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GRE - Analogies - Test 17

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

1. CLERGYMAN : LAYMAN ::

A. priest : minister
B. salesman : janitor
C. teacher : classroom
D. celebrity : journalist
E. soldier : civilian

2. OBOE : WOODWIND ::

A. viola : string
B. saxophone : bass
C. sticks : drum
D. percussion : strings
E. clarinet : reed

3. ELEVATOR : SHAFT ::

A. rope : knot
B. tube : subway
C. car : train
D. motor : piston
E. water : pipe

4. JOCKEY : HORSE ::

A. trainer : dog
B. mare : stallion
C. foal : squire
D. shorts : trousers
E. cyclist : bicycle

5. DEFROCK : DISCHARGE ::

A. religion : philosophy
B. priest : soldier
C. garment : sickness
D. asylum : retreat
E. memorandum : notice

6. LIMBS : SNAKE ::

A. tail : horse
B. talons : eagle
C. teeth : whale
D. wings : chipmunk
E. elephant : horns

7. STALACTITE : STALAGMITE ::

A. cave : mountain
B. grotto : dugout
C. ceiling : floor
D. canopy : tile
E. bat : bear

8. PERIOD : SENTENCE ::

A. command : exclamation
B. comma : clause
C. tail : wallaby
D. colon : preposition
E. semi-colon : proposition

9. GLOVE : MITTEN ::

A. shawl : kerchief
B. bustle : petticoat
C. tiara : necklace
D. belt : sash
E. fan : stocking

10. SUBWAY : SUBTERRANEAN::

A. steamer : wet
B. pedestrian : mobile
C. railroad : aboveground
D. bicycle : sidewalk
E. bird : air

11. BLOOD : COAGULATE ::

A. bile : sting
B. plasma : flow
C. soup : spill
D. milk : curdle
E. tear : dry

12. TUTOR : TEACHER ::

A. instructor : mentor
B. guide : dog
C. tutelage : education
D. class : college
E. singular : collective

13. PENTATHLON : DECATHLON ::

A. centimeter : kilometer
B. penny : dollar
C. nickel : dime
D. entree : desert
E. adolescence : childhood

14. DISSIDENT : INSURRECTION ::

A. immigrant : transit
B. rabble-rouser : ceremony
C. emigrant : suitcase
D. combatant : war
E. advisor : territory

15. GALE : WIND ::

A. meadow : hill
B. puddle : mud
C. torrent : rain
D. shower : rainbow
E. precipitation : forecast