ANALYTICAL ABILITY  Word knowledge questions are

generally pairs of synonyms or pairs

WORD ANALOGY:
of antonyms.
 Analogy questions are often described For example, tardy : ______ :: liberal :
as “blank is to blank as blank is to blank generous. Liberal and generous are
 Most analogy questions rely on your synonyms, therefore you would look for
ability to deduce the correct relationship a synonym of tardy among the answer
between words and to draw logical choices.
conclusions about the possible answer
Test preparers often spend as much time on
choices.
wrong answer choices as they do the right
GENERAL TYPES FOUND IN ANALOGY answer.
QUESTIONS:
For instance, let’s consider this analogy and
a) PART TO WHOLE. A pair of words answer choices:
consists of a part and a whole. For
warm : hot :: ______ : hilarious
example, spoke wheel. A spoke is part
of a wheel. a. humid b. raucous c. summer d. amusing
b) TYPE AND CATEGORY. Pairs of
To come up with the correct answer, you
words in which one word is a specific
must first figure out the relationship. This
type in a general category. For
is an analogy of degrees. Warm is less
example, orange : citrus. An orange is
intense than hot, therefore what answer
a type of citrus.
choice is something that is less intense
c) DEGREE OF INTENSITY. Test your
than hilarious? The right answer is d,
ability to discern nuance of meaning
based on the relationship of amusing being
among pairs of words. For example,
less intense than hilarious.
shower : monsoon. A shower is light
rainfall, and a monsoon is heavy PRACTICE TEST:
rainfall.
d) FUNCTION. Pair words that are 1. ______ : trail :: grain : grail
related through function. For a. train b. path c. wheat d. holy
example, hammer : build. A hammer is
used to build.  Train becomes trail when the “n” is
e) MANNER. Describes the manner, way, replaced by an “l,” and grain
or style by which an action is becomes grail when the “n” is
accomplished. For example, shamble : replaced by an “l.”
walk. Shamble means to walk in an
2. particular : fussy :: ______ : subservient
awkward manner.
f) SYMBOL OR REPRESENTATION. a. meek b. above c. cranky d. uptight
Pair words in which one word is the
symbol of the other. For example,  Particular is a synonym for fussy,
dove : peace. A dove is a symbol of and meek is a synonym for
peace. subservient.
g) ACTION AND SIGNIFICANCE One
word describes an action, and the 3. ______ : horse :: board : train
other word indicates the significance
of the action. For example, cry : a. stable b. shoe c. ride d. mount
sorrow. To cry signifies sorrow.
 To mount means to get on a horse, 11. pilfer : steal :: ______ : equip
and to board means to get on a train.
a. return b. damage c. exercise d. furnish
4. tureen : ______ :: goblet : wine
 To pilfer means to steal, and to
a. napkin b. soup c. spoon d. pilsner furnish means to equip.
 A tureen is used to hold soup, and a 12. native : aboriginal :: naïve : ______
goblet is used to hold wine.
a. learned b. arid c. unsophisticated d.
5. son : nuclear :: ______ : extended tribe
a. father b. mother c. cousin d. daughters  Native is a synonym for aboriginal,
and naïve is a synonym for
 A son is part of a nuclear family, and
unsophisticated.
a cousin is part of an extended
family. 13. junket : ______ :: junk : trash
6. coif : hair :: ______ : musical a. trounce b. trip c. refuse d. trinket
a. shower b. close c. praise d. score  A junket is a synonym for a trip, and
junk is a synonym for trash
 To coif means to arrange hair, and to
score means to arrange a musical. 14. ______ : festive :: funeral : somber
7. feta : Greek :: provolone : ______ a. tension b. soiree c. eulogy d. sari
a. salad b. Swiss c. blue d. Italian  A soiree is described as festive, and a
funeral is described as somber.
 Feta is a Greek cheese, and
provolone is an Italian cheese. 15. fetish : fixation :: slight : ______
8. moccasin : snake :: ______ : shoe a. flirt b. sloth c. insult d. confuse
a. alligator b. waders c. asp d. loafer  A fetish is a synonym for a fixation,
and a slight is a synonym for an
 A moccasin is a type of snake, and a
insult
loafer is a type of shoe.
16. hovel : dirty :: hub : ______
9. . ______ : zenith :: fear : composure
a. unseen b. prideful c. busy d. shovel
a. apex b. heaven c. heights d. nadir
 A hovel is described as dirty, and a
 Nadir is the opposite of zenith, and
hub is described as busy.
fear is the opposite of composure.
17. bog : ______ :: slumber : sleep
10. pill : bore :: core : ______
a. dream b. foray c. marsh d. night
a. center b. mug c. bar d. placebo
 A bog is a synonym for a marsh, and
 A pill is another word for a bore, and
slumber is a synonym for sleep.
a core is another word for a center
 A pill has a bore or opening in its 18. . ______ : segue :: throng : mass
center, and similarly, a core has a
a. subway b. church c. transition d. line
center.
 A transition is a synonym for a 26. obscene : coarse :: obtuse : ______
segue, and a throng is a synonym for
a. subject b. obstinate c. obscure d. stupid
a mass.
19. ragtime : United States :: raga : ______
 Obscene is a synonym for coarse,
and obtuse is a synonym for stupid.
a. cloth b. country c. piano d. India
27. diamond : baseball :: court : ______
 Ragtime is a type of music from the
a. poker b. jury c. grass d. squash
United States, and raga is a type of
music from India.  Baseball is played on a diamond, and
squash is played on a court.
20. miserly : cheap :: homogeneous:
28. quixotic : pragmatic :: murky : ______
a. extravagant b. unkind c. alike d. friendly
a. rapid b. cloudy c. clear d. friendly
 Miserly is another word for cheap,
and homogeneous is another word  Quixotic is an antonym for
for alike. pragmatic, and murky is an antonym
for clear.
21. skew : gloomy :: slant : ______
29. smear : libel :: heed : ______
a. glee b. foible c. desperate d. gloaming
a. represent b. doubt c. consider d. need
 To skew is a synonym of to slant,
and to be gloomy is a synonym for  To smear is a synonym of to libel,
desperate. and to heed is a synonym of to
consider.
22. eider : ______ :: cedar : tree
30. nymph : ______ :: seraphim : angel
a. snow b. plant c. duck d. pine
a. maiden b. sinner c. candle d. priest
 An eider is a type of duck, and a
cedar is a type of tree.  A nymph is a maiden, and a seraphim
is an angel.
23. gerrymander : divide :: filibuster :
31. poetry : rhyme :: philosophy : ______
a. bend b. punish c. delay d. rush
a. imagery b. music c. bi-law d. theory
 To gerrymander is a political term
meaning to divide land, and to  Poetry is often comprised of rhyme;
filibuster is to delay legislature. philosophy is often built on theory.
24. vapid : ______ :: rapid : swift 32. jibe : praise :: ______ : enlighten
a. inspired b. turgid c. wet d. insipid a. jib b. delude c. worship d. wed
 Vapid is another word for insipid, and  To jibe is an antonym of to praise,
rapid is another word for swift. and to delude is an antonym of to
enlighten.
25. denim : cotton :: ______ : flax
33. marshal : prisoner :: principal : ______
a. sheep b. uniform c. sweater d. linen
a. teacher b. president c. doctrine d.
 Denim is a fabric made from cotton,
student
and linen is a fabric made from flax.
 A marshal is a person in charge of a 18. FECUND: capable of producing an
prisoner, and a principal is a person abundance of offspring or new growth;
in charge of a student. fertile
19. FLEET: passing swiftly
34. fecund : infertile :: ______ : fleet
PART II
a. rapid b. slow c. fertilizer d. damp
1. mend : sewing :: edit : ______
 Fecund is an antonym for infertile,
and slow is an antonym for fleet a. darn b. repair c. manuscript d. makeshift
UNFAMILIAR TERMS:  One fixes sewing by mending; one
fixes manuscript by editing.
1. NADIR: the lowest point in the fortunes
of a person or organization. 2. abet : ______ :: alone :: lone
2. ZENITH: Zenith means the high point —
a. bet b. loan c. wager d. single
it comes from astronomy
3. PILFER/PILFERAGE: the action of  Abet becomes bet when the “a” is
stealing things of little value. removed, and alone becomes lone
4. ABORIGINAL: native when the “a” is removed.
5. JUNKET: an extravagant trip or
celebration, enjoyed by a government 3. piercing : ______ :: hushed : whisper
official at public expense. a. diamond b. watch c. siren d. ears
6. SOIREE: an evening party or gathering
7. HOVEL: a small, squalid, unpleasant, or  A siren is described as piercing, and
simply constructed dwelling. a whisper is described as hushed
8. SEGUE: an uninterrupted transition
4. segregate : unify :: repair : ______
from one piece of music or film scene to
another. a. approach b. push c. damage d. outwit
9. THRONG: a large, densely packed
crowd of people or animals.  To segregate is an antonym of to
10. MISERLY: Miserly people are stingy unify, and to repair is an antonym of
with their money and not likely to be to damage.
generous 5. congeal : solidify :: ______ : char
11. GERRYMANDER: gerrymander (verb
as in to divide into election districts in a a. conceal b. singe c. evaporate d. charge
politically motivated way)
 To congeal means to solidify, and to
12. INSIPID: lack of sufficient taste or savor
singe means to char
to please or interest.
13. VAPID: lack of liveliness, force, or spirit. 6. ______ : marsupial :: monkey : primate
14. OBTUSE: annoyingly insensitive or slow
to understand. a. opossum b. ape c. honeybee d. moose
15. QUIXOTIC: exceedingly idealistic;  A monkey is an example of a primate,
unrealistic and impractical. and an opossum is an example of a
16. PRAGMATIC: dealing with things marsupial.
sensibly and realistically
17. DELUDE: impose a misleading belief 7. principle : doctrine :: living : ______
upon (someone); deceive; fool. a. will b. dead c. likelihood d. livelihood
 A principle is another word for a  Tacit is another word for implied, and
doctrine, and a living is another word shoddy is another word for inferior.
for livelihood.
15. implement : rule :: ______ : verdict
8. ______ : climb :: recession : withdrawal
a. propose b. render c. divide d. teach
a. ascent b. absence c. dollar d. absorption
 A rule is implemented, and a verdict
 A principle is another word for a is rendered.
doctrine, and a living is another word
16. vaunt : boast :: skewer : ______
for livelihood.
a. flaunt b. criticize c. prepare d. avoid
9. myopic : farsighted :: ______ : obscure
a. benevolent b. famous c. turgid d. wasted
 To vaunt means to boast, and to
skewer means to criticize.
 Myopic is an antonym for farsighted,
17. gambol : ______ :: gamble : bet
and famous is an antonym of
obscure. a. skip b. win c. bat d. worship
10. shallot : ______ :: scallop : mollusk  To gambol means to skip, and to
gamble means to bet.
a. shark b. muscle c. dessert d. onion
18. rotation : earth :: ______ : top
 Myopic is an antonym for farsighted,
and famous is an antonym of a. planet b. spinning c. sun d. expanding
obscure.
 Rotation is the movement of the
11. conjugate : pair :: partition : ______ earth and spinning is the movement
of a top.
a. divide b. consecrate c. parade d. squelch
19. gall : vex :: hex : ______
 To conjugate means to pair, and to
partition means to divide a. fix b. jinx c. index d. vixen
12. . _____: excerpt :: exercise : maneuver  To gall is to vex, and to hex is to jinx.
a. exception b. passage c. routine d. cause 20. monarch : ______ :: king : cobra
 A passage is another word for an a. queen b. butterfly c. royal d. venom
excerpt, and an exercise is another
word for a maneuver.  A monarch is a type of butterfly and a
king is a type of cobra.
13. alphabetical : ______ :: sequential : files
21. . iota : jot :: ______ : type
a. sort b. part c. list d. order
a. one b. ilk c. tab d. jet
 Alphabetical describes the ordering
of a list, and sequential describes the  Iota and jot are synonyms, as are ilk
ordering of files and type.

14. tacit : implied :: ______ : inferior 22. ______ : subject :: veer : path

a. shoddy b. taciturn c. forthright d. superior a. object b. prove c. math d. digress

 One digresses from a subject, and  A lapidary is one who works with
one veers from a path. gems, and a dramaturge works with
plays.
23. pan : ______ :: ban : judge
30. penurious : __ :: deep : significant
a. band b. critic c. author d. lawyer
a. generous b. stingy c. decrepit
 Pan is something a critic does, and
ban is something a judge does. d. cavernous
24. ______ : oyster :: paddy : rice  Penurious is a synonym for stingy,
and deep is a synonym for
a. aphrodisiac b. mollusk c. bed d.
significant.
sandwich
31. somnolent : nap :: truculent : ______
 Pan is something a critic does, and
ban is something a judge does. a. sleepwalker b. journey c. war d. mood
25. cicada : ______ :: collie : canine  Being somnolent can lead to a nap,
and being truculent can lead to war.
a. fruit b. mineral c. cat d. insect
32. nictitate : ______ :: expectorate : spit
 A cicada is a type of insect, and a
collie is a type of canine a. wink b. stomp c. quit d. smoke
26. huckster : ______ :: gangster : crime  To nictitate means to wink, and to
expectorate means to spit
a. corn b. trucking c. policeman d.
advertising 33. cytology : ______ :: geology : rocks
 A huckster is one who deals in a. cyclones b. psychology c. pharmacology
advertising, and a gangster is one d. cells
who deals in crime.
 Cytology is the study of cells, and
27. ___: bedrock :: cement : foundation geology is the study of rocks
a. mica b. water c. lava d. sand 34. proboscis : ______ :: abdomen : gut
 Mica makes up bedrock—on which a. prognosis b. nose c. ear d. nausea
skyscrapers are built; cement makes
up a foundation—on which houses
 Proboscis means nose, and
abdomen means gut.
are built.
PART III
28. dolorous : ______ :: sonorous : loud
1. rein : horse :: control panel : ______
a. woozy b. weepy c. dull d. sleepy
a. pilot b. bit c. plane d. rider
 Dolorous is a synonym for weepy,
and sonorous is a synonym for loud.  A rider uses a rein to guide a horse; a
pilot uses the control panel to guide
29. lapidary : ______ :: dramaturge : plays
a plane.
a. cows b. gems c. rabbits d. movies
2. Argentina : Brazil :: ______ : Iran
a. Canada b. Iraq c. Ireland d. Mexico
 The country of Argentina neighbors a. belief b. death c. cohesion d. fear
the country of Brazil. Similarly, Iraq
borders Iran
 Cohesion and unity are synonyms,
as are dearth and scarcity.
3. _____ : play :: sing : anthem
11. Aesop : fable :: Homer : ______
a. act b. scene c. theater d. field
a. temple b. donkey c. epic d. Greece
 One acts in a play, and one sings an
 Aesop is known for writing fables,
anthem.
and Homer is known for writing
4. mouse : ______ :: flash : camera epics.
a. rat b. computer c. cord d. dessert 12. turncoat : traitor :: ______ : rogue
 A mouse is part of a computer, and a a. scamp b. pillow c. blush d. tricky
flash is a part of a camera.
 Turncoat is another word for traitor,
5. cushion : sofa :: shelf : ______ and scamp is another
a. ledge b. bookcase c. storage d. frame 13. hanker : ______ :: ponder : think
 A cushion is a part of a sofa, and a a. junk b. fool c. yearn d. bunker
shelf is part of a bookcase.
 Hanker is another word for yearn,
6. scrub : wash :: sob : ______ and ponder is another word for think.
a. cry b. water c. sad d. tease 14. rook : chess :: ______ : badminton
 To scrub is to wash vigorously, and a. grass b. tennis c. shuttlecock d. swing
to sob is to cry convulsively.
 A rook is a piece used in the game of
7. moisten : ______ :: cool : freeze chess, and a shuttlecock is used to
play the game of badminton.
a. water b. soak c. oven d. grow
15. bowler : ______ :: satchel : bag
 To moisten is to wet less intensely
than to soak, and to cool is to reduce a. hat b. lane c. trophy d. ottoman
the temperature less intensely than
to freeze.
 A bowler is a type of hat, and a
satchel is a type of bag
8. persimmon : ______ :: cottontail : rabbit
16. ____ : wood :: file : nail
a. cinnamon b. oven c. badger d. berry
a. hammer b. cabinet c. saw d. plane
 A persimmon is a type of berry, and a
cottontail is a type of rabbit.
 A plane is a tool used to smooth and
shape wood, and a file is a tool used
9. stars : astronomy :: ______ : history to smooth and shape a nail.
a. battles b. eclipse c. horse d. autumn 17. volume : ______ :: stanza : poem
 Stars are a component of astronomy, a. measure b. pint c. encyclopedia d.
and battles make up history. kitchen
10. ______ : unity :: dearth : scarcity
 A volume is part of an encyclopedia, a. cash b. wealth c. purse d. inheritance
and a stanza is part of a poem.
 A purse is used to hold money, and
18. ______ : dolphin :: herd : cow an urn is used to hold ashes.
a. ocean b. pod c. porpoise d. leap 26. egregious : bad :: ______ : small
 A pod is a group of dolphins, and a a. minuscule b. tall c. wicked d. cheap
herd is a group of cows.
 Egregious means very bad, and
19. pharaoh : dynasty :: ____: democracy minuscule means very small.
a. government b. election c. president d. 27. approach : ______ :: leave : bolt
Canada
a. pounce b. arrive c. demand d. airport
 A pharaoh is the head of a dynasty,
or ruling family, and a president is
 To pounce is to approach suddenly,
and to bolt is to leave suddenly
the head of a democracy.
28. lawless : order :: captive : ______
20. deplete : decrease :: ______ : avoid
a. trouble b. punishment c. jail d. freedom
a. danger b. dislike c. miss d. shun
 To deplete is to decrease completely,
 To be lawless is to lack order, and to
be captive is to lack freedom.
and to shun is to avoid completely.
29. quarry : marble :: ______ : honey
21. chatter : talk :: flutter : ______
a. hive b. bee c. spread d. reservoir
a. dance b. wobble c. sing d. flap
 A quarry yields marble, and a hive
 To chatter is to talk rapidly, and to
yields honey.
flutter is to flap rapidly
30. seemly : ______ :: torrid : scorching
22. plead : ______ :: submerge : dip
a. burnt b. invisible c. attractive d. horrid
a. avoid b. dismiss c. ask d. covet
 To plead is to ask urgently, and to
 Seemly is a synonym for attractive,
and torrid is a synonym for
submerge is to dip completely.
scorching
23. doze : sleep :: tiptoe : ______
31. bivouac : ______ :: axis : alliance
a. walk b. flat c. shelf d. swim
a. diplomacy b. sergeant c. soldier d. camp
 To doze is to sleep lightly, and to
tiptoe is to walk lightly
 A bivouac is another word for a
camp, and an axis is another word
24. ledger : accounts :: ___ : observations for an alliance.
a. pundit b. weather c. astrology d. diary 32. pineapple : ______ :: orange : Florida
 A ledger is a book that contains a. Dole b. Hawaii c. Canada d. mango
accounts, and a diary is a book that
contains observations.
 Pineapples are grown in Hawaii, and
oranges are grown in Florida.
25. ______ : money :: urn : ashes
33. . quicksilver : mercury :: goldbrick :
a. worker b. idler c. money d. idol 6. shark : ______ :: slug : land
 Quicksilver is a synonym for a. seaweed b. ocean c. sky d. slide
mercury, and goldbrick is a synonym
for an idler.
 A shark lives in the ocean, and a slug
lives on land.
34. ribbon : ______ :: icing : cake
7. hangar : airplane :: garage : ______
a. present b. cut c. bow d. typewriter
a. steak b. runway c. oil d. automobile
 A ribbon is used to decorate a
present, and icing is used to
 A hangar houses an airplane, and a
garage houses an automobile.
decorate a cake.
8. ramp : highway :: ______ : house
35. search : ______ :: defeat : vanquish
a. traffic b. head c. door d. speed
a. peer b. ransack c. destroy d. find
 To ransack is to search thoroughly,
 You enter and exit a highway by a
ramp and you enter and exit a house
and to vanquish is defeat thoroughly
by a door.
PART IV
9. hint : ______ :: whisper : shout
1. kitten : ______ :: soldier : army
a. demand b. point c. surprise d. secret
a. cat b. litter c. puppy d. meow
 To hint is to ask subtly and to
 A kitten is part of a litter, and a demand is to ask insistently, and
soldier is part of an army. whisper is to talk quietly and to shout
is to talk loudly.
2. cord : telephone :: ______ : television
10. dog : kennel :: bird : ______
a. watch b. screen c. program d. table
a. fly b. feather c. aerie d. eagle
 A cord of part of a telephone, and a
screen is part of a television.  A kennel houses dogs, and an aerie
houses birds.
3. cub : bear :: joey : ______
11. _____ : codes :: ornithology : birds
a. cave b. doll c. kangaroo d. truck
a. cartography b. husbandry c. species d.
 A cub is a young bear, and a joey is a
cryptography
young kangaroo.
 Cryptography is the study of codes,
4. fern : plant :: ______ : fish
and ornithology is the study of birds.
a. catch b. minnow c. animal d. sparrow
12. ______ : poem :: fable : story
 A fern is a type of plant, and a
a. epic b. poet c. haiku d. rhyme
minnow is a type of fish
 A haiku is a type of poem, and a fable
5. ____ : wrist :: belt : waist
is a type of story
a. arm b. hand c. bend d. bracelet
13. jetty : ______ :: bouquet : flowers
 A bracelet is worn around the wrist,
a. daffodils b. beach c. rocks d. water
and a belt is worn around the waist.
 A jetty is composed of rocks, and a 21. ______ : clue :: pig : truffle
bouquet is composed of flowers.
a. detective b. hog c. chocolate d. France
14. spoke : ______ :: word : sentence
 A detective hunts for clues, and a pig
a. speaker b. paragraph c. comma d. wheel hunts for truffles.
 A spoke is part of a wheel, and a 22. scientist : experiment :: ______ : play
word is part of a sentence.
a. beaker b. rehearsal c. actor d. lab
15. secret : furtive :: audible : ______
 A scientist performs an experiment,
a. resonant b. nap c. sack d. ring and an actor performs a play
 Furtive is more intensely secret, and 23. sloth : action :: ______ : principles
resonant is more intensely audible.
a. unscrupulousness b. teachers c. hero
16. vamp : shoe :: hood : ______ d. conscientious
a. jacket b. car c. clean d. crook  Sloth is a lack of action, and
unscrupulousness is a lack of
 A vamp is part of a shoe, and a hood
principles.
is part of a car.
24. _____ : speak :: roam : walk
17. fleet : trucks :: ______ : teachers
a. path b. silent c. write d. babble
a. apple b. student c. book d. faculty
 Babble is a way to speak, and roam
 A fleet is a group of trucks, and a
is a way to walk.
faculty is a group of teachers.
25. epilogue : novel :: ______ : meal
18. ___ : assistant :: administrator : teacher
a. dessert b. repast c. lunch d. appetizer
a. office b. school c. executive d. campus
 An epilogue comes at the end of a
 An executive manages an assistant,
novel, and a dessert comes at the
and an administrator manages a
end of a meal.
teacher.
26. ______ : tennis :: drive : golf
19. algebra : calculus :: ______ : surgery
a. net b. score c. racket d. serve
a. anatomy b. knife c. doctor d. hospital
 A serve is an action in tennis, and a
 Algebra is a prerequisite for calculus,
drive is an action in golf.
and anatomy is a prerequisite for
surgery. 27. _____ : court case :: abstract : research
paper
20. pride : ______ :: calm : storm
a. brief b. judge c. hypothesis d. lawyer
a. proud b. forecast c. sunny d. fall
 A brief is a summary of a court case,
 According to two well-known
and an abstract is a summary of a
expressions, pride comes before a
research paper.
fall, and calm comes before the
storm. 28. ____ : peace :: lion : courage
a. war b. brave c. dove d. cub  To be irrelevant is to lack
significance, and to be relaxed is to
 A dove is a symbol of peace, and a
be free of care.
lion is a symbol of courage.
37. pummel : hit :: ______ : recite
29. tooth : ______ :: tine : fork
a. disbelief b. poem c. chant d. question
a. molar b. tongue c. comb d. spoon
 To pummel is to hit repeatedly, and
 A tooth is part of a comb, and a tine
to chant is to recite repeatedly.
is part of a fork.
38. gobble : eat :: ______ : accept
30. grove : forest :: ______ : lake
a. deny b. embrace c. acquiesce d. infer
a. pond b. ocean c. tree d. boat
 To gobble is to eat to eagerly, and to
 A grove is a smaller version of a
embrace is to accept readily.
forest, and a pond is a smaller
version of a lake. 39. . company : conglomerate :: metal :
31. trot : ______ :: jog : sprint a. alloy b. aluminum c. corporation d.
furnace
a. drive b. canter c. horse d. speed
 A company is part of a conglomerate,
 To trot is slower than to canter, and
and a metal is part of an alloy.
to jog is slower than to sprint.
40. _____ : silo :: art : museum
32. shower : deluge :: ______ : stare
a. field b. fodder c. farm d. windmill
a. wet b. window c. ignore d. glance
 Fodder is kept in a silo, and art is
 A shower is a less intense version of
kept in a museum.
a deluge, and a glance is a less
intense version of a stare. PART V
33. _____ : mug :: trowel : spade 1. . ______ : highway :: net : court
a. coffee b. dig c. tumbler d. tavern a. road b. radar c. ticket d. median
 Both a tumbler and a mug are used  A median divides a highway, and a
as drinking vessels, and a trowel and net divides a court, as in tennis.
a spade are used as garden tools
2. crumb : bread :: ______ : molecule
34. carousel : luggage :: escalator : ______
a. shard b. atom c. trail d. ion
a. raise b. elevator c. people d. building
 A crumb is a particle of bread, and an
 A carousel is used to move luggage, atom is a particle of a molecule
and an escalator is used to move
3. ____ : launch :: breakfast : lunch
people.
a. sandwich b. dinner c. eggs d.
36. . irrelevant : significance :: relaxed :
countdown
a. care b. calm c. thoughtful d. asleep
 A countdown precedes a launch, and
breakfast precedes lunch.
4. churn : ______ :: press : wine  To cancel is more intense than to
delay, and to surrender is more
a. paddle b. cream c. butter d. stomach
intense than to yield.
 A churn is used to make butter, and a
12. holster : pistol :: ______ : knife
press is used to make wine
a. weapon b. rifle c. sheath d. club
5. collar : shirt :: ______ : hat
 A holster holds a pistol, and a sheath
a. button b. visor c. pullover d. hood
holds a knife.
 A collar is part of a shirt, and a visor
13. thicket : shrubs :: ______ : stars
is part of a hat.
a. sun b. cluster c. orbit d. moon
6. dough : bread :: ______ : pancake
 A thicket is a group of shrubs, and a
a. griddle b. cake c. batter d. oven
cluster is a group of stars
 Dough becomes bread in the cooking
14. postmortem : ______ :: rainbow :
process, and batter becomes a
downpour
pancake.
a. address b. forecast c. morning d. death
7. _____ : skid :: obstacle : swerve
 A postmortem follows a death, and a
a. bike b. ice c. wheel d. roadway
rainbow occurs after a downpour.
 Dough becomes bread in the cooking
15. rake : leaves :: ______ : information
process, and batter becomes a
pancake. a. homeowner b. profile c. census d. lawn
8. wheat : chaff :: quality : ______  A rake is used to gather grass, and a
census is used to gather information.
a. thresh b. whole c. inadequacy d. worth
16. ___ : tradition :: hedonist : pleasure
 Wheat is an antonym of chaff, and
quality is an antonym of inadequacy. a. purist b. Eden c. displeasure d. agnostic
9. _____ : forgiveness :: bribe : influence  A purist is fixated on tradition, and a
hedonist is fixated on pleasure.
a. quarrel b. lie c. apology d. perjury
17. swing : ax :: ______ : sword
 An apology is used to attain
forgiveness, and a bribe is used to a. honor b. dull c. parry d. knife
attain influence.
 Swing is an action taken with an ax,
10. follow : chase :: nudge : ______ and parry is an action taken with a
sword.
a. thrust b. pursue c. catch d. precede
18. elevator : transport :: rickshaw :
 To follow is less intense than to
chase, and to nudge is less intense a. train b. bicycle c. carry d. slip-shod
than to thrust.
 An elevator is used to transport
11. cancel : delay :: surrender : ______ people, and a rickshaw is used to
carry people.
a. anticipate b. yield c. fire d. army
19. lightweight : ____ :: sedan : automobile 26. thrifty : ______ :: hungry : gluttonous
a. beam b. boxer c. heavyweight d. traffic a. virtue b. vice c. avarice d. self-control
 Lightweight is a classification for a  Thrifty describes avarice, and hungry
boxer, and sedan is a classification describes gluttonous
for an automobile.
27. privy : secret :: sympathetic : ______
20. knave : ______ :: coward : bravery
a. spy b. grief c. clandestine d. joy
a. retreat b. beauty c. truth d. stoicism
 Privy is sharing in a secret, and
 A knave is one who does not exhibit sympathetic is sharing in grief
the truth, and a coward does not
28. pallid : color :: tactless : ______
exhibit bravery.
a. hue b. tasteless c. verve d. diplomatic
21. ______ : ship :: telescope : star
a. deck b. water c. periscope d. astronomy
 Pallid means lacking in color, and
tactless means lacking diplomacy.
 A periscope is used to look for ships,
29. din : ______ :: odor : garbage
and a telescope is used to look for
stars. a. crowd b. tree c. dark d. nose
22. tarpaulin : rain :: ______ : stain  Din, or noise, is a word associated
with a crowd, and odor is a word
a. stove b. picnic c. puddle d. apron
associated with garbage.
 A tarpaulin is used to protect from
30. ______ : incising :: spatula : lifting
rain, and an apron is used to protect
from stains. a. pancake b. bullhorn c. scalpel d. truck
23. sniff : inhale :: ______ : lop  A scalpel is used to make an
incision, and a spatula is used for
a. crush b. snit c. snip d. adhere
lifting.
 To sniff is less intense than to inhale,
31. break : shift :: minute : ______
and to snip is less intense than to
lop. a. second b. hour c. spell d. work
24. outrage : peeve :: strive : ______  A break is part of a shift, and a
minute is part of an hour.
a. attempt b. curse c. duel d. shun
32. ____ : service :: juror : jury
 To outrage is more intense than to
peeve, and to strive is more intense a. inductee b. judge c. martial d. sequester
than to attempt.
 An inductee is a person in military
25. decrescendo : __ :: recession : economy service, and a juror is a member of a
jury
a. crescendo b. finance c. boom d. volume
33. ratchet : ______ :: grow : inches
 A decrescendo is a reduction in
volume, and a recession is a a. tools b. shrink c. yards d. stages
reduction in the economy.
 To ratchet means to increase by  A fop is concerned with appearance,
stages, and to grow is to increase by and a documentary is concerned with
inches. reality.
34. cellar : house :: ______ : ship
a. land b. hold c. ocean d. wave MOCK TEST ANSWERS (PART I)
 A cellar is a lower storage area in a 1 . clock : time : : thermometer : _______
house, and a hold is a lower storage
(A) heat
area on a ship
(B) temperature
35. economy : parsimony :: ______ : rift
(C) humidity
a. disagreement b. fissure c. bounty d. river
(D) pressure
 Economy is a synonym of
parsimony, and fissure is a synonym 2. archaic : old : : gloomy : _____
of rift
(A) bright
36. admonish : ______ :: defeat : conquer
(B) melancholy
a. administer b. celebrate c. negotiate d.
berate (C) rigid

 To admonish is less intense than to (D) nostalgic

berate, and to defeat is less intense 3. sports : tennis : : music : ______
than to conquer.
(A) rhythm
37. ______ : wheat :: lentil : legume
(B) popularity
a. barley b. bread c. soup d. spelt
(C) jazz
 Spelt is a type of wheat, and lentil is
a type of legume. (D) auditory

38. mercenary : wages :: dilettante : ___ 4. export : import : : encouragement :

a. enjoyment b. rifle c. strife d. market (A) uplift

 A mercenary performs a task for (B) conquest

wages, and a dilettante does
(C) intimidation
something for enjoyment
(D) desolation
39. candle : illuminate :: ______ : cool
a. breeze b. wick c. burn d. refrigerator
5. Geneva : Switzerland : : Warsaw :
 A candle illuminates when in use; a
refrigerator cools when in use. (A) Germany
40. fop : ______ :: documentary : reality (B) Russia
a. appearance b. movie c. punishment d. (C) France
fairytale
(D) Poland
6. abacus : computer : : barter : _______ 12. little : least : : well : ______
(A) bank (A) great
(B) economy (B) proud
(C) trade (C) best
(D) money (D) adore
7. calm : tranquil : : sublime : ______ 13. sheep : flock : : wolf : _____
(A) gorgeous (A) fleet
(B) quick (B) pod
(C) annoying (C) streak
(D) threatening (D) pack
8. solid : ice : : cylinder : ______ 14. die : roll : : coin : _____
(A) beach ball (A) throw
(B) canister (B) toss
(C) tent (C) change
(D) bread (D) include
9. pounds : mass : : liters : _____ 15. obscure : famous : : vote : ______
(A) length (A) select
(B) weight (B) reign
(C) volume (C) destined
(D) depth (D) abstain
10. season : autumn : : terrain : ____ 16. keyboard : computer : : branch : ______
(A) rocky (A) soil
(B) plain (B) ground
(C) geology (C) tree
(D) lake
11. numbers : mathematics : : weather : (D) sea
(A) geology 17. snakes : reptile : : _______ : _______
(B) astrology (A) birds : ostrich
(C) astronomy (B) bats : mammal
(D) meteorology (C) fish : shark
(D) reptiles : lizard e) None of these
18. appetizer : meal : : _______ : ________ 3) Tree: Sapling
(A) prologue : novel a) Rock: Mountain
(B) talent : skill b) Horse: Foal
(C) librarian : library c) Giant: Dwarf
(D) sweat : skin d) Hut: Mansion
19. equitable : fair : : _______ : ________ e) None of these
(A) replenish : refill 4) Monk: Monastery
(B) sound : noise a) Noble: House
(C) abort : proceed b) Lon: Hole
(D) massive : little c) Nun: Convent
20. flood : rain : : _______ : _______ d) Peasant: Village
(A) solace : consolation e) None of these
(B) grow : weight 5) Laboratory: Germs
(C) war : misunderstanding a) School: Students
(D) creative : resourceful b) Playground: Games
c) Library: Books
d) Observatory: Planets
MOCK TEST ANSWERS (PART I) e) None of these
1) Poverty: Prosperity 6) Cool: Frigid
a) Love: Sorrow a) Livid: Lurid
b) Train: Cart b) Poll: Placid
c) Rain: Flood c) Tepid: Torrid
d) Intelligence: Stupidity d) Lack: Abundant

2) Stage: Theatre e) None of these

a) Bedroom: House 7) Lamb: Frisk
b) Car: Road a) Deer: Swoop
c) Patient: Hospital b) Cat: Steal
d) School: Education c) Bear: Leap
d) Lion: Stride c) Iron: Steel
e) None of these d) Bronze: Statue
8) Cricket: Pitch 13) Ribs: Lungs
a) Ship: Dock a) Ball: Sphere
b) Boat: Harbour b) Hand: Fingers
c) Wrestling: Track c) Shell: Net
d) Boxing: Ring d) Coat: Tie
e) None of these e) None of these
9) Coffee: Beverages 14) Expend: Replenish
a) Bread: Butter a) Exhort: Encourage
b) Milk: Tea b) Formant: Rebellion
c) Burger: Snacks c) Defect: Rejoin
d) Grapes: Wine d) Encroachment: Occupy
e) None of these e) None of these
10) Graphite: Lubricant 15) Money: Transaction
a) Movement: Friction a) Life: Death
b) Iron: Steel b) Water: Drink
c) Wool: Cloth c) Ideas: Exchange
d) Diamond: Abrasive d) Language: Conversation
e) None of these e) None of these
11) Illiterate: Uneducated 16) Fare: Absurdity
a) Country: State a) Disease: Medicine
b) City: Village b) Charity: Generosity
c) Palace: Hut c) Tragedy: Comedy
d) Vision: Sight d) Energy: Electricity
17) Visitor: Welcome
e) None of these a) Beggar: Hungry
12) Duralumin: Aircraft b) Worship: God
a) Brass: Alloy c) Criminal: Prosecute
b) Stone: Sculptor d) Warrior: Conquer
e) None of these c) Needle: Stitch
18) Garbage: Dustbin d) Rain: Drought
a) Tree: Honey 24) Sale: Purchase
b) Medicine: Capsule a) Give: Receive
c) Kitchen: House b) Shop: Market
d) Bangles: Hand c) Cash: Credit
e) None of these d) Profit: Loss
19) Overlook: Aberration 25) Read: Legible
a) Mitigate: Penitence a) Hear: Audible
b) Condone: Offence b) Qualify: Eligible
c) Error: Omission c) See: illegible
d) Conviction: Criminal d) Require: Admissible
20) Mongoose: Snake 26) Locks: Warble
a) Milk: Goat a) Crows: Cackle
b) Fish: Crane b) Tiger: Yelp
c) Whale: Crow c) Owls: Hoot
d) Water: Sky d) Camel: Bleat
21) Blister: Skin 27) Parsing: Grammar
a) Sore: Toe a) Running: Health
b) Sty: Eye b) Praying: God
c) Ball: Pitcher c) Para trooping: Air force
d) Wound: Arm d) Cleaning: House
22) Horse: Mare 28) Story: Novel
a) Duck: Geese a) Sea: Ocean
b) Dog: Puppy b) School: University
c) Donkey: Pony c) Book: Dictionary
d) Fox: Vixen d) Poetry: Drama
23) Water: Thirst
29) Ballad: Song
a) Ripe: Harvest
a) Envelope: Letter
b) Book: Ignorance
b) Prose: Literature
c) Cat: Leopard c) Gujarat: Anand
d) Ode: Poem d) Orissa: Bhubaneswar
30) Fish: Mermaid e) None of these
a) Cat: Lion 36) Thermometer: Temperature
b) Horse: Centaur a) Length: Breadth
c) Unicorn: Tapestry b) Millimeter: Scale
d) Pegasus: Fly c) Cardiograph: Heart rate
31) Loath: Coercion d) Solar Energy: Sun
a) Irate: Antagonism e) None of these
b) Irritate: Caressing 37) Portfolio: Securities
c) Reluctant: Persuasion a) Lecture: Consignment
d) Contemplative: Meditative b) Star: Class
32) Iodine: Goitre c) Trustee: Company
a) Insulin: Diabetes d) Panel: Jurors
b) Mango: Anemia e) None of these
c) Hormones: Hemophilia 38) Biography: Autobiography
d) Fat: Obesity a) Memories: History
33) Water: Tip b) Author: Performer
a) Student: Marks c) Mobile: Automobile
b) Worker: Bonus d) Testimony: Confession
c) Employee: Wages e) None of these
d) Clerk: Bribe 39) Kangaroo: Australia
34) Executioner: Criminal a) Whale: River
a) Florist: Flowers b) Elephant: Russia
b) Convict: Murderer c) Penguin: Antarctica
c) Butcher: Animals d) India: Peacock
d) Worker: Manager e) None of these
35) Karnataka: Bangalore 40) Hitler: Germany
a) Mysore: Vrindaban a) Shakespeare: England
b) Haryana: Sonepat b) Mussolini: Italy
c) Tulsidas: India
d) Boris Yeltsin: Russia

ENDEMIC IS TO RESTRICTED AS
PANDEMIC IS TO BOUNDLESS
OBSESSION IS TO FETISH AS
PUZZLEMENT IS TO MYSTERY
STIFF : SUPPLE :: FIERCE : TAME
LANDING : FLIGHT :: CODA : MUSICAL
COMPOSITION
OUTRAGE : PEEVE :: STRIVE : ATTEMPT
DICTIONARY : DEFINITION :: ATLAS:
MAP

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