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GRE - Analogies - Test 8

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

1. SOLVE :: MYSTERY

A. ensure : animal
B. decipher : code
C. debate : riddle
D. conquer : enemy
E. lengthen : tale

2. LIONIZE :: CELEBRITY

A. worship : idol
B. ostracize : hero
C. swindle : trickster
D. recount : myth
E. confer : advantage

3. EXPEL : PUPIL

A. inter : prisoner
B. question : inquisitor
C. deport : alien
D. instigate : firebrand
E. judge : defendant

4. CALLOW :: MATURITY

A. arid : dryness
B. putrid : impurity
C. aggressive : fight
D. timid : interest
E. barren : productivity

5. CONFLAGRATION :: FIRE

A. metropolis : city
B. asylum : building
C. village : town
D. bureau : office
E. bridge : brook

6. SLUGGARD :: ENERGY

A. maverick : rebellion
B. scribe : writing
C. shirker : laziness
D. slattern : tidiness
E. despot : power

7. ROUSE :: PACIFY

A. escalate : moderate
B. defile : adulterate
C. ameliorate : placate
D. exacerbate : sharpen
E. awaken : spur

8. PAROCHIAL :: LOCAL

A. idolatrous : religious
B. miserly : unique
C. capricious : erratic
D. germinal : developing
E. mercenary : money

9. INCARCERATION :: PRISON

A. moratorium : activity
B. sequestration : isolation
C. adulation : worship
D. pedantry : learning
E. dejection : desperation

10. INGRATE :: GRATITUDE

A. lover : amorousness
B. paragon : virtue
C. profligate : frugality
D. coward : timidity
E. misogynist : women

11. HYPOCRITICAL :: SINCERE

A. arrogant : aloof
B. disinterested : impartial
C. cynical : gloomy
D. rapacious : greedy
E. flustered : composed

12. MALINGER :: WORK

A. shirk : obligation
B. scold : child
C. fight : disease
D. amaze : miracle
E. invent : excuse

13. UBIQUITOUS :: EVERYWHERE

A. impervious : stratified
B. penetrable : wild
C. endemic : widespread
D. eternal : forever
E. pervasive : environmental

14. WITLESS :: SAGACITY

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

15. UNDERSCORE :: EMPHASIS

A. adorn : decoration
B. underplay : emotion
C. chastise : praise
D. expose : veracity
E. elongate : detail