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GRE - Analogies - Test 2

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

1. ELECTED :: INAUGURATION

A. enrolled : graduation
B. condemned : execution
C. chosen : selection
D. gathered : exhibition
E. appointed : interview

2. DIVIDEND :: STOCKHOLDER

A. patent : inventor
B. royalty : author
C. wage : employer
D. interest : banker
E. investment : investor

3. ARCHIPELAGO :: ISLAND

A. village : hamlet
B. constellation : star
C. river : sea
D. finger : hand
E. tongue : mouth

4. PRECIS :: ELABORATION

A. comprehension : understanding
B. revision : correction
C. simplification : decoration
D. accuracy : abnormality
E. expurgation : distortion

5. MINCE :: WALK

A. bang : sound
B. wave : gesture
C. waltz : dance
D. simper : smile
E. hike : run

6. DISINTERESTED :: UNBIASED

A. indulgent : intolerant
B. exhausted : energetic
C. languid : lethargic
D. unconcerned : involved
E. profligate : flippant

7. AMBIVALENT :: CERTAIN

A. indifferent : biased
B. furtive : open
C. impecunious : voracious
D. discreet : careful
E. munificent : generous

8. DEFERENCE :: RESPECT

A. admiration : jealousy
B. condescension : hatred
C. affection : love
D. pretence : truth
E. gratitude : charity

9. AUTHORITARIAN :: LENIENT

A. philanthropist : generous
B. virtuoso : glamorous
C. hedonist : indulgent
D. servant : servile
E. miser : charitable

10. ALLAY :: SUSPICION

A. tend : plant
B. impede : anger
C. calm : fear
D. fell : tree
E. exacerbate : worry

11. PERENNIAL :: EPHEMERAL

A. volatile : evanescent
B. mature : ripe
C. diurnal : annual
D. permanent : temporary
E. majestic : mean

12. DIRECTORY :: ADDRESS

A. list : number
B. catalogue : shop
C. thesaurus : fact
D. dictionary : spelling
E. encyclopaedia : solecism

13. PRIMITIVE :: SOPHISTICATE

A. employee : superior
B. socialite : recluse
C. tyro : expert
D. native : inhabitant
E. applicant : member

14. TAP :: PUMMEL

A. tiptoe : stamp
B. hit : hurt
C. lumber : stumble
D. talk : chat
E. pump : water

15. TRAGEDY :: DRAMA

A. farce : actor
B. cartoon : film
C. prosody : poem
D. accident : ambulance
E. epigram : anecdote