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GRE - Analogies - Test 9
in Analogies
Select the word pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
1. WOOD :: SAW
A. ice : iglooB. metal : chisel
C. butter : knife
D. paper : clip
E. stone : wall
2. FORD :: STREAM
A. pass : mountainB. route : avenue
C. field : pasture
D. score : music
E. alley : building
3. SUPPORT :: PATRON
A. bluster : braggartB. inspiration : muse
C. glory : hero
D. praise : parent
E. honor : soldier
4. CURATOR :: MUSEUM
A. captain : householdB. servant : abode
C. conductor : music
D. athlete : competition
E. warden : prison
5. INCUMBENT :: OFFICE
A. employee : careerB. landlord : accommodation
C. officer : station
D. monarch : throne
E. politician : presidency
6. NEOPHYTE :: EXPERIENCE
A. traitor : trustB. teacher : education
C. vagrant : abode
D. magnate : power
E. scholar : knowledge
7. SYMPHONY :: MUSIC
A. epic : poemB. anecdote : story
C. opera : theater
D. verse : poem
E. anthem : novel
8. ADMONISH :: SCOLD
A. concur : disagreeB. persuade : lure
C. attack : mollify
D. arouse : stupefy
E. conceal : hide
9. SYNTHESIS :: PARTS
A. merger : lawsB. confluence : streams
C. smelting : ores
D. abnegation : vows
E. dissipation : energy
10. TORTUOUS :: DIRECT
A. angular : bentB. curvaceous : rotund
C. enervated : weak
D. meandering : straight
E. harsh : strict
11. CRITERIA :: JUDGEMENT
A. signs : directionB. mistakes : contrition
C. paradoxes : clarity
D. data : evaluation
E. superstitions : destiny
12. BELLICOSE :: AGGRESSION
A. unconcerned : anxietyB. willful : compliance
C. pliant : tractability
D. somber : jollity
E. guilty : remorse
13. CHOLERIC :: ANGER
A. sanguine : optimismB. saturnine : cheer
C. jovial : melancholy
D. jaundiced : hope
E. introverted : charity
14. AMUSE :: DIVERT
A. regale : entertainB. scuttle : salvage
C. encapsulate : expand
D. expurgate : repeal
E. aggrandize : moderate
15. EXACERBATE :: BETTER
A. elucidate : clearB. engender : constant
C. accredit : spurious
D. enlarge : capacious
E. ameliorate : worse
