All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #83 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAGABOND
Medic
Interpreter
Wanderer
Dancer
Outlaw
Wanderer
A "vagabond" is someone who wanders restlessly or aimlessly. A "medic" is someone who provides medical care, often in battles or emergency situations. An "interpreter" is someone who translates languages for people. An "outlaw" is a criminal, someone who must live outside of society because he/she is on the run from the law.
Example Question #84 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERCENARY
Hired soldier
Vendor
Hired actor
Writer
Traveling salesperson
Hired soldier
A "mercenary" is a hired soldier, a person who fights for pay. "Vendor" is a synonym for "salesperson," someone who sells something. Just as you would guess, a "writer" writes and an "actor" acts.
Example Question #85 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TYRO
Fool
Entrepreneur
Beginner
Artisan
Wraith
Beginner
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.
Example Question #86 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ITINERANT
Wanderer
Witness
Guest
Recipient
Host
Wanderer
An "itinerant" is someone who wanders and drifts without a fixed home; a vagabond or homeless person. A "recipient" is someone who receives something from someone else. A "witness" is someone who sees an event (usually an accident or crime). "Host" and "guest" are antonyms.
Example Question #87 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BENEFACTOR
Artisan
Smith
Recipient
Immigrant
Donor
Donor
A "donor" or "benefactor" is someone who gives or donates, either to a particular person or to a particular group or cause. This is the opposite of a "recipient," someone who receives a gift from someone else. A "smith" is someone who works with metal (such as a blacksmith). An "immigrant" is someone who moves to another country, and an "artisan" is a craftsperson.
Example Question #88 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NEOPHYTE
Mercenary
Beginner
Cleric
Expert
Pastor
Beginner
A "neophyte" is a novice or a beginner. The antonym for "neophyte" is expert. Both "pastor" and "cleric" are terms for someone who holds a religious office, such as a minister or a bishop. A "mercenary" is a soldier-for-hire.
Example Question #89 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WRAITH
Ghost
Pastor
Curate
Detective
Dunce
Ghost
"Wraith" is a synonym for ghost, phantom, or specter. "Detective" is a synonym for "sleuth," and "pastor" is a synonym for minister or priest. A "dunce" is a dullard or imbecile. A "curate" is an assistant clergyman or vicar.
Example Question #845 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PENSIONER
Freshmen
Senior
Infant
Sophomore
Child
Senior
Note that "freshmen," "sophomore," and "senior" are somewhat related in meaning in so far as their use to refer to someone in high school with a particular level of education. "Senior" may seem to be related to these words, but in this case the noun has a very different meaning, referring to someone who is old in age: consider the phrase senior citizen or "pensioner." "Pensioner" is closest in meaning to senior. "Child" and "infant" are clearly related but do not come close in meaning to pensioner.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FINANCIER
Officer
Backer
Official
Mapmaker
Authority
Backer
"Financier" can refer to someone who invests financially in some venture. This kind of individual can also be referred to as a "backer." The other nouns are not at all related to money or finances. "Mapmaker" is completely unrelated. The words "officer," "authority," and "official" can all be lumped together as synonymous with each other but not with "financier."
Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Nouns For People
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHAPLAIN
Patriarch
Merchant
Priest
Sailor
Bureacrat
Priest
A "chaplain" is a type of religious leader most similar to a pastor or priest. A "bureaucrat" is someone who holds a government post, and a "patriarch" is the male leader of a family or organization. A "sailor" is someone who sails on ships for a living, and a "merchant" is someone who buys and sells goods for a living.
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