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1. DRIP : GUSH
1. CRY : LAUGH
2. CURL : ROLL
3. STREAM : TRIBUTARY
4. DENT : DESTROY
5. BEND : ANGLE
2. WALK : LEGS
1. GLEAM : EYES
2. CHEW : MOUTH
3. DRESS : HEM
4. COVER : BOOK
5. GRIND : NOSE
3. ENFRANCHISE : SLAVERY
1. EQUATION : MATHEMATICS
2. LIBERATE : CONFINE
3. BONDAGE : SUBJUGATION
4. APPEASEMENT : UNREASONABLE
5. ANATOMY : PHYSIOLOGY
4. UNION JACK : VEXILLOLOGY
1. TOAD : ORNITHOLOGY
2. TURTLE : MICROBIOLOGY
3. GYMNOSPERMS : BOTANY
4. FRIEND : HOME ECONOMICS
5. ALGAE : ZOOLOGY
5. TOPAZ : YELLOW
1. DIAMOND : CARAT
2. JEWELER : CLARITY
3. SAPPHIRE : RED
4. AMETHYST : PURPLE
5. AMBER : BLUE
6. LUMEN : BRIGHTNESS
1. CANDLE : LIGHT
2. DENSITY : DARKNESS
3. NICKEL : METAL
4. INCHES : LENGTH
5. COLOR : HUE
7. MACERATION : LIQUID
1. SUBLIMATION : GAS
2. EVAPORATION : HUMIDITY
3. TRAIL : PATH
4. EROSION : WEATHER
5. DECISION : DISTRACTION
8. CLUMSY : BOTCH
1. WICKED : INSINUATE
2. STRICT : PAMPER
3. WILLFUL : HEED
4. CLEVER : ERADICATE
5. LAZY : SHIRK
9. FUGITIVE : FLEE
1. PARASITE : FOSTER
2. BRAGGART : BOAST
3. SAGE : STIFLE
4. BYSTANDER : PROCURE
5. FIREBRAND : QUIBBLE
10. CHRONOLOGICAL : TIME
1. VIRTUAL : TRUTH
2. ABNORMAL : VALUE
3. MARGINAL : KNOWLEDGE
4. ORDINAL : PLACE
5. COINCIDENTAL : HEALTH
11. SOOT : GRIMY
1. FROST : TRANSPARENT
2. SUNSHINE : FRUITLESS
3. RAIN : SODDEN
4. PALL : GAUDY
5. DUST : RADIANT
12. MORBID : UNFAVORABLE
1. REPUTABLE : FAVORABLE
2. MATERNAL : UNFAVORABLE
3. DISPUTATIOUS : FAVORABLE
4. VIGILANT : UNFAVORABLE
5. LAX : FAVORABLE
13. SULLEN : BROOD
1. LETHARGIC : CAVORT
2. REGAL : CRINGE
3. DOCILE : OBEY
4. POISED : BLUNDER
5. DESPONDENT : LAUGH
14. AUTHOR : LITERATE
1. CYNIC : GULLIBLE
2. HOTHEAD : PRUDENT
3. SAINT : NOTORIOUS
4. JUDGE : IMPARTIAL
5. DOCTOR : FALLIBLE
15. MASSIVE : BULK
1. ULTIMATE : MAGNITUDE
2. TRIVIAL : IMPORTANCE
3. ANONYMOUS : LUSTER
4. INTERMINABLE : LEGACY
5. GIGANTIC : SIZE
16. ENTICE : REPEL
1. GERMINATE : SPROUT
2. FLOURISH : FADE
3. OFFICIATE : PRESIDE
4. LUBRICATE : GREASE
5. IMPLORE : ENTREAT
17. HUMDRUM : BORE
1. GRIM : AMUSE
2. NUTRITIOUS : SICKEN
3. STODGY : EXCITE
4. HEARTRENDING : MOVE
5. PENDING : WORRY
18. HOSPITABLE : COURTESY
1. MORBID : CHEERFULNESS
2. VINDICTIVE : SPITE
3. LEISURELY : HASTE
4. INFAMOUS : HONOR
5. DESPONDENT : GLEE
19. REINFORCE : STRONGER
1. ABOUND : LESSER
2. DISMANTLE : LONGER
3. WILT : HIGHER
4. SHIRK : GREATER
5. ERODE : WEAKER
20. BRAGGART : MODESTY
1. FLEDGLING : EXPERIENCE
2. EMBEZZLER : GREED
3. WALLFLOWER : TIMIDITY
4. INVALID : MALADY
5. CANDIDATE : AMBITION
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. C
The Union Jack (British flag) is part of vexillology, the study of flags;
gymnosperms are part of botany, the study of plants. Toad is not part of
ornithology (A), the study of birds. Turtle is not part of microbiology (B), the
study of microscopic organisms. Friend is not part of home economics (D), the
study of cooking, sewing, and other home skills. Algae, plants, are not part of
zoology (E), the study of animals.
5. D
Topazes are yellow and amethysts are purple. Carats (A) are measures of the
weight of diamonds, not their color. Jewelers (B) inspect gems for clarity, a
quality other than color. Sapphires (C) are blue, not red. Amber and blue (E)
are two different colors; neither is a gem.
6. D
7. D
Liquid causes maceration as weather causes erosion: both break things down.
Gas does not cause sublimation (A) but is subject to it, as humidity is subject
to evaporation (B). Trail and path (C) are synonyms. Distraction interferes with
a decision (E), rather than causing it.
8. E
One who is clumsy may botch a job; one who is lazy may shirk work. One who
is wicked may or may not necessarily insinuate (A); a better adjective for
insinuating something might be sly or subtle. One who is strict does not
pamper (B), but the opposite. One who is willful does not heed (C)
warnings/directions. Clever, i.e. ingenious or smart, is unrelated to eradicate
(D), to eliminate.
9. B
10. D
11. C
Soot (ash/carbon) makes things grimy (dirty) as rain makes things sodden
(soaked). Frost does not make things transparent (A) or clear. Sunshine does
not make things fruitless (B) or useless/unproductive. A pall or cloud of gloom
does not make things gaudy (D) or bright. Dust does not make things radiant
(E) or glowing.
12. A
Morbid and unfavorable are “bad” synonyms, as reputable and favorable are
“good” synonyms. Maternal refers to motherhood and is not unfavorable (B).
Disputatious means argumentative and is not favorable (C). Vigilant means
watchful and is not unfavorable. Lax means slack or remiss and is not favorable
(E).
13. C
One who is sullen (morose) will brood (mope), as one who is docile
(compliant) will obey. One who is lethargic (A) lacks energy/motivation and
will not cavort (frolic). One who is regal (royal/noble) is proud and will not
cringe (B), i.e. cower/recoil. One who is poised is self-assured and socially
adroit, hence unlikely to blunder (D), i.e. commit a social error/faux pas. One
who is despondent is depressed/despairing and unlikely to laugh (E).
14. D
15. E
As something massive has great bulk, something gigantic has great size.
Ultimate means final or extreme; magnitude means large amount or
importance. Trivial means unimportant/having the opposite of importance (B).
Anonymous means unknown, while luster means shine or brilliance.
Interminable means unending; legacy means inheritance or heritage (D).
16. B
17. D
18. B
19. E
20. A