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Example Question #101 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAVERICK
Glutton
Nonconformist
Orator
Ambassador
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 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOUNTEBANK
Pedagogue
Maverick
Protester
Dissident
Fraud
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 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHILANDERER
Craftsperson
Adulterer
Apothecary
Specter
Artisan
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.
Example Question #104 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DILETTANTE
Dabbler
Imbecile
Benefactor
Dullard
Sorcerer
Dabbler
A "dilettante" is someone who dabbles in a particular art or science: an amateur and nonspecialist. An "imbecile" is a dunce or a dullard. A "benefactor" is someone who donates money, and a "sorcerer" is a wizard or magical person.
Example Question #105 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CHARLATAN
Renegade
Hiatus
Quack
Shard
Fiasco
Quack
A "charlatan" is a person who pretends to be an expert but is in fact not qualified, a sham and a phony. This is very similar in meaning to "quack," so this is the correct answer. Additionally, a "hiatus" is a break (usually from work); a "fiasco" is a farcical and disastrous situation; a "renegade" is a mutineer, someone who rebels against authority; a "shard" is a fragment, a piece of something.
Example Question #106 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADVOCATE
Asylum
Artifice
Proponent
Consulate
Crucible
Proponent
An "advocate" is someone who speaks out in support of something, a person who publicly offers support for a cause, a supporter, a "proponent." Additionally, an "asylum" is a place of sanctuary, typically for the mentally ill; an "artifice" is some clever device (often a literary device) designed to deceive or conceal the truth; a "crucible" is a particularly severe or challenging trial; a "consulate" is an embassy, a building where the representatives of one country can be found within another country.
Example Question #107 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACCOMPLICE
Co-conspirator
Lackey
Aviator
Enigma
Libertine
Co-conspirator
An "accomplice" is a "co-conspirator" or collaborator in a scheme. An "enigma" is a mystery. An "aviator" is a pilot, and a "libertine" is a philanderer or, more generally, a debauched person who does not abide by society's morals. A "lackey" is an underling or flunky, a servant.
Example Question #108 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SYLPH
Scallywag
Judge
Sprite
Cantor
Crook
Sprite
A "sylph" is a "sprite" or air spirit (such as Ariel in Shakespeare's play The Tempest). A "crook" is a criminal, a scallywag is a scoundrel. A "cantor" is a singer, particularly in a liturgical context. Another word for "judge" is "adjudicator."
Example Question #109 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRONY
Physician
Henchman
Clergyman
Mountebank
Charlatan
Henchman
A "crony" is an accomplice, friend in wrongdoing, or "henchman." A "mountebank" is a charlatan, fraud, or trickster. A "physician" is a medical doctor. A "clergyman" is a religious leader, usually in a Christian denomination.
Example Question #110 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PUGILIST
Aeronaut
Fugitive
Fighter
Emissary
Pacifist
Fighter
A "pugilist" is "a fighter," particularly a boxer. This is a near antonym for a pacifist, or peacemaker. An "emissary" is an ambassador or envoy. A "fugitive" is an outlaw or runaway. An "aeronaut" is another word for an air traveler.
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