SSAT Upper Level Verbal : SSAT Upper Level Verbal
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Example Question #891 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADJUDICATOR
Judge
Educator
Glutton
Villain
Maverick
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 #892 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUANT
Charlatan
Assistant
Idolater
Interpreter
Runaway
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 #893 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LIBERTINE
Chaplain
Philanderer
Liberal
Accomplice
Mendicant
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SURROGATE
Speechmaker
Substitute
Murderer
oculist
Sylph
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 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARBITER
Neophyte
Aficionado
Judge
Tyro
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."
Example Question #99 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MILLINER
Employee
Hatmaker
Sorcerer
Granary
Artisan
Hatmaker
A "milliner" is someone who makes hats. A "granary" is not a person at all but rather a facility for storing grain. A "sorcerer" is a wizard, and an "employee" is a worker. "Artisan" is a synonym for "craftsman" or "craftswoman."
Example Question #100 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERLING
Vagabond
Lackey
Scoundrel
Mendicant
Monarch
Lackey
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.
Example Question #141 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAVERICK
Orator
Ambassador
Nonconformist
Glutton
Tyro
Nonconformist
A "maverick" is a "nonconformist," someone who does not play by the rules. A "tyro" is a beginner or novice, and an "orator" is someone who makes and delivers speeches. Another word for a "glutton" is a gourmand. Another word for an "ambassador" is an "emissary."
Example Question #102 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOUNTEBANK
Pedagogue
Fraud
Protester
Maverick
Dissident
Fraud
"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.
Example Question #103 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHILANDERER
Specter
Artisan
Craftsperson
Apothecary
Adulterer
Adulterer
A "philanderer" is an "adulterer," a cheater. An "apothecary" is an old-fashioned pharmacist or herbalist. "Artisan" and "craftsperson" are synonyms. A "specter" is a ghost or phantom.
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