guide someone else who has less experience; a "mediator" is someone who acts as a peacemaker between two disputing parties.
Example Question #88 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOVEREIGN
Professor
Quack
Monarch
Charlatan
Surgeon
Monarch
The noun "sovereign" means person who rules, person who has power in a particular government. This is closest in meaning to "monarch" which means king or queen. Additionally, "quack" and "charlatan" are synonyms - both words mean person who claims to know what they are doing but is in fact a phony.
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 #91 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APOTHECARY
Mercenary
Outlaw
Bumpkin
Charlatan
Pharmacist
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MENDICANT
Pugilist
Hustler
Beggar
Nomad
Debtor
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Cleric
Pariah
Quack
Curate
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.
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