1.
MASON :: STONE
A. soldier : weapon
B. lawyer : law
C. blacksmith : forge
D. teacher : pupil
E. carpenter : wood
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
A mason makes things out of stone; a
carpenter makes things out of wood.
2. ARTICULATE :: SPEECH
A. predictable : event
B. coordinated : movement
C. dangerous : disease
D. active : thought
E. erratic : path
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Articulate speech flows well (is well-
expressed); coordinated movement flows
well
3. INCEPTION :: CONCLUSION
A. departure : arrival
B. culmination : upshot
C. refutation : approval
D. approach : return
E. escapade : punishment
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Inception means 'beginning'. Therefore,
inception is the beginning of a process
and conclusion is the end; departure is
the beginning of a journey and arrival is
the end. (culmination = end; upshot =
outcome; escapade = adventure)
4. SCINTILLATING :: DULLNESS
A. erudite : wisdom
B. desultory : error
C. boisterous : calm
D. cautious : restraint
E. exalted : elevation
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Scintillating means 'sparkling'. Therefore
we can say, someone scintillating is not
noted for dullness; someone boisterous
is not noted for calm. (boisterous =
noisy, lively; erudite = scholarly;
desultory = unenthusiastic; exalted =
elevated)
5. ELUCIDATE :: CLARITY
A. envision : memory
B. aggravate : problem
C. conceal : oblivion
D. illuminate : light
E. mystify : enlightenment
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Elucidate means 'make clear'. Therefore,
to elucidate increases clarity; to
illuminate increases light. (envision =
imagine; mystify = confuse)
6. SHARD :: POTTERY sustenance. (Penury = poverty;
sustenance = food, support; infirmity =
A. seed : flower weakness, illness; spontaneity = lack of
B. smoke : fire planning)
C. dish : menu
D. chair : furniture 9. ARABLE :: LAND
E. splinter : wood
A. impenetrable : jungle
Correct Answer: E B. navigable : waterway
C. fertile : fertilizer
Explanation: D. shallow : pond
E. flat : field
A shard is a fragment of pottery; a
splinter is a fragment of wood. Correct Answer: B

7. REPEL :: LURE Explanation:

A. dismount : devolve Arable land is land suitable for

B. abrogate : deny cultivation; a navigable waterway is
C. abridge : shorten suitable for sailing
D. enervate : weaken
E. miscarry : succeed

Correct Answer: E 10. ATTENUATE :: SIGNAL

Explanation: A. exacerbate : problem

B. modify : accent
To repel means to 'force away'; whereas C. dampen : enthusiasm
to lure is 'to attract'. To miscarry means D. elongate : line
'to fail'. Therefore, to repel is not to lure; E. dramatize : play
to miscarry is not to succeed.
Correct Answer: C
8. PENURY :: MONEY
Explanation:
A. starvation : sustenance
B. independence : freedom To attenuate a signal is to make the
C. infirmity : illness signal grow weaker; to dampen
D. reality : foresight enthusiasm is to make the enthusiasm
E. spontaneity : care weaker (less). (exacerbate = make
worse)
Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Penury is a result of having no money;

starvation is a result of having no
11. FURNACE :: SLAG
A. vegetable : garbage
B. factory : goods
C. fire : ashes
D. automobile : gasoline
E. silo : grain
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Slag is the waste produced in a furnace;
ashes are the waste produced by a fire.
(Silo = large structure to store grain)
12. PROSAIC :: MUNDANE
A. obdurate : foolish
B. ascetic : austere
C. clamorous : captive
D. loquacious : taciturn
E. peremptory : spontaneous
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Prosaic and mundane both mean dull
and unoriginal; ascetic and austere both
mean severe and without luxuries.
(obdurate = stubborn; clamorous =
noisy, seeking attention; loquacious =
talkative; taciturn = silent; peremptory
= in a commanding manner)
13. SALACIOUS :: WHOLESOME
A. religious : private
B. expensive : profligate
C. conservative : stoic
D. mendacious : truthful
E. fulsome : generous
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Something salacious is not wholesome;
something mendacious is not truthful.
(Salacious = unwholesome; profligate =
wasteful; stoic = able to tolerate;
mendacious = lying, untruthful; fulsome
= glowing, excessive)
14. PONDER :: PROBLEM
A. remove : doubt
B. capture : runaway
C. seize : time
D. ruminate : idea
E. curl : hair
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
To ponder over a problem is to think
over it deeply; to ruminate over an idea
is to think over it deeply. (ponder and
ruminate both mean think deeply)
15. HACKNEYED :: FRESHNESS
A. stale : porosity
B. facile : delicacy
C. ponderous : lightness
D. central : vitality
E. relevant : pertinence
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Something hackneyed is not noted for
freshness; something ponderous is not
noted for lightness. (hackneyed =
unoriginal; facile = over-simplified;
ponderous = slow, heavy; vitality =
energy, liveliness; pertinence =
relevance)
ANALOGY SET-1

1. MASON :: STONE 5. ELUCIDATE :: CLARITY

A. soldier : weapon A. envision : memory

B. lawyer : law B. aggravate : problem
C. blacksmith : forge C. conceal : oblivion
D. teacher : pupil D. illuminate : light
E. carpenter : wood E. mystify : enlightenment

2. ARTICULATE :: SPEECH 6. SHARD :: POTTERY

A. predictable : event A. seed : flower

B. coordinated : movement B. smoke : fire
C. dangerous : disease C. dish : menu
D. active : thought D. chair : furniture
E. erratic : path E. splinter : wood

3. INCEPTION :: CONCLUSION 7. REPEL :: LURE

A. departure : arrival A. dismount : devolve

B. culmination : upshot B. abrogate : deny
C. refutation : approval C. abridge : shorten
D. approach : return D. enervate : weaken
E. escapade : punishment E. miscarry : succeed

4. SCINTILLATING :: DULLNESS 8. PENURY :: MONEY

A. erudite : wisdom A. starvation : sustenance

B. desultory : error B. independence : freedom
C. boisterous : calm C. infirmity : illness
D. cautious : restraint D. reality : foresight
E. exalted : elevation E. spontaneity : care
9. ARABLE :: LAND 13. SALACIOUS :: WHOLESOME

A. impenetrable : jungle A. religious : private

B. navigable : waterway B. expensive : profligate
C. fertile : fertilizer C. conservative : stoic
D. shallow : pond D. mendacious : truthful
E. flat : field E. fulsome : generous

10. ATTENUATE :: SIGNAL 14. PONDER :: PROBLEM

A. exacerbate : problem A. remove : doubt

B. modify : accent B. capture : runaway
C. dampen : enthusiasm C. seize : time
D. elongate : line D. ruminate : idea
E. dramatize : play E. curl : hair

11. FURNACE :: SLAG 15. HACKNEYED :: FRESHNESS

A. vegetable : garbage A. stale : porosity

B. factory : goods B. facile : delicacy
C. fire : ashes C. ponderous : lightness
D. automobile : gasoline D. central : vitality
E. silo : grain E. relevant : pertinence

12. PROSAIC :: MUNDANE

A. obdurate : foolish
B. ascetic : austere
C. clamorous : captive
D. loquacious : taciturn
E. peremptory : spontaneous
1. ELECTED :: INAUGURATION Correct Answer: B

A. enrolled : graduation Explanation:

B. condemned : execution
C. chosen : selection An archipelago is a chain (group) of
D. gathered : exhibition islands; a constellation is a group of
E. appointed : interview stars.
(hamlet = village)
Correct Answer: B
4. PRECIS :: ELABORATION
Explanation:
A. comprehension : understanding
Inauguration can only take place after B. revision : correction
the person is elected; execution can only C. simplification : decoration
take place after the person is condemned. D. accuracy : abnormality
E. expurgation : distortion
2. DIVIDEND :: STOCKHOLDER
Correct Answer: C
A. patent : inventor
B. royalty : author Explanation:
C. wage : employer
D. interest : banker A precis shortens and simplifies,
E. investment : investor whereas an elaboration makes more
complex. A simplification makes
Correct Answer: B simpler, whereas decoration adds
complexity.
Explanation: (expurgation = censorship)

A dividend is money paid to a 5. MINCE :: WALK

stockholder according to how well the
stocks have performed; a royalty is A. bang : sound
money paid to an author according to B. wave : gesture
how many books have been sold. C. waltz : dance
D. simper : smile
3. ARCHIPELAGO :: ISLAND E. hike : run

A. village : hamlet Correct Answer: D

B. constellation : star
C. river : sea Explanation:
D. finger : hand
E. tongue : mouth To mince is to walk taking tiny steps (it
makes the person look a little foolish).
To simper is to smile in a foolish way.
6. DISINTERESTED :: UNBIASED Correct Answer: C

A. indulgent : intolerant Explanation:

B. exhausted : energetic
C. languid : lethargic
D. unconcerned : involved
E. profligate : flippant
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Someone disinterested is unbiased.
Someone languid is lethargic.
(Disinterested = unbiased; indulgent =
tolerant; languid = lacking energy;
lethargic = lacking energy; profligate =
wasteful; flippant = non-serious)
Deference is a type of respect; affection
is a type of love.
(deference = respect; condescension =
arrogance)
9. AUTHORITARIAN :: LENIENT
A. philanthropist : generous
B. virtuoso : glamorous
C. hedonist : indulgent
D. servant : servile
E. miser : charitable
Correct Answer: E

7. AMBIVALENT :: CERTAIN Explanation:

A. indifferent : biased An authoritarian is not noted for being

B. furtive : open lenient; a miser is not noted for being
C. impecunious : voracious charitable.
D. discreet : careful (authoritarian = strict person; virtuoso
E. munificent : generous = expert; hedonist = pleasure seeker;
servile = groveling)
Correct Answer: B
10. ALLAY :: SUSPICION
Explanation:
A. tend : plant
Something ambivalent is not certain; B. impede : anger
something furtive is not open. C. calm : fear
(Ambivalent = ambiguous, vague; D. fell : tree
furtive = secret; impecunious = poor; E. exacerbate : worry
voracious = greedy; munificent =
generous) Correct Answer: C

8. DEFERENCE :: RESPECT Explanation:

A. admiration : jealousy To allay suspicion is to make suspicion

B. condescension : hatred less; to calm fear is to make fear less.
C. affection : love (allay = make less; impede = hinder;
D. pretence : truth fell = cut down; exacerbate = make
E. gratitude : charity worse)
 Correct Answer: C

11. PERENNIAL :: EPHEMERAL Explanation:

A. volatile : evanescent Someone primitive is not a sophisticate;

B. mature : ripe a tyro is not an expert.
C. diurnal : annual (tyro = beginner; recluse = someone
D. permanent : temporary who avoids others)
E. majestic : mean
14. TAP :: PUMMEL
Correct Answer: D
A. tiptoe : stamp
Explanation: B. hit : hurt
C. lumber : stumble
Something perennial is not ephemeral; D. talk : chat
something permanent is not temporary. E. pump : water
(perennial = long lasting; ephemeral =
short-lived; volatile = evaporates easily; Correct Answer: A
evanescent = short-lived; diurnal =
active in day time) Explanation:

12. DIRECTORY :: ADDRESS To pummel is to hit hard, and to tap is to

hit lightly. To stamp is to step hard, and
A. list : number to tiptoe is to step lightly.
B. catalogue : shop
C. thesaurus : fact 15. TRAGEDY :: DRAMA
D. dictionary : spelling
E. encyclopaedia : solecism A. farce : actor
B. cartoon : film
Correct Answer: D C. prosody : poem
D. accident : ambulance
Explanation: E. epigram : anecdote

You can use a directory to look up an Correct Answer: B

address; you can use a dictionary to look
up a spelling. Explanation:
(solecism = error)
A tragedy is a type of drama; a cartoon
13. PRIMITIVE :: SOPHISTICATE is a type of film.
(farce = comedy; prosody =
A. employee : superior versification; epigram = witty saying;
B. socialite : recluse anecdote =short story)
C. tyro : expert
D. native : inhabitant
E. applicant : member
ANALOGY SET-2 5. MINCE :: WALK

1. ELECTED :: INAUGURATION
A. bang : sound
B. wave : gesture
A. enrolled : graduation
C. waltz : dance
B. condemned : execution
D. simper : smile
C. chosen : selection
E. hike : run
D. gathered : exhibition
E. appointed : interview 6. DISINTERESTED :: UNBIASED

2. DIVIDEND :: STOCKHOLDER
A. indulgent : intolerant
B. exhausted : energetic
A. patent : inventor
C. languid : lethargic
B. royalty : author
D. unconcerned : involved
C. wage : employer
E. profligate : flippant
D. interest : banker
E. investment : investor 7. AMBIVALENT :: CERTAIN

3. ARCHIPELAGO :: ISLAND
A. indifferent : biased
B. furtive : open
A. village : hamlet
C. impecunious : voracious
B. constellation : star
D. discreet : careful
C. river : sea
E. munificent : generous
D. finger : hand
E. tongue : mouth 8. DEFERENCE :: RESPECT

4. PRECIS :: ELABORATION
A. admiration : jealousy
B. condescension : hatred
A. comprehension : understanding
C. affection : love
B. revision : correction
D. pretence : truth
C. simplification : decoration
E. gratitude : charity
D. accuracy : abnormality
E. expurgation : distortion
9. AUTHORITARIAN :: LENIENT 13. PRIMITIVE :: SOPHISTICATE

A. philanthropist : generous A. employee : superior

B. virtuoso : glamorous B. socialite : recluse
C. hedonist : indulgent C. tyro : expert
D. servant : servile D. native : inhabitant
E. miser : charitable E. applicant : member

10. ALLAY :: SUSPICION 14. TAP :: PUMMEL

A. tend : plant A. tiptoe : stamp

B. impede : anger B. hit : hurt
C. calm : fear C. lumber : stumble
D. fell : tree D. talk : chat
E. exacerbate : worry E. pump : water

11. PERENNIAL :: EPHEMERAL 15. TRAGEDY :: DRAMA

A. volatile : evanescent A. farce : actor

B. mature : ripe B. cartoon : film
C. diurnal : annual C. prosody : poem
D. permanent : temporary D. accident : ambulance
E. majestic : mean E. epigram : anecdote

12. DIRECTORY :: ADDRESS

A. list : number
B. catalogue : shop
C. thesaurus : fact
D. dictionary : spelling
E. encyclopaedia : solecism
1. BOAST :: LANGUAGE 3. VIRULENT :: INNOCUOUS

A. glare : anger A. pretentious : harmful

B. swagger : gait B. reprehensible : praiseworthy
C. stare : sight C. strong : delicate
D. grow : height D. epidemic : widespread
E. enrage : anger E. antiseptic : medical

Correct Answer: B Correct Answer: B

Explanation: Explanation:

To boast is to talk using arrogant Something virulent is not innocuous;

language; to swagger is to walk with an something reprehensible is not
arrogant gait. praiseworthy.
(swagger = behave arrogantly; gait = (virulent = dangerous, poisonous;
style of walking) innocuous = harmless; reprehensible =
very bad)
2. BELITTLE :: DISPARAGE
4. INCOHERENT :: CLARITY
A. jeopardize : protect
B. efface : inscribe A. quiet : volume
C. assuage : increase B. normal : austerity
D. deride : ridicule C. stagnant : light
E. decrease : augment D. scribbled : writing
E. tidy : mind
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation:
To belittle is to disparage; to deride is to
ridicule. Something incoherent lacks clarity;
(belittle = disparage = criticize; something quiet lacks volume.
jeopardize = put in danger; efface = (incoherent = unclear; austerity =
wipe out; assuage = reduce, satisfy; frugality, hardship; stagnant = not
deride = ridicule = mock; augment = moving)
increase)
5. DESECRATE :: HOLY
A. despoil : beautiful
B. beautify : ugly
C. glamorize : rich
D. damage : corporeal
E. improve : dull
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
To desecrate something holy spoils it
and takes away its holiness; to despoil
something beautiful spoils it and takes
away its beauty.
(desecrate = contaminate; corporeal =
concerned with the body)
6. VIRTUOSO :: ACCOMPLISHED
A. aesthete : austere
B. servant : servile
C. hedonist : pretentious
D. priest : orthodox
E. philanthropist : generous
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
A virtuoso is an accomplished person; a
philanthropist is a generous person.
(virtuoso = expert; aesthete = someone
who appreciates art and beauty; austere
= severely plain; servile = groveling;
hedonist = pleasure seeker;
philanthropist = generous person)
7. AUTHORITARIAN :: STRICT
A. fallacious : fraught
B. fastidious : particular
C. exemplary : arrogant
D. apprehensive : eager
E. neutral : objective
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Someone authoritarian is strict;
someone fastidious is particular.
(authoritarian = strict; fallacious =
wrong; fraught = troubled; fastidious =
picky; particular = fussy; exemplary =
excellent; apprehensive = worried)
8. HOMOGENEOUS :: KIND
A. fast : speed
B. suspicious : origin
C. diverse : route
D. contemporary : time
E. disparate : place
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Homogeneous things are all of the same
kind; contemporary things are of the
same time.
(homogenous = same, even;
contemporary = occurring at the same
time; disparate = different)
9. CONSPICUOUS :: VISIBLE 11. TEMPER :: HARD

A. sensual : audible A. mitigate : severe

B. irrevocable : changed B. provoke : angry
C. elastic : stretched C. endorse : tough
D. ignominious : denounced D. infer : certain
E. sensitive : felt E. scrutinize : clear

Correct Answer: C Correct Answer: A

Explanation: Explanation:

Conspicuous things are easily visible; To temper something makes it less hard;
elastic things are easily stretched. to mitigate something makes it less
(conspicuous = readily visible; severe.
irrevocable = cannot be changed; (temper = moderate; mitigate = less in
ignominious = shameful) severity; endorse = support; infer =
deduce; scrutinize = examine carefully)
10. AUTHENTIC :: APOCRYPHAL
12. STANZA :: POEM
A. immune : dangerous
B. conventional : unorthodox A. chapter : novel
C. pious : religious B. prose : verse
D. eccentric : strange C. stave : music
E. reticent : chaotic D. song : chorus
E. overture : opera
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation:
Something authentic is not apocryphal;
something conventional is not A stanza is a section of a poem; a
unorthodox. chapter is a section of a novel.
(authentic = genuine; apocryphal = of (stave = lines on which music is written
doubtful origin; pious = religious; out; overture = introduction to an
reticent = shy, holding back opera)
information)
13. ABSTEMIOUS :: INDULGE 15. PROLIFIC :: UNFRUITFUL

A. subversive : undermine A. new : old

B. diffident : confide B. blooming : withered
C. profligate : spend C. fertile : barren
D. gregarious : participate D. fresh : stale
E. submissive : assert E. fecund : fervid

Correct Answer: E Correct Answer: C

Explanation: Explanation:

Someone abstemious does not indulge; Something prolific is not unfruitful;

someone submissive does not assert.
(abstemious = refraining from
indulging; undermine = attack; diffident
= hesitant; profligate = wasteful;
gregarious = sociable)
14. FRAGMENT :: MERGE
something fertile is not barren.
(N.B. there are four pairs of opposite
among the answer choices - therefore we
must look for an extra connection. In this
case the connection is that both pairs
concern the ability to produce.) (fecund
= fertile; fervid = eager, passionate)

A. engage : marry
B. loose : tighten
C. splinter : join
D. mend : rend
E. diverge : convex

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

To fragment is to break up and to merge

is to put together; to splinter is to break
up and to join is to put together.
(rend = tear)
ANALOGY SET-3 5. DESECRATE :: HOLY

1. BOAST :: LANGUAGE
A. despoil : beautiful
B. beautify : ugly
A. glare : anger
C. glamorize : rich
B. swagger : gait
D. damage : corporeal
C. stare : sight
E. improve : dull
D. grow : height
E. enrage : anger 6. VIRTUOSO :: ACCOMPLISHED

2. BELITTLE :: DISPARAGE
A. aesthete : austere
B. servant : servile
A. jeopardize : protect
C. hedonist : pretentious
B. efface : inscribe
D. priest : orthodox
C. assuage : increase
E. philanthropist : generous
D. deride : ridicule
E. decrease : augment 7. AUTHORITARIAN :: STRICT

3. VIRULENT :: INNOCUOUS
A. fallacious : fraught
B. fastidious : particular
A. pretentious : harmful
C. exemplary : arrogant
B. reprehensible : praiseworthy
D. apprehensive : eager
C. strong : delicate
E. neutral : objective
D. epidemic : widespread
E. antiseptic : medical 8. HOMOGENEOUS :: KIND

4. INCOHERENT :: CLARITY
A. fast : speed
B. suspicious : origin
A. quiet : volume
C. diverse : route
B. normal : austerity
D. contemporary : time
C. stagnant : light
E. disparate : place
D. scribbled : writing
E. tidy : mind
9. CONSPICUOUS :: VISIBLE 13. ABSTEMIOUS :: INDULGE

A. sensual : audible A. subversive : undermine

B. irrevocable : changed B. diffident : confide
C. elastic : stretched C. profligate : spend
D. ignominious : denounced D. gregarious : participate
E. sensitive : felt E. submissive : assert

10. AUTHENTIC :: APOCRYPHAL 14. FRAGMENT :: MERGE

A. immune : dangerous A. engage : marry

B. conventional : unorthodox B. loose : tighten
C. pious : religious C. splinter : join
D. eccentric : strange D. mend : rend
E. reticent : chaotic E. diverge : convex

11. TEMPER :: HARD 15. PROLIFIC :: UNFRUITFUL

A. mitigate : severe A. new : old

B. provoke : angry B. blooming : withered
C. endorse : tough C. fertile : barren
D. infer : certain D. fresh : stale
E. scrutinize : clear E. fecund : fervid

12. STANZA :: POEM

A. chapter : novel
B. prose : verse
C. stave : music
D. song : chorus
E. overture : opera
 3. DERIDE :: RIDICULE
1. GLASS :: TRANSLUSCENCE
A. jeopardize : protect
A. cup : portability B. assuage : increase
B. mammal : perfection C. efface : inscribe
C. light : opacity D. decrease : augment
D. metal : luster E. belittle : disparage
E. cotton : weight
Correct Answer: E
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Explanation:
To deride is to ridicule; to belittle is to
Glass is a material noted for its disparage.
translucence; metal is noted for its (deride = ridicule = mock; jeopardize =
luster. put in danger; assuage = lessen; efface
(translucence = ability to let light = wipe out; augment = increase)
through; opacity = cannot let light
through; luster = shine) 4. REPREHENSIBLE ::
PRAISEWORTHY
2. NEEDLE :: PINE
A. pretentious : harmful
A. pin : cloth B. virulent : innocuous
B. trunk : tree C. epidemic : widespread
C. flower : leaf D. antiseptic : medicinal
D. spine : cactus E. admirable : laudable
E. stalk : root
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Explanation:
Something reprehensible is not
A needle is the leaf of a pine tree; a praiseworthy; something virulent is not
spine is the leaf of a cactus. innocuous.
(reprehensible = very bad; virulent =
poisonous, dangerous; innocuous =
harmless; laudable = praiseworthy)
5. ANECDOTE :: STORY 7. DIFFIDENT :: CONFIDENCE

A. ballad : song A. obscure : peculiarity

B. novel : chapter B. faithful : security
C. limerick : poem C. submissive : equanimity
D. prose : poetry D. fervid : vigor
E. overture : opera E. unstable : balance

Correct Answer: C Correct Answer: E

Explanation: Explanation:

An anecdote is a short, amusing story; a Someone diffident is lacking in

limerick is a short, amusing poem.
(ballad = song that tells a story;
overture = introduction to an opera)
6. EXPEDITE :: HASTEN
A. conscript : write down
B. divert : make harder
C. facilitate : make easier
D. satirize : praise
E. stretch : shrink
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
To expedite something is to hasten it; to
facilitate something is to make easier.
(expedite = speed up; hasten = hurry;
conscript = force to join the military
services; satirize = ridicule)
confidence; someone unstable is lacking
in balance.
(diffident = shy, hesitant; equanimity =
balance, poise; fervid = passionate)
8. ERUDITE :: LEARNING
A. whimsical : caprice
B. elegant : diplomacy
C. generous : stinginess
D. conscientious : objection
E. orthodox : opinion
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Someone erudite is noted for learning;
someone whimsical is noted for caprice.
(erudite = learned, scholarly; whimsical
= fickle; caprice = whims; stinginess =
miserliness)
9. GRANDILOQUENT :: SIMPLE
A. palatial : sybaritic
B. salacious : rumored
C. soporific : sporadic
D. circumlocutory : straightforward
E. magnificent : peaceful
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Something grandiloquent is not simple;
something circumlocutory is not
straightforward.
(grandiloquent = expressed in elaborate
language; sybaritic = loving luxury;
salacious = unwholesome; soporific =
sleep inducing; circumlocutory =
longwinded)
10. APOCRYPHAL :: CERTAINTY
A. conventional : orthodoxy
B. religious : piety
C. strange : incongruity
D. chaotic : order
E. reticent : restraint
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Something apocryphal has no certainty;
something chaotic has no order.
(apocryphal = of doubtful origin;
incongruity = oddness; reticent =
holding back)
11. INDEFATIGABLE :: ENERGY
A. illustrious : infamy
B. sagacious : wisdom
C. enervated : vitality
D. experienced : excellence
E. surreal : imagination
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Someone indefatigable has a lot of
energy; someone sagacious has a lot of
wisdom.
(indefatigable = cannot be tired out;
sagacious = wise; illustrious = famous;
enervated = weakened; surreal =
unreal)
12. BEGUILE :: WILES
A. encourage : exhortations
B. enlighten : ruses
C. ennoble : tirade
D. deride : incantations
E. delude : elegies
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Wiles are used to beguile someone;
exhortations are used to encourage
someone.
(beguile = seduce, fascinate; wiles =
tricks, lures; exhortations =
encouragement; ruses = tricks; tirade =
lengthy abuse; deride = mock;
incantations = prayers, spells, chants;
delude = deceive; elegies = praises)
13. TACITURN :: VOLUBLE 15. STOIC :: FORTITUDE

A. stealthy : covert A. benefactor : generosity

B. convivial : hospitable B. heretic : faith
C. gregarious : affable C. eccentric : ineptitude
D. ingenuous : cunning D. miser : charity
E. succinct : concise E. soldier : bravery

Correct Answer: D Correct Answer: A

Explanation: Explanation:

Someone taciturn is not voluble; A stoic is note for his fortitude; a

someone ingenuous is not cunning.
(taciturn = silent; voluble = talking a
lot; covert = hidden; convivial =
sociable; gregarious = sociable; affable
= friendly; ingenuous = naive; succinct
= short and to the point; concise =
short)
benefactor is noted for his generosity.
(stoic = person who can tolerate
hardship; fortitude = courage to face
hardship; heretic = one who speaks out
against religion or orthodoxy; eccentric
= unconventional person; ineptitude =
incompetence)

14. MONOLOGUE :: ACTOR

A. solo : singer
B. performance : orchestra
C. prologue : book
D. repertoire : choir
E. drama : author

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

A monologue is a speech by an actor

performing alone; a solo is a song
performed by a single singer.
(prologue = introduction to a book or
play; repertoire = set of skills)
ANALOGY SET-4 5. ANECDOTE :: STORY

1. GLASS :: TRANSLUSCENCE
A. ballad : song
B. novel : chapter
A. cup : portability
C. limerick : poem
B. mammal : perfection
D. prose : poetry
C. light : opacity
E. overture : opera
D. metal : luster
E. cotton : weight 6. EXPEDITE :: HASTEN

2. NEEDLE :: PINE
A. conscript : write down
B. divert : make harder
A. pin : cloth
C. facilitate : make easier
B. trunk : tree
D. satirize : praise
C. flower : leaf
E. stretch : shrink
D. spine : cactus
E. stalk : root 7. DIFFIDENT :: CONFIDENCE

3. DERIDE :: RIDICULE
A. obscure : peculiarity
B. faithful : security
A. jeopardize : protect
C. submissive : equanimity
B. assuage : increase
D. fervid : vigor
C. efface : inscribe
E. unstable : balance
D. decrease : augment
E. belittle : disparage 8. ERUDITE :: LEARNING

4. REPREHENSIBLE ::
A. whimsical : caprice
PRAISEWORTHY
B. elegant : diplomacy
A. pretentious : harmful C. generous : stinginess
B. virulent : innocuous D. conscientious : objection
C. epidemic : widespread E. orthodox : opinion
D. antiseptic : medicinal
E. admirable : laudable
9. GRANDILOQUENT :: SIMPLE 13. TACITURN :: VOLUBLE

A. palatial : sybaritic A. stealthy : covert

B. salacious : rumored B. convivial : hospitable
C. soporific : sporadic C. gregarious : affable
D. circumlocutory : straightforward D. ingenuous : cunning
E. magnificent : peaceful E. succinct : concise

10. APOCRYPHAL :: CERTAINTY 14. MONOLOGUE :: ACTOR

A. conventional : orthodoxy A. solo : singer

B. religious : piety B. performance : orchestra
C. strange : incongruity C. prologue : book
D. chaotic : order D. repertoire : choir
E. reticent : restraint E. drama : author

11. INDEFATIGABLE :: ENERGY 15. STOIC :: FORTITUDE

A. illustrious : infamy A. benefactor : generosity

B. sagacious : wisdom B. heretic : faith
C. enervated : vitality C. eccentric : ineptitude
D. experienced : excellence D. miser : charity
E. surreal : imagination E. soldier : bravery

12. BEGUILE :: WILES

A. encourage : exhortations
B. enlighten : ruses
C. ennoble : tirade
D. deride : incantations
E. delude : elegies
1. PEERS :: UNEQUAL 3. RUSE :: OUTWIT

A. comrades : unfriendly A. desire : frustrate

B. compatriots : hostile B. fiasco : foil
C. collaborators : helpful C. irritant : annoy
D. kinsfolk : related D. test : evaluate
E. inferiors : submissive E. statute : legalize

Correct Answer: A Correct Answer: A

Explanation: Explanation:

Peers are not unequal; comrades are not To outwit a ruse is to prevent the ruse
unfriendly. from having any effect; to frustrate a
(peers = equals; comrades = friends; desire is to prevent the desire from
compatriots = people living in the same having an effect.
country; kinsfolk = relatives) (ruse = trick, plot; fiasco = disaster;
statute = law)
2. DIPLOMAT :: TACT
4. COTTAGE :: MANSION
A. novice : expertise
B. virtuoso : skill A. hamlet : house
C. sybarite : energy B. camp : hut
D. philanderer : restraint C. suburb : city
E. dilettante : profundity D. mountain : peak
E. pond : lake
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
Explanation:
A diplomat is noted for tact; a virtuoso is
noted for skill. A cottage is a small dwelling, and a
(novice = beginner; virtuoso = mansion is a big one; a pond is a small
accomplished person; sybarite = lover body of water, and a lake is a big one.
of luxury; philanderer = someone (hamlet = village)
amorous; dilettante = someone who
dabbles in the arts; profundity = depth)
5. IRREVOCABLE :: CHANGED
A. ingenious : doubted
B. axiomatic : studied
C. ridiculous : appreciated
D. inevitable : avoided
E. inviolate : protected
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Something irrevocable cannot be
changed; something inevitable cannot be
avoided.
(irrevocable = cannot be changed;
ingenious = inventive; axiomatic =
accepted as true; inviolate = unharmed)
6. RETALIATE :: VENGEFUL
A. ameliorate : compassionate
B. conciliate : flexible
C. exacerbate : optimistic
D. iterate : hopeful
E. ruminate : woeful
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Someone vengeful is likely to retaliate;
somebody flexible is likely to conciliate.
(retaliate = act in revenge; conciliate =
bring sides together in a dispute;
ameliorate = make better; exacerbate =
make worse; iterate = repeat; ruminate
= think deeply)
7. SPORADIC :: CONTINUOUS
A. tranquil : cacophonous
B. cathartic : impetuous
C. perennial : eternal
D. fitful : soporific
E. vicarious : indirect
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Something sporadic is not continuous;
something tranquil is not cacophonous.
(sporadic = not continuous; tranquil =
peaceful; cacophonous = very noisy;
cathartic = purging; impetuous =
impulsive; perennial = lasting through
the years; fitful = not continuous;
soporific = sleep inducing; vicarious=
experienced indirectly)
8. HONE :: SHARP
A. caulk : leaky
B. polish : shiny
C. burnish : dull
D. irritate : hazy
E. scald : smooth
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
To hone is to make something sharp; to
polish is to make something shiny.
(caulk = make waterproof; burnish =
polish)
9. FORMULATE :: HYPOTHESIS
A. adjudge : criterion
B. terminate : meeting
C. abrogate : right
D. forswear : oath
E. derive : law
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
To formulate a hypothesis is to construct
a hypothesis; to derive a law is to
construct a law.
(hypothesis = scientific suggestion;
criterion = standard; abrogate =
cancel; forswear= give up)
10. ESCHEW :: EVIL
A. foster : child
B. ostracize : pariah
C. embroil : argument
D. attenuate : signal
E. concatenate : circumstance
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
To eschew evil is to avoid evil; to
ostracize a pariah is to avoid a pariah.
(eschew = shun, repudiate; ostracize =
cast out, avoid; pariah = outcast;
embroil = involve in; attenuate =
weaken; concatenate = join together)
11. RACONTEUR :: NARRATE
A. ruffian : ruffle
B. comedian : laugh
C. host : entertain
D. spendthrift : hoard
E. recluse : socialise
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
A raconteur narrates; a host entertains.
(raconteur = person who tells a story;
ruffian = rascal; spendthrift = someone
who spends too much; recluse = person
who avoids others)
12. TAWDRY :: SHOWY
A. meretricious : attractive
B. gaudy : garish
C. intricate : delicate
D. brittle : flexible
E. elegant : urbane
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Something tawdry is showy but not
really valuable; something meretricious
is attractive but has no real value.
(tawdry = poor quality, little value;
meretricious = falsely attractive; gaudy
= garish = over-bright; intricate =
complex; brittle = easily broken; urbane
= sophisticated.)
13. FOREBODING :: UNEASY 15. INNOVATIVE :: TRITE

A. tension : languid A. ingenious : clever

B. dread : alert B. conspicuous : obvious
C. consternation : smug C. contumacious : stubborn
D. jubilation : determined D. arrogant : egotistical
E. well-being : cheerful E. adept : incompetent

Correct Answer: E Correct Answer: E

Explanation: Explanation:

A feeling of foreboding makes you feel Something innovative is not trite;

uneasy; a feeling of well-being makes
you feel cheerful.
(foreboding = unease, disquiet; languid
= lazy, relaxed; consternation = worry
and concern; smug = self-satisfied)
someone adept is not incompetent.
(innovative = inventive; trite = stale,
unoriginal; contumacious = stubborn,
egotistical = selfish; adept = skilful)

14. APPENDIX :: BOOK

A. overture : symphony
B. epilogue : play
C. glossary : author
D. premise : law
E. stanza : poem

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

An appendix comes at the end of a book;

an epilogue comes at the end of a play.
(overture = introductory piece of music;
glossary = list of definitions; stanza =
section of a poem)
ANALOGY SET-5 5. IRREVOCABLE :: CHANGED

1. PEERS :: UNEQUAL
A. ingenious : doubted
B. axiomatic : studied
A. comrades : unfriendly
C. ridiculous : appreciated
B. compatriots : hostile
D. inevitable : avoided
C. collaborators : helpful
E. inviolate : protected
D. kinsfolk : related
E. inferiors : submissive 6. RETALIATE :: VENGEFUL

2. DIPLOMAT :: TACT
A. ameliorate : compassionate
B. conciliate : flexible
A. novice : expertise
C. exacerbate : optimistic
B. virtuoso : skill
D. iterate : hopeful
C. sybarite : energy
E. ruminate : woeful
D. philanderer : restraint
E. dilettante : profundity 7. SPORADIC :: CONTINUOUS

3. RUSE :: OUTWIT
A. tranquil : cacophonous
B. cathartic : impetuous
A. desire : frustrate
C. perennial : eternal
B. fiasco : foil
D. fitful : soporific
C. irritant : annoy
E. vicarious : indirect
D. test : evaluate
E. statute : legalize 8. HONE :: SHARP

4. COTTAGE :: MANSION
A. caulk : leaky
B. polish : shiny
A. hamlet : house
C. burnish : dull
B. camp : hut
D. irritate : hazy
C. suburb : city
E. scald : smooth
D. mountain : peak
E. pond : lake
9. FORMULATE :: HYPOTHESIS 13. FOREBODING :: UNEASY

A. adjudge : criterion A. tension : languid

B. terminate : meeting B. dread : alert
C. abrogate : right C. consternation : smug
D. forswear : oath D. jubilation : determined
E. derive : law E. well-being : cheerful

10. ESCHEW :: EVIL 14. APPENDIX :: BOOK

A. foster : child A. overture : symphony

B. ostracize : pariah B. epilogue : play
C. embroil : argument C. glossary : author
D. attenuate : signal D. premise : law
E. concatenate : circumstance E. stanza : poem

11. RACONTEUR :: NARRATE 15. INNOVATIVE :: TRITE

A. ruffian : ruffle A. ingenious : clever

B. comedian : laugh B. conspicuous : obvious
C. host : entertain C. contumacious : stubborn
D. spendthrift : hoard D. arrogant : egotistical
E. recluse : socialise E. adept : incompetent

12. TAWDRY :: SHOWY

A. meretricious : attractive
B. gaudy : garish
C. intricate : delicate
D. brittle : flexible
E. elegant : urbane
ANALOGY SET-6 5. PROBITY :: GUILE

1. FROWN :: DISPLEASURE
A. alacrity : speed
B. felicity : joy
A. hunch : certainty
C. ingenuity : skill
B. fidget : restlessness
D. decorum : behaviour
C. pucker : ambivalence
E. industry : laziness
D. squirm : collusion
E. strut : humility 6. NUISANCE :: IRKSOME

2. REAM :: PAPER
A. bane : troublesome
B. delight : peaceful
A. hutch : wood
C. paradox : expected
B. bale : hay
D. conglomeration : ugly
C. coop : chickens
E. ramification : overt
D. guffaw : laughter
E. quart : glass 7. COMMAND :: PEREMPTORY

3. PERFORATION :: SEAL
A. gesticulate : magnanimous
B. retreat : cowardly
A. consternation : worry
C. insist : forceful
B. temerity : daring
D. proliferate : free
C. vanity : hopes
E. underscore : nonchalant
D. laceration: skin
E. incarceration : prison 8. AMALGAMATE :: SEPARATE

4. RAREFY :: DENSE
A. desecrate : despoil
B. capitulate : surrender
A. exacerbate : severe
C. promulgate : propagate
B. negate : fruitful
D. vilify : decry
C. placate : serene
E. join : splinter
D. clarify : obscure
E. petrify : hard
9. CAROUSE :: SEDATE 13. CHOLERIC :: ANGER

A. congregate : voluble A. cynic : displeasure

B. castigate : angry B. gullible : trustworthiness
C. enshroud : hidden C. skeptical : doubt
D. abstain : abstemious D. sanguine : pessimism
E. enthuse : lukewarm E. narcissistic : petulance

10. ZEALOT :: PASSION 14. VISCOUS :: TREACLE

A. patriarch : tyranny A. saccharine : sugar

B. quack : deception B. attractive : nectar
C. sybarite : austerity C. smooth : satin
D. libertarian : anarchy D. volatile : oil
E. sophomore : derision E. durable : wood

11. REPLICATE :: RESULT 15. AVARICE :: MONEY

A. enervate : weakness A. trepidation : fear

B. ameliorate : problem B. ambition : success
C. embroil : argument C. deference : respect
D. bequeath : legacy D. decadence : praise
E. repeat : feat E. clairvoyance : future

12. PHILANTHROPIST ::
FRUGALITY

A. stoic : vulnerability
B. jingoist : clarity
C. propagandist : indoctrination
D. nomad : transcendence
E. expatriate : innovation
1. FROWN :: DISPLEASURE 3. PERFORATION :: SEAL

A. hunch : certainty A. consternation : worry

B. fidget : restlessness B. temerity : daring
C. pucker : ambivalence C. vanity : hopes
D. squirm : collusion D. laceration: skin
E. strut : humility E. incarceration : prison

Correct Answer: B Correct Answer: D

Explanation: Explanation:

To frown is a sign of displeasure; to A perforation is a break in a seal; a

fidget is a sign of restlessness. laceration is a break (cut) in the skin.
( ambivalence = lack of certainty; (consternation = worry, concern;
collusion = plotting; strut = show off) temerity = audacity; laceration = cut;
incarceration = putting in prison)
2. REAM :: PAPER
4. RAREFY :: DENSE
A. hutch : wood
B. bale : hay A. exacerbate : severe
C. coop : chickens B. negate : fruitful
D. guffaw : laughter C. placate : serene
E. quart : glass D. clarify : obscure
E. petrify : hard
Correct Answer: B
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Explanation:
A ream is an amount of paper; a bale is
an amount of hay. To rarefy is to make less dense; to
(hutch = cage for rabbits; coop = clarify is to make less obscure.
enclosure for chickens; guffaw = sudden (exacerbate = make worse; negate =
loud laughter) cancel; placate = soothe; serene =
peaceful; petrify = turn to stone or
frighten)
5. PROBITY :: GUILE
A. alacrity : speed
B. felicity : joy
C. ingenuity : skill
D. decorum : behaviour
E. industry : laziness
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
Someone noted for probity is not noted
for guile; someone noted for industry is
not noted for laziness.
(probity = honesty; guile = cunning;
alacrity = speed and eagerness; felicity
= happiness; ingenuity = inventiveness;
decorum = good behavior; industry =
capacity for hard work)
6. NUISANCE :: IRKSOME
A. bane : troublesome
B. delight : peaceful
C. paradox : expected
D. conglomeration : ugly
E. ramification : overt
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
A nuisance is something irksome; a
bane is something troublesome.
(irksome = annoying; bane =
troublesome influence; paradox = an
apparent contradiction; conglomeration
= aggregate; ramification = branch of
something complex; overt = open)
7. COMMAND :: PEREMPTORY
A. gesticulate : magnanimous
B. retreat : cowardly
C. insist : forceful
D. proliferate : free
E. underscore : nonchalant
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
To command is to be peremptory; to
insist is to be forceful.
(peremptory = in a commanding
manner; gesticulate = to make gestures
or signs; magnanimous = generous
minded; proliferate = grow and spread;
underscore = emphasize; nonchalant =
appearing indifferent)
8. AMALGAMATE :: SEPARATE
A. desecrate : despoil
B. capitulate : surrender
C. promulgate : propagate
D. vilify : decry
E. join : splinter
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
To amalgamate is to join, and is the
opposite of to separate; to join is the
opposite of to splinter (break apart).
(desecrate = spoil something that was
holy; despoil = spoil; capitulate = give
in to, surrender; promulgate = spread =
propagate; vilify = decry = slander)
9. CAROUSE :: SEDATE
A. congregate : voluble
B. castigate : angry
C. enshroud : hidden
D. abstain : abstemious
E. enthuse : lukewarm
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
People who carouse are not sedate;
people who enthuse are not lukewarm.
(carouse = to party noisily; sedate =
refined, calm; congregate = gather;
castigate = scold; enshroud = cover;
abstemious = refraining from indulging;
enthuse = to be very enthusiastic;
lukewarm = unenthusiastic)
10. ZEALOT :: PASSION
A. patriarch : tyranny
B. quack : deception
C. sybarite : austerity
D. libertarian : anarchy
E. sophomore : derision
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
A zealot is noted for passion; a quack is
noted for deception.
(zealot = someone devote to a cause;
patriarch = male head of tribe; quack =
trickster; sybarite = lover of luxury;
austerity = hardship, simple living;
libertarian = believer in liberty;
derision = mockery)
11. REPLICATE :: RESULT
A. enervate : weakness
B. ameliorate : problem
C. embroil : argument
D. bequeath : legacy
E. repeat : feat
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
To replicate a result is to repeat the
result; to repeat a feat is to repeat it.
(enervate = weaken; ameliorate = make
better; embroil = to involve someone in
something; bequeath = leave in one's
will; legacy = a gift left in a will)
12. PHILANTHROPIST ::
FRUGALITY
A. stoic : vulnerability
B. jingoist : clarity
C. propagandist : indoctrination
D. nomad : transcendence
E. expatriate : innovation
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
A philanthropist is not noted for
frugality; a stoic is not noted for
vulnerability.
(philanthropist = generous person;
frugality = strict economy; stoic =
someone who can tolerate; vulnerability
= susceptibility, openness to attack;
jingoist = excessive patriot;
propagandist = someone who spreads
political ideas; indoctrination = 'brain-
washing'; transcendence = passing
beyond the known; expatriate =
someone living away from his own
country)
13. CHOLERIC :: ANGER
A. cynic : displeasure
B. gullible : trustworthiness
C. skeptical : doubt
D. sanguine : pessimism
E. narcissistic : petulance
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Someone choleric is prone to anger;
someone skeptical is prone to doubt.
(choleric = easily angered; cynic =
pessimist about human behavior;
gullible = easily fooled; sanguine =
optimistic; narcissistic = vain about
appearance; petulance = sulky
behavior)
15. AVARICE :: MONEY
A. trepidation : fear
B. ambition : success
C. deference : respect
D. decadence : praise
E. clairvoyance : future
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Avarice is a desire for money; ambition
is a desire for success.
(avarice = greed for money; trepidation
= fear; deference = respect; decadence
= corruption, moral decline;
clairvoyance = ability to see the future)

14. VISCOUS :: TREACLE

A. saccharine : sugar
B. attractive : nectar
C. smooth : satin
D. volatile : oil
E. durable : wood

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Treacle is a viscous substance; satin is a

smooth material.
(saccharine = falsely sweet; volatile =
vaporizes easily)
ANALOGY SET-7 5. PETRIFY:: STONE

1. SNEER :: CONTEMPT
A. electrify : interest
B. engrave : inscription
A. lament : mockery
C. ossify : bone
B. glower : anger
D. glorify : saint
C. confess : sorrow
E. mould: coin
D. chide : repentence
E. rejoice : mirth 6. PARTISAN :: CAUSE

2. TIFF :: QUARREL
A. skeptic : doubt
B. pariah : orthodoxy
A. skirmish : battle
C. insurgent : clique
B. fight : debate
D. sectarian : sect
C. fiasco : disgrace
E. guerrilla : tactic
D. joy : exercise
E. peccadillo : improvement 7. FLEDGLING :: INEXPERIENCED

3. DAPPLED :: SPOTS
A. novice : unseasoned
B. mentor : sanguine
A. riddled : holes
C. facilitator : harsh
B. checked : lines
D. tyrant : vulnerable
C. serrated : squares
E. lobbyist : verbose
D. blanched : stains
E. rotund : circles 8. PEERLESS :: SURPASSED

4. ARENA :: CONFLICT
A. grandiose : ignored
B. indisputable : challenged
A. forum : discussion
C. opaque : seen
B. agenda : meeting
D. perplexed : confounded
C. theater : direction
E. lavish : bettered
D. building : construction
E. precinct : police
9. EMBARKATION :: VOYAGE 13. EDIFICE :: BUILDING

A. criterion : judgement A. fence : gate

B. inception : project B. shed : cottage
C. delineation : argument C. wood : orchard
D. diatribe : attack D. portal : door
E. conservation : region E. tower : belfry

10. ACROBAT :: LITHE 14. CORPOREAL :: BODY

A. sycophant : altruistic A. existential : spirit

B. cartographer : circumspect B. macroscopic : microscope
C. surgeon : dextrous C. rational : mind
D. pariah : bombastic D. fetal : child
E. raconteur : taciturn E. sartorial : satire

11. STANCH :: FLOW 15. PROLIFIC :: FRUITFUL

A. corroborate : claim A. blooming : sprouted

B. scrutinize : document B. technical : innovative
C. validate : law C. fertile : productive
D. whet : appetite D. parental : filial
E. damp : oscillation E. lucid : glowing

12. PROLIFERATE :: NUMBER

A. disseminate : information
B. promulgate : area
C. atrophy : strength
D. malinger : capacity
E. dilate : size
1. SNEER :: CONTEMPT 3. DAPPLED :: SPOTS

A. lament : mockery A. riddled : holes

B. glower : anger B. checked : lines
C. confess : sorrow C. serrated : squares
D. chide : repentence D. blanched : stains
E. rejoice : mirth E. rotund : circles

Correct Answer: B Correct Answer: A

Explanation: Explanation:

To sneer is a sign of contempt; to glower Dappled is covered in spots; riddled is

is a sign of anger. filled with holes.
(sneer = mock; lament = express regret; (serrated = having a jagged edge;
glower= scowl angrily; chide = scold) blanched = made pale; rotund =
smoothly round)
2. TIFF :: QUARREL
4. ARENA :: CONFLICT
A. skirmish : battle
B. fight : debate A. forum : discussion
C. fiasco : disgrace B. agenda : meeting
D. joy : exercise C. theater : direction
E. peccadillo : improvement D. building : construction
E. precinct : police
Correct Answer: A
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Explanation:
A tiff is a minor quarrel; a skirmish is a
minor battle. An arena is a place where conflict takes
(Fiasco = total disaster; peccadillo = place; a forum is a place where debate
minor sin or crime) takes place.
5. PETRIFY:: STONE 7. FLEDGLING :: INEXPERIENCED

A. electrify : interest A. novice : unseasoned

B. engrave : inscription B. mentor : sanguine
C. ossify : bone C. facilitator : harsh
D. glorify : saint D. tyrant : vulnerable
E. mould: coin E. lobbyist : verbose

Correct Answer: C Correct Answer: A

Explanation: Explanation:

To petrify is to turn to stone; to ossify is A fledgling is inexperienced; a novice is

to turn to bone. unseasoned.
(fledgling = young bird, or
6. PARTISAN :: CAUSE inexperienced person; novice =
beginner; mentor = guide; sanguine =
A. skeptic : doubt optimistic; lobbyist = one who
B. pariah : orthodoxy persuades; verbose = wordy,
C. insurgent : clique longwinded)
D. sectarian : sect
E. guerrilla : tactic 8. PEERLESS :: SURPASSED

Correct Answer: D A. grandiose : ignored

Explanation:
A partisan supports a particular cause; a
sectarian supports a particular sect.
(partisan = favoring a particular cause;
skeptic = someone who doubts; pariah
= outcast; insurgent = rebel; clique =
small group with common interests; sect
= group with common ideals; guerrilla
= rebel fighter)
B. indisputable : challenged
C. opaque : seen
D. perplexed : confounded
E. lavish : bettered
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Something peerless cannot be surpassed;
something indisputable cannot be
challenged.
(peerless = without equal; grandiose =
on a large scale; confounded =
confused; lavish = generous)
9. EMBARKATION :: VOYAGE
A. criterion : judgement
B. inception : project
C. delineation : argument
D. diatribe : attack
E. conservation : region
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Embarkation is the beginning of a
voyage; inception is the beginning of a
project.
(embarkation = boarding a boat etc.;
inception = starting point; delineation =
outlining; diatribe = strong verbal
attack)
10. ACROBAT :: LITHE
A. sycophant : altruistic
B. cartographer : circumspect
C. surgeon : dextrous
D. pariah : bombastic
E. raconteur : taciturn
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
An acrobat must be lithe; a surgeon
must be dexterous.
(lithe = flexible; sycophant = flatterer;
altruistic = self-sacrificing;
cartographer = map maker; circumspect
= cautious; dexterous = skilled with the
hands; pariah = outcast; bombastic =
arrogant; raconteur = one who tells a
story; taciturn = silent)
11. STANCH :: FLOW
A. corroborate : claim
B. scrutinize : document
C. validate : law
D. whet : appetite
E. damp : oscillation
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
To stanch a flow is to reduce a flow; to
damp an oscillation is to reduce an
oscillation.
(stanch = reduce, stop; damp = reduce
the extent of a vibration, suppress;
oscillation = vibration; corroborate =
give supporting evidence; whet =
sharpen)
12. PROLIFERATE :: NUMBER
A. disseminate : information
B. promulgate : area
C. atrophy : strength
D. malinger : capacity
E. dilate : size
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
To proliferate is to increase in number;
to dilate is to increase in size.
(proliferate = grow and spread;
disseminate = spread; promulgate =
spread; atrophy = wither; malinger =
avoid work)
13. EDIFICE :: BUILDING 15. PROLIFIC :: FRUITFUL

A. fence : gate A. blooming : sprouted

B. shed : cottage B. technical : innovative
C. wood : orchard C. fertile : productive
D. portal : door D. parental : filial
E. tower : belfry E. lucid : glowing

Correct Answer: D Correct Answer: C

Explanation: Explanation:

An edifice is a building; a portal is a Something prolific is very fruitful;

door. (Note that edifice and portal are something fertile is very productive.
both elaborate words for simple things.) (filial = related to children; lucid =
(edifice = building; belfry = bell tower) clear)

14. CORPOREAL :: BODY

A. existential : spirit
B. macroscopic : microscope
C. rational : mind
D. fetal : child
E. sartorial : satire

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Something corporeal is concerned with

the body; something rational is
concerned with the mind.
(existential = related to existence;
macroscopic = large scale; sartorial =
concerned with clothing; satire =
ridicule)
ANALOGY SET-8 5. CONFLAGRATION :: FIRE

1. SOLVE :: MYSTERY
A. metropolis : city
B. asylum : building
A. ensure : animal
C. village : town
B. decipher : code
D. bureau : office
C. debate : riddle
E. bridge : brook
D. conquer : enemy
E. lengthen : tale 6. SLUGGARD :: ENERGY

2. LIONIZE :: CELEBRITY
A. maverick : rebellion
B. scribe : writing
A. worship : idol
C. shirker : laziness
B. ostracize : hero
D. slattern : tidiness
C. swindle : trickster
E. despot : power
D. recount : myth
E. confer : advantage 7. ROUSE :: PACIFY

3. EXPEL : PUPIL
A. escalate : moderate
B. defile : adulterate
A. inter : prisoner
C. ameliorate : placate
B. question : inquisitor
D. exacerbate : sharpen
C. deport : alien
E. awaken : spur
D. instigate : firebrand
E. judge : defendant 8. PAROCHIAL :: LOCAL

4. CALLOW :: MATURITY
A. idolatrous : religious
B. miserly : unique
A. arid : dryness
C. capricious : erratic
B. putrid : impurity
D. germinal : developing
C. aggressive : fight
E. mercenary : money
D. timid : interest
E. barren : productivity
9. INCARCERATION :: PRISON 13. UBIQUITOUS :: EVERYWHERE

A. moratorium : activity A. impervious : stratified

B. sequestration : isolation B. penetrable : wild
C. adulation : worship C. endemic : widespread
D. pedantry : learning D. eternal : forever
E. dejection : desperation E. pervasive : environmental

10. INGRATE :: GRATITUDE 14. WITLESS :: SAGACITY

A. lover : amorousness A. infamous : notoriety

B. paragon : virtue B. obtuse : acuity
C. profligate : frugality C. perceptive : insight
D. coward : timidity D. jovial : jollity
E. misogynist : women E. myriad : variety

11. HYPOCRITICAL :: SINCERE 15. UNDERSCORE :: EMPHASIS

A. arrogant : aloof A. adorn : decoration

B. disinterested : impartial B. underplay : emotion
C. cynical : gloomy C. chastise : praise
D. rapacious : greedy D. expose : veracity
E. flustered : composed E. elongate : detail

12. MALINGER :: WORK

A. shirk : obligation
B. scold : child
C. fight : disease
D. amaze : miracle
E. invent : excuse
1. SOLVE :: MYSTERY 3. EXPEL : PUPIL

A. ensure : animal A. inter : prisoner

B. decipher : code B. question : inquisitor
C. debate : riddle C. deport : alien
D. conquer : enemy D. instigate : firebrand
E. lengthen : tale E. judge : defendant

Correct Answer: B Correct Answer: C

Explanation: Explanation:

To solve a mystery is to work it out; to To expel a pupil is to send him away

decipher a code is to work it out. (from school); to deport an alien is to
(decipher = decode) send him away (from a country).
(inter = bury; inquisitor = harsh
2. LIONIZE :: CELEBRITY questioner; instigate = stimulate;
firebrand = revolutionary)
A. worship : idol
B. ostracize : hero 4. CALLOW :: MATURITY
C. swindle : trickster
D. recount : myth A. arid : dryness
E. confer : advantage B. putrid : impurity
C. aggressive : fight
Correct Answer: A D. timid : interest
E. barren : productivity
Explanation:
Correct Answer: E
A celebrity is lionized; an idol is
worshipped. Explanation:
(lionize = treat as a celebrity; celebrity
= famous person; ostracize = isolate, Someone callow has no maturity;
shun; recount = narrate) something barren has no productivity.
(callow = immature; arid = dry; putrid
= rotten)
5. CONFLAGRATION :: FIRE 7. ROUSE :: PACIFY

A. metropolis : city A. escalate : moderate

B. asylum : building B. defile : adulterate
C. village : town C. ameliorate : placate
D. bureau : office D. exacerbate : sharpen
E. bridge : brook E. awaken : spur

Correct Answer: A Correct Answer: A

Explanation: Explanation:

A conflagration is a big fire; a To rouse is to stir up and to pacify is to

metropolis is a big city. calm down; to escalate is to stir up
(asylum = place of safety; brook = small (increase) and to moderate is to calm
stream) down (make less).
(defile = pollute; adulterate = pollute,
6. SLUGGARD :: ENERGY make impure; ameliorate = make better;
placate = soothe; exacerbate = make
A. maverick : rebellion worse; spur = encourage)
B. scribe : writing
C. shirker : laziness 8. PAROCHIAL :: LOCAL
D. slattern : tidiness
E. despot : power A. idolatrous : religious
B. miserly : unique
Correct Answer: D C. capricious : erratic
D. germinal : developing
Explanation: E. mercenary : money

A sluggard is not noted for energy; a Correct Answer: E

slattern is not noted for tidiness.
(sluggard = lazy person; maverick = a
loner, rebel; shirker = avoids work;
slattern = dirty, untidy person; despot =
tyrant)
Explanation:
Someone parochial is concerned with
local matters; someone mercenary is
concerned with money.
(parochial = narrow minded and
concerned only with local matters;
idolatrous = worshipping excessively;
capricious = whimsical; germinal =
growing)
9. INCARCERATION :: PRISON
A. moratorium : activity
B. sequestration : isolation
C. adulation : worship
D. pedantry : learning
E. dejection : desperation
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Incarceration is putting in prison;
sequestration is putting in isolation.
(incarcerate = imprison; moratorium =
temporary stoppage; sequestration =
isolation; pedantry = insistence on
narrow points of learning; dejection =
great sorrow)
10. INGRATE :: GRATITUDE
A. lover : amorousness
B. paragon : virtue
C. profligate : frugality
D. coward : timidity
E. misogynist : women
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
An ingrate shows no gratitude; a
profligate shows no frugality.
(ingrate = ungrateful person;
amorousness = expressing love;
paragon = perfect person; profligate =
wasteful person; frugality = being
economical; misogynist = hater of
women)
11. HYPOCRITICAL :: SINCERE
A. arrogant : aloof
B. disinterested : impartial
C. cynical : gloomy
D. rapacious : greedy
E. flustered : composed
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
Someone hypocritical is not sincere;
someone flustered is not composed.
(hypocritical = insincere; disinterested
= unbiased = impartial; cynical =
pessimistic about human behavior;
rapacious = greedy, grabbing; flustered
= not calm; composed = calm and
controlled)
12. MALINGER :: WORK
A. shirk : obligation
B. scold : child
C. fight : disease
D. amaze : miracle
E. invent : excuse
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
To malinger is to avoid work; to shirk is
to avoid an obligation
13. UBIQUITOUS :: EVERYWHERE

A. impervious : stratified 15. UNDERSCORE :: EMPHASIS

B. penetrable : wild
C. endemic : widespread A. adorn : decoration
D. eternal : forever B. underplay : emotion
E. pervasive : environmental C. chastise : praise
D. expose : veracity
Correct Answer: D E. elongate : detail

Explanation: Correct Answer: A

Something ubiquitous is found Explanation:

everywhere; something eternal lasts
forever.
(ubiquitous = widespread; endemic =
native to an area; pervasive =
widespread)
14. WITLESS :: SAGACITY
To underscore is to add emphasis; to
adorn is to add decoration.
(underscore = emphasize; adorn =
decorate; chastise = punish; veracity =
truth)

A. infamous : notoriety
B. obtuse : acuity
C. perceptive : insight
D. jovial : jollity
E. myriad : variety

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Someone witless has no sagacity;

someone obtuse has no acuity.
(witless = silly; sagacity = wisdom;
infamous = famous for something bad =
notorious; obtuse = mentally dull;
acuity = sharpness; perceptive =
insightful; jovial = jolly; myriad = large
numbers)
 D. athlete : competition
E. warden : prison

ANALOGY SET-9

1. WOOD :: SAW 5. INCUMBENT :: OFFICE

A. ice : igloo A. employee : career

B. metal : chisel B. landlord : accommodation
C. butter : knife C. officer : station
D. paper : clip D. monarch : throne
E. stone : wall E. politician : presidency

2. FORD :: STREAM 6. NEOPHYTE :: EXPERIENCE

A. pass : mountain A. traitor : trust

B. route : avenue B. teacher : education
C. field : pasture C. vagrant : abode
D. score : music D. magnate : power
E. alley : building E. scholar : knowledge

3. SUPPORT :: PATRON 7. SYMPHONY :: MUSIC

A. bluster : braggart A. epic : poem

B. inspiration : muse B. anecdote : story
C. glory : hero C. opera : theater
D. praise : parent D. verse : poem
E. honor : soldier E. anthem : novel

4. CURATOR :: MUSEUM 8. ADMONISH :: SCOLD

A. captain : household A. concur : disagree

B. servant : abode B. persuade : lure
C. conductor : music C. attack : mollify
 D. arouse : stupefy D. somber : jollity
E. conceal : hide E. guilty : remorse

9. SYNTHESIS :: PARTS 13. CHOLERIC :: ANGER

A. merger : laws A. sanguine : optimism

B. confluence : streams B. saturnine : cheer
C. smelting : ores C. jovial : melancholy
D. abnegation : vows D. jaundiced : hope
E. dissipation : energy E. introverted : charity

10. TORTUOUS :: DIRECT 14. AMUSE :: DIVERT

A. angular : bent A. regale : entertain

B. curvaceous : rotund B. scuttle : salvage
C. enervated : weak C. encapsulate : expand
D. meandering : straight D. expurgate : repeal
E. harsh : strict E. aggrandize : moderate

11. CRITERIA :: JUDGEMENT 15. EXACERBATE :: BETTER

A. signs : direction A. elucidate : clear

B. mistakes : contrition B. engender : constant
C. paradoxes : clarity C. accredit : spurious
D. data : evaluation D. enlarge : capacious
E. superstitions : destiny E. ameliorate : worse

12. BELLICOSE :: AGGRESSION

A. unconcerned : anxiety
B. willful : compliance
C. pliant : tractability
1. WOOD :: SAW
3. SUPPORT :: PATRON
A. ice : igloo
B. metal : chisel A. bluster : braggart
C. butter : knife B. inspiration : muse
D. paper : clip C. glory : hero
E. stone : wall D. praise : parent
E. honor : soldier
Correct Answer: C
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Explanation:
Wood is cut with a saw; butter is cut
with a knife. A patron provides support; a muse
provides inspiration.
2. FORD :: STREAM (braggart = boastful person; muse =
source of inspiration)
A. pass : mountain
B. route : avenue 4. CURATOR :: MUSEUM
C. field : pasture
D. score : music A. captain : household
E. alley : building B. servant : abode
C. conductor : music
Correct Answer: A D. athlete : competition
E. warden : prison
Explanation:
Correct Answer: E
A ford is a place to cross a stream; a
pass is a place to cross a mountain. Explanation:
(score is the written form of music)
A curator works in a museum; a warden
works in a prison.
(abode = home)
5. INCUMBENT :: OFFICE 7. SYMPHONY :: MUSIC

A. employee : career A. epic : poem

B. landlord : accommodation B. anecdote : story
C. officer : station C. opera : theater
D. monarch : throne D. verse : poem
E. politician : presidency E. anthem : novel

Correct Answer: D Correct Answer: A

Explanation: Explanation:

An incumbent occupies an office; a A symphony is a long form of music; an

monarch occupies a throne. epic is a long poem.
(incumbent = office bearer; monarch = (anecdote = short, amusing story)
king or queen)
8. ADMONISH :: SCOLD
6. NEOPHYTE :: EXPERIENCE
A. concur : disagree
A. traitor : trust B. persuade : lure
B. teacher : education C. attack : mollify
C. vagrant : abode D. arouse : stupefy
D. magnate : power E. conceal : hide
E. scholar : knowledge
Correct Answer: E
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation:
To admonish is to scold; to conceal is to
A neophyte lacks experience; a vagrant hide.
lacks an abode. (concur = agree; lure = entice; mollify
(neophyte = beginner; vagrant = = soothe; stupefy = stun)
wanderer with no place to live; abode =
home; magnate = powerful person)
9. SYNTHESIS :: PARTS 11. CRITERIA :: JUDGEMENT

A. merger : laws A. signs : direction

B. confluence : streams B. mistakes : contrition
C. smelting : ores C. paradoxes : clarity
D. abnegation : vows D. data : evaluation
E. dissipation : energy E. superstitions : destiny

Correct Answer: B Correct Answer: D

Explanation: Explanation:

Synthesis is a coming together of parts; a A judgment can be made on the basis of

confluence is a coming together of
streams.
(smelting = refining; abnegation =
renouncing; dissipation = waste)
10. TORTUOUS :: DIRECT
criteria; evaluation can be based on
data.
(criteria = standards against which
something can be measured; contrition
= repentance; paradoxes = apparently
contradictory phenomena)

A. angular : bent 12. BELLICOSE :: AGGRESSION

B. curvaceous : rotund
C. enervated : weak A. unconcerned : anxiety
D. meandering : straight B. willful : compliance
E. harsh : strict C. pliant : tractability
D. somber : jollity
Correct Answer: D E. guilty : remorse

Explanation: Correct Answer: C

Something tortuous is not direct; Explanation:

something meandering is not direct.
(tortuous = indirect; rotund = round;
enervated = weakened)
Someone bellicose is noted for
aggression; someone pliant is noted for
tractability.
(bellicose = aggressive, warlike; willful
= stubborn; compliance = readiness to
obey or follow; pliant = flexible, not
stubborn; tractability = flexibility,
readiness to obey; somber = gloomy)
13. CHOLERIC :: ANGER
A. sanguine : optimism
B. saturnine : cheer
C. jovial : melancholy
D. jaundiced : hope
E. introverted : charity
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Someone choleric is noted for anger;
someone sanguine is noted for optimism.
(choleric = easily angered; sanguine =
optimistic; saturnine = gloomy; jovial =
jolly; melancholy = sadness; jaundiced
= pessimistic outlook; introverted =
inward looking)
14. AMUSE :: DIVERT
A. regale : entertain
B. scuttle : salvage
C. encapsulate : expand
D. expurgate : repeal
E. aggrandize : moderate
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
To amuse someone is to divert them; to
regale is to entertain. (Note that the
word 'divert' has more than one meaning.
1. distract; 2. send on a detour; 3.
entertain.)
(regale = entertain; scuttle = sink;
encapsulated = surround, capture;
expurgate = censor; aggrandize =
exaggerate)
15. EXACERBATE :: BETTER
A. elucidate : clear
B. engender : constant
C. accredit : spurious
D. enlarge : capacious
E. ameliorate : worse
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
To exacerbate will not make something
better; to ameliorate will not make
something worse.
(exacerbate = make worse; elucidate =
make clear; engender = cause; spurious
= false; capacious = able to hold a lot;
ameliorate = make better)
 A. poet : bard
B. empress : subject
C. explorer : embarkation
D. opportunist : politician
E. controller : actor

5. FURTIVE :: BEHAVIOR
ANALOGY SET-10

1. CACKLE :: GEESE A. evanescent : actions

B. cerebral : thoughts
A. coop : poultry
C. conditioned : reflex
B. troupe : monkeys
D. awkward : speech
C. bray : donkey
E. covert : action
D. desert : iguana
6. RATIFY :: TREATY
E. flipper : whale

2. PORTION :: FOOD A. delineate : detour

B. sanction : expenditure
A. apartment : dwelling
C. congregate : church
B. meal : dessert
D. escalate : conflict
C. fork : utensil
E. decry : misdemeanor
D. amount : number
7. GRANDIOSE :: PLAN
E. dose : drug

3. ESSAY :: THESIS A. intricate : map

B. educated : guess
A. story : protagonist
C. ornate : building
B. novel : book
D. querulous : child
C. writer : fiction
E. ignorant : oaf
D. article : topic
8. BEACON :: LIGHT
E. law : stricture

4. MUSICIAN :: VIRTUOSO
 A. precept : principle
B. shroud : cloud
C. contradiction : confusion
D. command : order
E. dagger : weapon
9. EXTRICATE :: ENSNARED
A. enfranchise : suffering
B. condone : sinning
C. coordinate : coherent
D. liberate : enslaved
E. donate : desperate
10. EDITORIAL : OPINION
A. magazine : doctrine
B. forum : censorship
C. headline : synopsis
D. biography : life history
E. catalog : requisition
11. FETTER : MOVEMENT
A. shoulder : support
B. bastion : strength
C. catacomb : death
D. precinct : law breaking
E. gag : speech
12. IMPASSE :: DEADLOCK
A. moratorium : instigation
B. quandary : dilemma
C. exegesis : confusion
D. paradigm : prognosis
E. quantum : limitation
13. CATHARSIS :: EMOTION
A. excoriation : malady
B. extenuation : innocence
C. absolution : guilt
D. elegy : mourning
E. contrition : sorrow
14. UNWITTING :: AWARENESS
A. alone : companionship
B. clandestine : complicity
C. egregious : oblivion
D. dormant : torpor
E. diurnal : permission
15. NASCENT :: MORIBUND
A. sophomoric : puerile
B. covetous : greedy
C. sycophantic : servile
D. shrewd : disingenuous
E. germinal : senescent
 3. ESSAY :: THESIS
1. CACKLE :: GEESE
A. story : protagonist
A. coop : poultry B. novel : book
B. troupe : monkeys C. writer : fiction
C. bray : donkey D. article : topic
D. desert : iguana E. law : stricture
E. flipper : whale
Correct Answer: D
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation:
The thesis of an essay is the main point
A cackle is a noise made by geese; bray it is making; the topic of an article is the
is a noise made by a donkey. main subject it is about.
(protagonist = main character of book,
2. PORTION :: FOOD film or play; stricture = limitation)

A. apartment : dwelling 4. MUSICIAN :: VIRTUOSO

B. meal : dessert
C. fork : utensil A. poet : bard
D. amount : number B. empress : subject
E. dose : drug C. explorer : embarkation
D. opportunist : politician
Correct Answer: E E. controller : actor

Explanation: Correct Answer: A

A portion is a measure of food; a dose is Explanation:

a measure of a drug.
A virtuoso is an expert musician; a bard
is an expert poet.
(embarkation = boarding a ship or
starting on a project; opportunist =
someone who seeks an opportunity to (delineate = outline; congregate =
get ahead) gather; escalate = intensify; decry =
criticize; misdemeanor = wrongdoing)

5. FURTIVE :: BEHAVIOR
7. GRANDIOSE :: PLAN
A. evanescent : actions
B. cerebral : thoughts A. intricate : map
C. conditioned : reflex B. educated : guess
D. awkward : speech C. ornate : building
E. covert : action D. querulous : child
E. ignorant : oaf
Correct Answer: E
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Explanation:
Furtive behavior is secret and stealthy;
covert action is secret and stealthy. A grandiose plan is on a large, elaborate
(furtive = stealthy = covert; evanescent scale; an ornate building is an elaborate
= short-lived; cerebral = concerned one.
with thinking) (grandiose = showy, elaborate; ornate
= highly decorated; intricate =
6. RATIFY :: TREATY complex; querulous = irritable and
complaining; oaf = idiot)
A. delineate : detour
B. sanction : expenditure 8. BEACON :: LIGHT
C. congregate : church
D. escalate : conflict A. precept : principle
E. decry : misdemeanor B. shroud : cloud
C. contradiction : confusion
Correct Answer: B D. command : order
E. dagger : weapon
Explanation:
Correct Answer: A
To ratify a treaty is to give it approval;
to sanction an expenditure is to give it Explanation:
approval.
A beacon is a guiding light; a precept is
a guiding principle.
(shroud = cover)
9. EXTRICATE :: ENSNARED
A. enfranchise : suffering
B. condone : sinning
C. coordinate : coherent
D. liberate : enslaved
E. donate : desperate
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
To extricate is to set free something
ensnared; to liberate is to set free
something enslaved.
(extricate = get out of something;
ensnared = trapped; enfranchise = give
voting rights; condone = give silent
approval )
10. EDITORIAL : OPINION
A. magazine : doctrine
B. forum : censorship
C. headline : synopsis
D. biography : life history
E. catalog : requisition
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
An editorial is written to provide
opinion; a biography is written to
provide life history.
(doctrine = orthodox theory; synopsis =
summary; requisition = request)
11. FETTER : MOVEMENT
A. shoulder : support
B. bastion : strength
C. catacomb : death
D. precinct : law breaking
E. gag : speech
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
A fetter prevents (restricts) movement; a
gag prevents speech.
(fetter = iron ring and chain to restrict
movement, or metaphorically something
that restrains; bastion = stronghold;
catacomb = caves; precinct = area
surrounding a building or zone of a city)
12. IMPASSE :: DEADLOCK
A. moratorium : instigation
B. quandary : dilemma
C. exegesis : confusion
D. paradigm : prognosis
E. quantum : limitation
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
An impasse is a deadlock; a quandary is
a dilemma.
(moratorium = temporary stoppage of
activity; instigation = stimulation;
quandary = puzzling situation =
dilemma; exegesis = scholarly
explanation; paradigm = model or view;
prognosis = outlook; quantum = fixed
amount)
13. CATHARSIS :: EMOTION
A. excoriation : malady
B. extenuation : innocence
C. absolution : guilt
D. elegy : mourning
E. contrition : sorrow
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Catharsis gets rid of a certain emotion;
absolution removes guilt.
(catharsis = purging of pent up
emotions; excoriation = bitter criticism;
extenuation = moderation, mitigation;
absolution = forgiveness; elegy = poem
about death; contrition = sorrow)
14. UNWITTING :: AWARENESS
A. alone : companionship
B. clandestine : complicity
C. egregious : oblivion
D. dormant : torpor
E. diurnal : permission
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Something done unwittingly is not done
with awareness; something done alone
is not done with companionship.
(unwitting = unaware; clandestine =
secret; egregious = obviously bad;
oblivion = state of unawareness;
dormant = inactive; torpor = inactivity;
diurnal = active in daytime)
15. NASCENT :: MORIBUND
A. sophomoric : puerile
B. covetous : greedy
C. sycophantic : servile
D. shrewd : disingenuous
E. germinal : senescent
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
Nascent is just born and moribund is on
the point of death; germinal is just
growing and senescent is ageing and
decaying. (Both are opposites)
(sophomoric = immature =puerile;
covetous = greedy; sycophantic =
flattering; disingenuous = cunning)