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GRE - Analogies - Test 25
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Select the word pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
1. PHILANTHROPIST: GENEROUS::
A. curator : optimisticB. exhibitionist : excessive
C. chef : hungry
D. pacifist : unwarlike
E. socialist :magnanimous
2. RUDE : MANNERS ::
A. mysterious : cabalB. cursory : speed
C. uncouth : time
D. unbalanced : equilibrium
E. polite : tact
3. PISTOL : BULLET ::
A. rifle : triggerB. target : range
C. gunpowder : explosion
D. crossbow : arrow
E. dagger : point
4. SUBPOENA : COURT ::
A. innocence : pleaB. trial : witness
C. invitation : party
D. reservoir : water
E. memorandum : office
5. DEARTH : GLUT ::
A. flood : delugeB. lack : surplus
C. parcel : postage
D. width: girth
E. rise : acceleration
6. TRIGGER : PISTOL ::
A. camera : shutterB. button : elevator
C. spoke : bicycle
D. key: chain
E. blade : knife
7. SATELLITES : EARTH ::
A. planets: sunB. rings : Jupiter
C. milky way : galaxy
D. missile : aircraft
E. star : Venus
8. CORPSE : HUMAN ::
A. carrion : animalB. cadaver : undertaker
C. mortician : eulogy
D. casket : body
E. tombstone : burial
9. DECIBELS : LOUDNESS ::
A. cup : teaspoonB. ounce : weight
C. sound : volume
D. centimeter : height
E. kilogram : gram
10. COPIOUS : AMOUNT ::
A. rigorous : trainingB. extensive : size
C. sensitive : performance
D. obstreperous : sight
E. invasive : procedure
11. HEW : AXE ::
A. saw : plankB. paint : wall
C. plane : chisel
D. hoe : shovel
E. stab : weapon The correct answer choice is One hews with an axe. One planes with a chisel. illustration : portrait :: A. penmanship : page B. caricature : cartoon C. text : biography D. document : autobiography E. dedication : index
12. GAUNTLET : GLOVE ::
A. hauberk : shirtB. squire : vest
C. helmet : headdress
D. tassel : button
E. muff : muffin
13. TURGID : SWOLLEN ::
A. peeled : rippedB. shriveled : withered
C. dried : moisturized
D. scattered : gathered
E. disseminated : enclosed
14. AFFLUENT: RICH ::
A. laudatory : discriminatoryB. impecunious: poor
C. affiliated : irresolute
D. gregarious : obstinate
E. chromatic : colorful
15. CONTEMPORARY : ANTIQUATED ::
A. contemplative : adventitiousB. disingenuous : evasive
C. grandiloquent : halcyon
D. neoteric : fulsome
E. modern : antediluvian