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GRE - Analogies - Test 1

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

1. MASON :: STONE

A. soldier : weapon
B. lawyer : law
C. blacksmith : forge
D. teacher : pupil
E. carpenter : wood

2. ARTICULATE :: SPEECH

A. predictable : event
B. coordinated : movement
C. dangerous : disease
D. active : thought
E. erratic : path

3. INCEPTION :: CONCLUSION

A. departure : arrival
B. culmination : upshot
C. refutation : approval
D. approach : return
E. escapade : punishment

4. SCINTILLATING :: DULLNESS

A. erudite : wisdom
B. desultory : error
C. boisterous : calm
D. cautious : restraint
E. exalted : elevation

5. ELUCIDATE :: CLARITY

A. envision : memory
B. aggravate : problem
C. conceal : oblivion
D. illuminate : light
E. mystify : enlightenment

6. SHARD :: POTTERY

A. seed : flower
B. smoke : fire
C. dish : menu
D. chair : furniture
E. splinter : wood

7. REPEL :: LURE

A. dismount : devolve
B. abrogate : deny
C. abridge : shorten
D. enervate : weaken
E. miscarry : succeed

8. PENURY :: MONEY

A. starvation : sustenance
B. independence : freedom
C. infirmity : illness
D. reality : foresight
E. spontaneity : care

9. ARABLE :: LAND

A. impenetrable : jungle
B. navigable : waterway
C. fertile : fertilizer
D. shallow : pond
E. flat : field

10. ATTENUATE :: SIGNAL

A. exacerbate : problem
B. modify : accent
C. dampen : enthusiasm
D. elongate : line
E. dramatize : play

11. FURNACE :: SLAG

A. vegetable : garbage
B. factory : goods
C. fire : ashes
D. automobile : gasoline
E. silo : grain

12. PROSAIC :: MUNDANE

A. obdurate : foolish
B. ascetic : austere
C. clamorous : captive
D. loquacious : taciturn
E. peremptory : spontaneous

13. SALACIOUS :: WHOLESOME

A. religious : private
B. expensive : profligate
C. conservative : stoic
D. mendacious : truthful
E. fulsome : generous

14. PONDER :: PROBLEM

A. remove : doubt
B. capture : runaway
C. seize : time
D. ruminate : idea
E. curl : hair

15. HACKNEYED :: FRESHNESS

A. stale : porosity
B. facile : delicacy
C. ponderous : lightness
D. central : vitality
E. relevant : pertinence