GROUPING OF WORDS PRACTICE EXERCISES > VUessmentoncom GROUPING OF WORDS EXERCISE 1 Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phi followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair th expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. 4. 14, . MARATHON : STAMINA MASON: WALL :: artist: easel fisherman : trout author ; book congressman : senator sculptor : mallet moop> GOOSE : GANDER :: A. duck : drake B. hen : chicken ©. sheep : flock D. dog : kennel €. horse : bridle CAPTAIN : SHOAL :: lawyer : litigation pilot: radar soldier : ambush doctor : hospital . corporal : sergeant EMoOm> carpenter : bench lawyer : brief architect: blueprint physician : infirmary . Jandlord : studio GULLIBLE : DUPED :: A. credible : cheated B. careful : cautioned C, malleable: motded D. myopic : misled £. articulate : silenced moOOD>y HERMIT : GREGARIOUS :: A. miser: penurious ascetic : hedonistic coward : pusillanimous . scholar: literate . fab : crustacean B. C. D. E. felay : independence hurdle : perseverance sprint: celerity jog : weariness rambie . directness MOOD> IDGE : COURTHOUSE :: 2. 10, 12. 14, FIRE : ASHES :: mMOOB> accident: delay wood : splinters water : waves regret: melancholy event: memories CARPENTER : SAW :: A B. c. D. = stenographer : typewriter painter ; brush, lawyer : brief seamstress: scissors runner: sneakers: HORNS .BULL :: A B. c. oD. E. mane : lion wattles : turkey antlers : stag hoofs : horse wings : eagle HELMET : HEAD :: A. B. c. D. E. DUNGEON : CONFINEMENT :: b. c d. e. MENDACITY : HONESTY:: A. courage : cravenness 8. c. pedal : foot gun : hand breastplate : chest pendant: neck knapsack : back church : chapel school : truancy asylum : refuge hospital : mercy courthouse : remorse truth : beauty courage : fortitude 1‘ D. unsophistication : ingenuousnes E. turpitude : depravity NAIVE: INGENUE :: moony ordinary : genius venerable : celebrity urbane : sophisticate crafty : artisan modest: braggart, RETOUCH : PHOTOGRAPH :: hang : painting. finger : fabric, retract: statement compose : melody refine : style HALE: GEOLOGIST :: catacombs : entomologist aster: botanist obelisk : fireman love : philologist ret, astrologer HACKNEYED : ORIGINAL :: 16. Qmaom> moop> 18. INDIGENT : WEALTH :: contented : happiness aristocratic : stature smug : complacency ‘emaciated : nourishment variegated : variety DIDACTIC : TEACH :: ‘A. sophomoric : learn B. satiric: mock ©. reticent: complain D. chaotic: rule E. apologetic : deny AUGER : CARPENTE! we ‘CSS mentor.com moomr A. mature : juvenile A. studio : sculptor B. trite: morbid B. awl: cobbler C. withdrawn : reserved C. seam: seamstress D. evasive : elusive D. cement: mason E. derivative : traditional E. apron: chef GROUPING OF WORDS EXERCISE 1 c 2 £E 3A 4. 0 5. Cc | Cc 70 8. Cc 9 40. C. _B 12. A 413. C 14. © 16. E j , D 17. B 418, B 19.°A 20. B } GROUPING OF WORDS EXERCISE 2 MUSTER : CREW :: convene : committee. demobilize : troops dominate : opposition cheer : team dismiss : jury MEANDERING : DIRECTNESS :: A. menacing : ambition B. affable : permissiveness CC. digressive : conciseness D. circuitous : rotation E. aboveboard : openness PIGHEADED : YIEL! A. lionhearted : retreat B. fily-livered : flee C. dogged : pursue D. featherbrained : giggle E. eagle-eyed:discerm QUOTATION: QUOTATION :: remark : colon sentence : period aside : parentheses clause : semicolon interjection : exclamation point 2 mooe> moom> DWELL: DENIZEN :: A. shun : outcast B. inherit: heir C. squander : miser D. obey : autocrat E. patronize : protégé CEMENT : TROWEL :: A. lawn : rake B. conflagration : match C. paint : brush D. floor * polish - E. wallpaper : ladder ALARM : TRIGGER :: a. prison : escape b. tunnel: dig ¢. _ criminal: comer d. fright: allay e. trap : spring SIGNATURE : ILLUSTRATION :: byline : column alias : charge credit: purchase note : scale reference : recommendation: A. B. Cc. D. E.9. SCALES : JUSTICE ‘A. weights : measures B. laws : courts C. torch: liberty D. laurel : peace E. balance : equity 14, APOSTATE: RELIGION :: ‘A. potentate : kingdom B. traitor : country C. bureaucrat: government 0. jailor: law E. teacher : education 13, PERJURY : OATH :: ‘A. plagiarism ; authority B. embezzlement: trust C. disrespect: age D. testimony ; court jury: vow 15, PRIDE : LIONS :: A. gaggle: geese B. honor : thieves C. snarl: wolves D. arrogance : kings E. lair: bears 17. EXCESSIVE : MODERATIO! ‘A. extensive : duration B. arbitrary : courage C. impulsive : reflection D. distinguished : reverence E. expensive : cost 19. MENDICANT : IMPECUNIOUS :: A. critic : quizzical B. complainer : petulant C. physician : noble D. Siar : compulsive E. philanthropist: prodigal 10. 12. 14, 18. SURPRISE : EXCLAMATION :: ‘A. insolence : bow B. dismay : groan C. happiness : grimace D. deference : nod E. contentment: mutter FOX : CUNNING :: A. dog : playful B. hyena : amusing E. colt: sturdy EULOGY : BLAME :: 8. satire : mockery C. tirade : abuse D. simile : likeness E. benediction : curse }. RANGE : MOUNTAINS :: A. atlas: maps B. plain: prairie C. string : beads D... novel : short stories E : turncoat: betray NICKER: DISRESPECT :: A. whimper : impatience B. chortle : glee C. frown : indifference D E A B. Cc D. diehard : quit E. SI sneer : detachment glower: cheerfulness GROUPING OF WORDS EXERCISE 2 1A 2. B 3c 4. C 5A 6 E 7c 8A 9 C 40. B 11.8 12.C 13.B 14, E 15. A 16. C 17.C 18.D 19. B 20. B GROUPING OF WORDS EXERCISE 3 4. MYTH : LEGENDARY :: sermon : lengthy anecdote : fable : didactic epic : comic allegory : obscure moomp 2. TIRADE : ABUSIV monologue : lengthy aphorism : boring prologue : conclusive encomium : laudatory critique : insolent moo@>17. 19. EXPEDITIOUS : SPEED :: B. decorous : impropriety C. thoughtful : inanity D. haggard : sturdiness E. portable : fraity DRUDGERY: IRKSOME :: ‘A. encumbrance : burdensome B. journey : wearisome C. ambivalence : suspicious D. compliance : forced E. dissonance : harmonious ELISION : SYLLABLES :: contraction : letters thesis : diagnosis : symptoms almanac : facts abacus : numbers ETRITUS : GLACIER:: thaw : snowfall snow : ice cap silt: river gowromoom> range : mountain E. foliage : tree . HORSE : CORRAL :: A. oyster : reef A. carton: milk B. statue : marble C. tablet: clay D. E cord : wood . DETECTIVE: INFORMER :: A. spy: counterspy B. reporter: source C. author : editor D. architect: draftsman E. sailor: mutineer MASTHEAD : NEWSPAPER :: footnote : essay (8) credits : film spine : book ream : paper . advertisement : magazine INDOLENT : WORK :: A. decisive : act B. gullible: cheat C. perceptive : observe moop> 10. 12. 14. 20. A B. Cc. D. E. . SCULPTOR : STONE =: A B. ©. D. E. Fl moop>ae ANNOTATE : TEXT :: 3 sari enact: law (CSS mentor.com prescribe : medication caption : photograph abridge : novel censor: film IMPROMPTU : REHEARSAL :: A. practiced : technique B. makeshift: whim C._ offhand : premeditation D. glib : fluency . numerical : calculation moom> ‘A. mumble : enunciate D. faggard : outlast E. braggart: boast DESCRY : DISTANT :: A. mourn: lost B. whisper : muted C. discern : subtle D. destroy : flagrant E. entrap : hostile RUBBER : ELASTIC :: A. paper : brittle B. diamond : hard C. satin : sheer D. metal : heavy E H dust: allergic JOBBLE : WALK :: gallop : run stammer ; speak stumble : fall sniff : smell amble : strolt essayist : words painter : turpentine composer : symphony limber thawed : ice renovated : building frazzled : nerves watered : lawn cultivated : manner INFALLIBLE : ERROR :: ‘A. irreversible : cure B. invulnerable : emotion’ C. impeccable : flawD. theatrical : perform € tacitum : speak D. intolerable : defect E. immovable : choice GROUPING OF WORDS EXERCISE 3 Tec 2.0 4 C¢ 5A 6 ¢ 7_A aC 70_¢ 1D 72.6 148 15.8 164A 17.8 7. € 20. INFRACTION : LAW :: interruption : continuity renovation : structure establishment: order enactment: amendment punishment: crime MOISTEN : DRENCH :: ‘A. enclose : confine B. prick : stab C. disregard : ignore D. scrub: potish E._ heat: chill CONTINENT : ISLAND :: ‘ocean : lake isthmus : peninsula cape : cove river : canal plateau : plain STORY : BUILDING :: plot: outline rung : ladder cable : elevator foundation : skyscraper spire : church STARE: GLANCE :: Participate : observe scorn : admire bunt : stalk gulp: sip confide : tell UGNACIOUS : BATTLE :: timorous : beg loquacious : drink tenacious : persist veracious : wicked : survive LEAD : SUPPLIANT :: disperse : rioter shun : outcast revere : elder beg : philanthropist translate : interpreter moom> MOOD>SVMTO D> VMOOTDPHMOOBSHMOOD> MOODPMMOOD>OMOODD morose : speeches profound : sighs verbose : words WITCH : COVEN :: A. ogre : castle B. seer: prophecy C. actor : troupe D. fairy : spelt E. doctor : medicine SKINFLINT : STINGY :: A. daredevil : alert B. braggart: carefree C. _ blackguard : protective D. spendthrift: weak E. diehard : stubborn CANONIZE : SAINT :: A. train: athlete B. guard : dignitary C. deity: sinner = D. ionize : celebrity £. humanize : scholar moom> |. PERFORATE : HOLES :: speckle : spots evaporate : perfume decorate : rooms: filter : water Tepent: sins LEARSIGHTED: PERSPICACITY daring : temerity reserved : impulsiveness transparent : opacity severe : clemency lethargic: energy PIGRAM : PITHY :: allegory : lengthy saga: heroic anecdote : humorous elegy : satiric proverb : modern