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GRE - Analogies - Test 18

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Select the word pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

1. VAGUE : NEBULOUS ::

A. spectacular : legitimate
B. mundane : commonplace
C. magical : impressive
D. steep : shallow
E. lively : inactive

2. RHETORIC : LAWYER ::

A. ineptitude : accountant
B. oratory : engineer
C. maverick : scientist
D. deduction : detective
E. solidarity : warrior

3. BIOLOGY : LIFE ::

A. science : physics
B. pathology : death
C. botany : fauna
D. chemistry : microbes
E. history : past

4. GRINDS : COFFEE ::

A. dregs : tea
B. bin : trash
C. bottle : wine
D. spill : juice
E. teabag : infusion

5. RHETORIC : ELOQUENTLY ::

A. oration : economically
B. fulmination : sweetly
C. etiquette : graciously
D. implication : suspiciously
E. insurrection : bitterly

6. EPIDERMIS : SKIN ::

A. diaphragm : abdomen
B. hair : scalp
C. sole : shoe
D. bark : tree trunk
E. fingernail : toenail

7. OAK : DECIDUOUS ::

A. willow : weeping
B. poplar : height
C. pine : evergreen
D. bush : rose
E. perennial : annual

8. INDUCTION : ORDINATION ::

A. introduced : rejected
B. conduction : orchestra
C. salesman : philanthropist
D. teacher : learner
E. soldier : priest

9. INTONATION : TALK ::

A. interrupt : conversation
B. intercede : problem
C. harmony : scale
D. aria : solo
E. melody : song

10. DRESS : WOUND ::

A. cauterize : cat
B. lance : boil
C. model : apparel
D. plaster : wall
E. anesthetize : patient

11. ASPHYXIATION : AIR ::

A. asphalt : pavement
B. resuscitation : paramedic
C. albinism : pigment
D. consternation : complaint
E. vacillation : uncertainty

12. CELERITY : HASTE ::

A. sloth : avarice
B. sluggishness : alacrity
C. celery : parsnip
D. lethargy : torpor
E. dolt : dolor

13. ECUMENICAL : LAIC ::

A. priestly : secular
B. robe : sash
C. spire : door
D. heathen : heterodox
E. minister : monsignor

14. EMBEZZLEMENT : CRIME ::

A. vice : squad
B. tuba : instrument
C. burglary : police
D. repast : kitchen
E. ballad : music

15. EXTINGUISH : INFLAME ::

A. excite : incite
B. extend : intend
C. douse : kindle
D. divulge : diversify
E. intense : extant