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"traitor"의 동의어 (3).
1.
The corporate whistleblower
was instantly branded a __________ by his former colleagues
after he leaked encrypted project blueprints
to the federal regulatory commission,
entirely disabling the firm's competitive edge.
(A) betrayer
(B) defector
(C) apostate
(D) recreant
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
The context emphasizes
breaking interpersonal and corporate trust
by leaking internal plans,
making "betrayer" the most natural fit.
2.
Historically,
when a revolutionary faction successfully overthrows a regime,
any military general
who rapidly alters his ideological allegiance
to secure a position in the new government
is often viewed as a opportunistic __________
rather than a true believer.
(A) rat
(B) turncoat
(C) fifth columnist
(D) snitch
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
Changing one's political party, factional loyalty,
or ideological side
for tactical benefit perfectly defines a "turncoat."
3.
Having spent years within the orthodox ideological circle,
the radical philosopher became a controversial __________
when she published a manifesto
that systematically dismantled the group's foundational dogmas
and rejected her former peers.
(A) snitch
(B) double-dealer
(C) renegade
(D) informant
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
A "renegade" is someone
who rejects conventional principles
or deserts an established cause/ideological group
to follow a different path.
4.
Seeking diplomatic immunity and an escape from authoritarian rule,
the high-ranking diplomat orchestrated
a clandestine midnight escape across the heavily fortified border,
officially rendering himself a political __________ to the hostile nation.
(A) informant
(B) collaborator
(C) backstabber
(D) defector
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Leaving one's home country or sovereign political state
to claim protection
from an opposing or foreign power defines a "defector."
5.
Under the strict provisions of martial law,
any soldier who deliberately leaves their designated watchtower
during an active siege to escape the perils of combat
is swiftly prosecuted as a __________
and faces severe capital punishment.
(A) deserter
(B) quisling
(C) subverter
(D) double-crosser
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
A military professional
who abandons their assigned post, unit, or tactical duty
during warfare is classified as a "deserter."
6.
Following the occupation of the coastal territory,
the invading forces successfully installed a compliant local mayor
who functioned as a political __________,
eagerly enforcing the oppressor's decrees
while systematically dismantling the local resistance.
(A) recreant
(B) quisling
(C) backstabber
(D) snitch
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
A "quisling" is a specific type of traitor
who collaborates with an occupying enemy,
typically serving as a puppet leader or official.
7.
During the geopolitical proxy war,
several domestic manufacturing firms
secretly acted as a __________
by supplying specialized semiconductor materials
to the foreign entity,
directly sabotaging national economic defensive protocols.
(A) rat
(B) deserter
(C) collaborator
(D) subverter
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
A "collaborator" is someone
who explicitly cooperates with an enemy force
or hostile external entity
against their own nation's or group's interest.
8.
After decades of serving
as the intellectual spearhead of the theological institution,
the scholar’s public declaration of atheism
led the council to formally excommunicate him,
labeling him a dangerous __________ who misled the congregation.
(A) deserter
(B) snitch
(C) rat
(D) apostate
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
An "apostate" is formally defined
as someone who entirely renounces or abandons
a religious faith, dogma, or moral belief system.
9.
While maintaining a facade of absolute loyalty
and congratulating her teammate on the executive promotion,
the senior analyst acted as a literal __________,
systematically engineering a series of anonymous complaints
to executive HR to ruin his career.
(A) backstabber
(B) defector
(C) quisling
(D) conspirator
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
Pretending to be a supportive peer
while covertly plotting someone's downfall behind their back
is the hallmark of a "backstabber."
10.
The syndicate leader discovered
that the rogue mercenary had acted as a treacherous __________,
agreeing to protect the precious cargo for an upfront fee
while simultaneously contracting with an opposing cartel
to intercept and steal the shipment.
(A) turncoat
(B) double-crosser
(C) rat
(D) subverter
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
A "double-crosser" is someone
who deceives or betrays a partner
after making a specific reciprocal pact, contract, or mutual deal.
11.
The rogue broker operated as an unscrupulous __________,
promising the buyers that he was securing rock-bottom prices
while assuring the sellers he was driving up valuations,
artificially inflating his personal commissions
through systematic duplicity.
(A) backstabber
(B) collaborator
(C) double-dealer
(D) deserter
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
A "double-dealer" practices persistent, hypocritical duplicity,
typically maintaining two contradictory faces
in commercial, legal, or political transactions.
12.
When the frontline defense collapsed under heavy artillery fire,
the terrified knight proved to be a miserable __________,
dropping his sword
and surrendering the strategic fortress keys
to the enemy commander
solely to guarantee his own survival.
(A) apostate
(B) recreant
(C) squealer
(D) conspirator
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
A "recreant" is a cowardly betrayer
who yields, surrenders, or acts faithlessly
out of sheer terror or lack of courage.
13.
Federal prosecutors managed to dismantle
the international corporate smuggling ring
primarily due to the detailed logistical logs
supplied by a confidential __________,
who spent months gathering internal data in exchange for immunity.
(A) subverter
(B) turncoat
(C) informant
(D) renegade
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
An "informant" (or informer) is a formal or technical term
for an individual
who provides structural, confidential information
to law enforcement or authorities.
14.
During the high school academic integrity investigation,
the principal easily identified the culprits
because an anxious __________ instantly confessed
the entire cheating scheme,
desperate to avoid suspension by telling on his classmates.
(A) collaborator
(B) snitch
(C) defector
(D) conspirator
Answer: (B)
Explanation:
A "snitch" (squealer/tattletale)
refers informally or colloquially to someone
who reveals secrets or reports minor/petty peer infractions
to authorities.
15.
In the strict code of the criminal underworld,
nothing is punished more brutally than acting as a __________,
as anyone who violates the oath of silence
by providing internal gang secrets to federal detectives
is permanently marked for retaliation.
(A) rat
(B) apostate
(C) double-dealer
(D) collaborator
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
"Rat" is the specific pejorative underworld slang
for an insider
who breaks a deep group code of silence
to inform on their peers.
16.
Literary critics often archetype characters
who feign absolute devotion to their mentor
only to orchestrate a devastating personal betrayal
for material compensation as a classic __________,
evoking ancient historical and biblical betrayals.
(A) turncoat
(B) defector
(C) deserter
(D) Judas
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
A "Judas" specifically denotes
a deeply personal betrayer
of a close companion, friend, or master,
directly derived from the biblical figure.
17.
Military intelligence warned that a covert __________,
comprising integrated sleeper cells
within the civilian population,
was actively disseminating disinformation
and sabotaging infrastructure to weaken the capital
before the main army arrived.
(A) fifth columnist
(B) backstabber
(C) double-dealer
(D) recreant
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
A "fifth columnist" refers to a group or faction
working clandestinely within a country
to assist an invading external enemy.
18.
The underground cell was explicitly organized
by a radical __________,
whose sophisticated cyberattacks were carefully engineered
to paralyze the federal banking grid
and completely collapse the existing constitutional order.
(A) informant
(B) turncoat
(C) subverter
(D) betrayer
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
A "subverter" (or conspirator)
focuses specifically on
undermining, destroying, or overturning
an established political, social, or governmental system.
19.
By delivering highly classified state nuclear launch codes
to a hostile foreign intelligence agency,
the rogue defense official committed the ultimate act of treason,
cementing his legacy as an absolute __________ to his country.
(A) turncoat
(B) snitch
(C) rat
(D) traitor
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
A "traitor" is
the comprehensive, gravest legal and moral designation
for someone who violates their fundamental oath of allegiance
by committing treason against their sovereign nation.
20.
While a simple __________ might merely report
a peer's minor policy violation to a corporate supervisor,
a systemic collaborator like a quisling
operates at the macro-political level,
betraying entire populations during a crisis.
(A) snitch
(B) defector
(C) deserter
(D) subverter
Answer: (A)
Explanation:
The sentence contrasts
a low-stakes, petty informant ("snitch")
with a high-level, macro-political wartime collaborator.
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