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"traitor"의 동의어 (1).
<Which term best describes the individual in this situation?>
1.
During a highly sensitive corporate merger,
Julian had promised his lifelong business partner
that he would never sell his shares to their rival.
However,
tempted by a massive private payout,
Julian secretly signed over his shares,
breaking his sacred promise and leaving his partner ruined.
(A) betrayer
(B) turncoat
(C) defector
(D) deserter
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Julian broke a personal promise and trust between partners,
making "betrayer" the most accurate term.
2.
Senator Marcus had been a staunch member
of the Progressive Party for decades,
advocating for high taxes.
However,
when the Conservative Party gained an overwhelming majority
and offered him a powerful committee chairmanship,
he instantly switched political allegiances
and altered his core group loyalty.
(A) recreant
(B) turncoat
(C) backstabber
(D) subverter
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
A "turncoat" specifically refers to someone
who switches their political or group allegiance
for personal gain or shift in power.
3.
Elena was a dedicated member
of a strict environmental activist group.
Over time,
she grew disillusioned with their radical methods,
openly abandoned her core beliefs,
left the organization entirely,
and started preaching against them.
(A) rat
(B) quisling
(C) renegade
(D) informant
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Elena abandoned her original beliefs and group,
acting as a "renegade"
(a rebel or apostate from a cause).
4.
During a tense border conflict,
a military officer secretly packed his belongings,
crossed the heavily guarded front lines into the enemy country,
and formally requested political asylum
while offering tactical maps to the enemy command.
(A) backstabber
(B) subverter
(C) double-dealer
(D) defector
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
A "defector" is someone
who leaves their own country or political state
to join an enemy or opposing state.
5.
In the middle of a brutal trench warfare campaign,
Private Thomas grew terrified of the upcoming assault.
When his unit was asleep,
he abandoned his weapon, deserted his post,
and ran away into the woods to save his own life,
completely shirking his military duty.
(A) deserter
(B) double-crosser
(C) apostate
(D) informant
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Private Thomas abandoned his military duties and ran away,
making him a "deserter."
6.
During World War II,
when the enemy forces occupied a small European nation,
a local politician named Eric
eagerly volunteered to head a puppet government.
He actively helped the occupiers round up local resistance fighters
to secure his own position of power.
(A) turncoat
(B) quisling
(C) backstabber
(D) renegade
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
A "quisling" is a specific type of traitor
who collaborates with an enemy occupying force,
often heading a puppet government.
7.
Arthur worked in a high-tech laboratory.
When a rival foreign corporation approached him,
he agreed to secretly cooperate with them
by transferring patented biotechnology data,
working directly against his own company's
and nation's economic interests.
(A) apostate
(B) recreant
(C) collaborator
(D) double-crosser
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Arthur actively cooperated with an opposing or enemy entity,
acting as a "collaborator."
8.
Thomas was once a prominent archbishop
who led a large religious community.
However,
after reading alternative philosophical texts,
he completely renounced his faith,
formally abandoned his religious vows,
and cut all ties with the church.
(A) deserter
(B) rat
(C) snitch
(D) apostate
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
An "apostate" is someone
who formally abandons or renounces
a religious or political belief.
9.
Sarah smiled warmly at her coworker David,
praised his work to his face,
and offered to help him with his project.
However,
that same evening,
she went directly to the CEO
and falsely claimed that David was stealing company time,
entirely ruining his chances for a promotion.
(A) backstabber
(B) defector
(C) quisling
(D) subverter
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Sarah acted as a friend outwardly
but betrayed David behind his back,
making her a classic "backstabber."
10.
A mercenary group agreed to help a cartel smuggle goods
past the border for a high fee.
However,
the mercenary leader secretly took money
from a rival cartel to ambush the first cartel
during the operation,
essentially betraying a betrayal.
(A) turncoat
(B) double-crosser
(C) rat
(D) fifth columnist
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
A "double-crosser" is someone
who betrays a person or group
after making a deceptive mutual agreement or contract.
11.
Mr. Vance managed a luxury real estate firm.
To the buyers,
he acted as a trustworthy advocate negotiating lower prices,
while to the sellers,
he promised he was driving the prices up,
maintaining two completely different faces
to manipulate both parties for double commission.
(A) collaborator
(B) betrayer
(C) double-dealer
(D) deserter
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
Mr. Vance engaged in deceitful,
double-faced business practices,
making him a "double-dealer."
12.
When the castle was surrounded by the enemy,
a knight named Richard panicked out of pure cowardice.
Not only did he refuse to fight alongside his comrades,
but he also cowardly surrendered the castle keys
to the enemy commander to ensure his own survival.
(A) recreant
(B) apostate
(C) snitch
(D) fifth columnist
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
A "recreant" is a cowardly betrayer
who gives up or yields out of fear.
13.
An undercover investigator noticed
that a mysterious figure in a trench coat
kept meeting with a police captain in a dark alley.
This individual was regularly handing over envelopes
filled with internal mob ledger data
in exchange for federal protection and a reward.
(A) subverter
(B) quisling
(C) informant
(D) renegade
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
This person is a classic "informant" (or informer)
who provides confidential information to authorities.
14.
During recess at an elementary school,
Kevin saw his classmates secretly eating candy
against the teacher's rules.
Eager to get his peers into trouble,
Kevin ran straight to the teacher and tattled on them,
whispering all their secrets.
(A) turncoat
(B) snitch
(C) defector
(D) conspirator
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
"Snitch" (or squealer/tattletale) is commonly used,
especially in informal or childish contexts,
for someone
who petty-tattles or confesses secrets to an authority.
15.
In a notorious street gang,
Jimmy decided he wanted out.
To secure immunity from prosecution,
he went to the detectives and "sang" like a bird,
giving up the names and locations of his entire crew,
violating the gang's code of silence.
(A) rat
(B) apostate
(C) double-dealer
(D) collaborator
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
"Rat" is a strong slang term
for an informant or betrayer
within a close-knit group or criminal organization.
16.
In a historical drama,
a trusted disciple pretended to love his mentor,
greeting him with a warm embrace in public.
However,
he had already accepted thirty pieces of silver
from the authorities
to guide the guards to his master's hidden location.
(A) turncoat
(B) defector
(C) deserter
(D) Judas
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
A "Judas" refers specifically to a deeply personal traitor
who betrays a close friend or master,
originating from the biblical Judas Iscariot.
17.
During a major international conflict,
a covert group of citizens lived quietly inside the capital city.
They did not fight on the front lines,
but instead spread false rumors,
sabotaged communication lines,
and secretly assisted the advancing enemy from within.
(A) fifth columnist
(B) backstabber
(C) double-dealer
(D) recreant
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
A "fifth columnist" is a group or individual
working secretly within a country
to assist an invading enemy.
18.
A group of radical political ideologues
organized secret meetings
in an underground basement.
Their sole objective was to manufacture explosives
and plan a coordinated strike
to completely overthrow the democratic government
and subvert the constitutional order.
(A) informant
(B) turncoat
(C) subverter
(D) betrayer
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
A "subverter" (or conspirator) actively works
to undermine, overthrow,
or destroy an established political system or regime.
19.
A high-ranking military general
secretly sold his nation's nuclear defense codes
to a hostile foreign superpower,
fundamentally violating his oath
to protect his country, his people,
and his sovereign government from external threats.
(A) backstabber
(B) snitch
(C) rat
(D) traitor
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
A "traitor" is the comprehensive, gravest term
for someone who commits treason
against their own country, sovereign, or collective trust.
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