Analogy collection v0.8

MASTER : SERVANT:: A. judge : jury B. monarch : subject C. serf : peasant D. capital : labor E. landlord : tenant

B. A servent serves a master. A subject serves a king.

Actor is to script as A) architect/design B) painter/mural C) musician/music sheet D) judge/brief E student/textbook

C

Melon is to lemon as A) cantaloupe is to fruit B) star is to rats C) trunk is to torso D) tames is to mates E) tree is to human

B - the first and third letters of the words are switched

DRIP : GUSH A. CRY : LAUGH B. CURL : ROLL C. STREAM : TRIBUTARY D. DENT : DESTROY E. BEND : ANGLE

1. D: Denting is minor damage and destroying is major; dripping is minor liquid flow and gushing is major. Cry and laugh (A) are antonyms. Curl and roll (B), stream and tributary (C), and bend and angle (E) are all pairs of synonyms.

CHRONOLOGICAL : TIME A. VIRTUAL : TRUTH B. ABNORMAL : VALUE C. MARGINAL : KNOWLEDGE D. ORDINAL : PLACE E. COINCIDENTAL : HEALTH

10. D: Chronological means in order of time, as ordinal means in order in place. Virtual means essential, implicit, practical, or almost; not in order of truth (A). Abnormal means not normal and not in order of value (B). Marginal means minimal or peripheral, not in order of knowledge (C). Coincidental means by chance/occurring together, not in order of health (E).

SOOT : GRIMY A. FROST : TRANSPARENT B. SUNSHINE : FRUITLESS C. RAIN : SODDEN D. PALL : GAUDY E. DUST : RADIANT

11. C: Soot (ash/carbon) makes things grimy (dirty) as rain makes things sodden (soaked). Frost does not make things transparent (A) or clear. Sunshine does not make things fruitless (B) or useless/unproductive. A pall or cloud of gloom does not make things gaudy (D) or bright. Dust does not make things radiant (E) or glowing.

BIRD : MOLT :: A) bear : hibernate B) snake : slough C) fish : catch D) hawk : prey E) rabbit : trap

B. A bird loses feathers when it molts. A snake loses skin when it sloughs.

MORBID : UNFAVORABLE A. REPUTABLE : FAVORABLE B. MATERNAL : UNFAVORABLE C. DISPUTATIOUS : FAVORABLE D. VIGILANT : UNFAVORABLE E. LAX : FAVORABLE

12. A: Morbid and unfavorable are "bad" synonyms, as reputable and favorable are "good" synonyms. Maternal refers to motherhood and is not unfavorable (B). Disputatious means argumentative and is not favorable (C). Vigilant means watchful and is not unfavorable. Lax means slack or remiss and is not favorable (E).

SULLEN : BROOD A. LETHARGIC : CAVORT B. REGAL : CRINGE C. DOCILE : OBEY D. POISED : BLUNDER E. DESPONDENT : LAUGH

13. C: One who is sullen (morose) will brood (mope), as one who is docile (compliant) will obey. One who is lethargic (A) lacks energy/motivation and will not cavort (frolic). One who is regal (royal/noble) is proud and will not cringe (B), i.e. cower/recoil. One who is poised is self-assured and socially adroit, hence unlikely to blunder (D), i.e. commit a social error/faux pas. One who is despondent is depressed/despairing and unlikely to laugh (E).

AUTHOR : LITERATE A. CYNIC : GULLIBLE B. HOTHEAD : PRUDENT C. SAINT : NOTORIOUS D. JUDGE : IMPARTIAL E. DOCTOR : FALLIBLE

14. D: An author is expected to be literate, i.e. well-read, as a judge is expected to be impartial, i.e. objective. A cynic is NOT expected to be gullible (A), i.e. easily fooled. A hothead acts rashly, not prudently (B) or judiciously. A saint is highly reputable, not notorious (C), i.e. disreputable. A doctor is not expected to be especially fallible (E), i.e. prone to error.

MASSIVE : BULK A. ULTIMATE : MAGNITUDE B. TRIVIAL : IMPORTANCE C. ANONYMOUS : LUSTER D. INTERMINABLE : LEGACY E. GIGANTIC : SIZE

15. E: As something massive has great bulk, something gigantic has great size. Ultimate means final or extreme; magnitude means large amount or importance. Trivial means unimportant/having the opposite of importance (B). Anonymous means unknown, while luster means shine or brilliance. Interminable means unending; legacy means inheritance or heritage (D).

ENTICE : REPEL A. GERMINATE : SPROUT B. FLOURISH : FADE C. OFFICIATE : PRESIDE D. LUBRICATE : GREASE E. IMPLORE : ENTREAT

16. B: Entice, meaning attract or allure, is an antonym of repel, meaning reject or repulse; flourish, meaning thrive or be plentiful, is an antonym of fade, meaning deteriorate or diminish. Germinate and sprout (A), officiate and preside (C), lubricate and grease (D), and implore and entreat (E) are all pairs of synonyms.

HUMDRUM : BORE A. GRIM : AMUSE B. NUTRITIOUS : SICKEN C. STODGY : EXCITE D. HEARTRENDING : MOVE E. PENDING : WORRY

17. D: Humdrum means boring, from the verb to bore; heartrending means (emotionally) moving, from the verb to move. Both adjectives come from synonymous verbs. Grim, meaning gloomy or terrible, would not amuse (A). Nutritious or wholesome foods/things would not sicken (B). Someone/something stodgy, i.e. dull, would not excite (C). Something pending is upcoming; it might worry or gladden one, or do neither, but would not necessarily worry one (E).

HOSPITABLE : COURTESY A. MORBID : CHEERFULNESS B. VINDICTIVE : SPITE C. LEISURELY : HASTE D. INFAMOUS : HONOR E. DESPONDENT : GLEE

18. B: Hospitable is a synonym of courteous (noun = courtesy); morbid, i.e. unhealthy, disease-related, gloomy, or gruesome, is an antonym of cheerful (noun = cheerfulness) (A). A vindictive act is motivated by spite (synonymous). Leisurely means not done in haste (C) (antonymous). Someone/something infamous is notorious, the opposite/antonym of [receiving] honor (D). One who is despondent is experiencing depression or despair, not its opposite/antonym glee, i.e. joy or delight.

REINFORCE : STRONGER A. ABOUND : LESSER B. DISMANTLE : LONGER C. WILT : HIGHER D. SHIRK : GREATER E. ERODE : WEAKER

19. E: To reinforce is to make stronger; to erode is to make weaker. To abound is to be plentiful, while lesser means a smaller amount or number (A). To dismantle means to take apart; longer means a larger distance or time (B). To wilt means to droop, fade, or wither; higher means at a greater physical elevation or figurative level (C). To shirk is to evade; greater means more or larger (D).

WALK : LEGS A. GLEAM : EYES B. CHEW : MOUTH C. DRESS : HEM D. COVER : BOOK E. GRIND : NOSE

2. B: Walking is a movement of the legs and chewing is a movement of the mouth. Eyes may gleam (A), but this is not a movement. Dress (C) is a whole, of which hem is part; Cover (D) is part of the whole, book. There is an expression, "Keep your nose to the grindstone;" but grind is not a movement of/upon the nose (E).

PETAL : FLOWER :: (A) eyes : view (B) nose : head (C) seedling : plant (D) surgery : injury (E) blade : grass

B. A petal is an element of a flower. A nose is an element of a head.

BRAGGART : MODESTY A. FLEDGLING : EXPERIENCE B. EMBEZZLER : GREED C. WALLFLOWER : TIMIDITY D. INVALID : MALADY E. CANDIDATE : AMBITION

20. A: A braggart lacks modesty; a fledgling (neophyte or inexperienced individual) lacks experience. An embezzler, who steals money from an employer or client, does not lack greed (B). A wallflower or shy person does not lack timidity (fearfulness or shyness). An invalid or ill person does not lack a malady, i.e. illness. A candidate or competitor does not lack ambition (E).

ENFRANCHISE : SLAVERY A. EQUATION : MATHEMATICS B. LIBERATE : CONFINE C. BONDAGE : SUBJUGATION D. APPEASEMENT : UNREASONABLE E. ANATOMY : PHYSIOLOGY

3. B: Enfranchise is to set free/liberate, and slavery is the opposite-i.e. to enslave/confine. Both sets are antonyms. Equation is part of mathematics (A). Bondage and subjugation (C) are synonyms (for each other and slavery). Appeasement and unreasonable (D) are unrelated. Anatomy and physiology (E) are related subjects.

UNION JACK : VEXILLOLOGY A. TOAD : ORNITHOLOGY B. TURTLE : MICROBIOLOGY C. GYMNOSPERMS : BOTANY D. FRIEND : HOME ECONOMICS E. ALGAE : ZOOLOGY

4. C: The Union Jack (British flag) is part of vexillology, the study of flags; gymnosperms are part of botany, the study of plants. Toad is not part of ornithology (A), the study of birds. Turtle is not part of microbiology (B), the study of microscopic organisms. Friend is not part of home economics (D), the study of cooking, sewing, and other home skills. Algae, plants, are not part of zoology (E), the study of animals.

TOPAZ : YELLOW A. DIAMOND : CARAT B. JEWELER : CLARITY C. SAPPHIRE : RED D. AMETHYST : PURPLE E. AMBER : BLUE

5. D: Topazes are yellow and amethysts are purple. Carats (A) are measures of the weight of diamonds, not their color. Jewelers (B) inspect gems for clarity, a quality other than color. Sapphires (C) are blue, not red. Amber and blue (E) are two different colors; neither is a gem.

LUMEN : BRIGHTNESS A. CANDLE : LIGHT B. DENSITY : DARKNESS C. NICKEL : METAL D. INCHES : LENGTH E. COLOR : HUE

6. D: Lumens measure brightness and inches measure length. Candles do not measure light (A) but emit it. Density does not measure darkness (B) but may create it. Nickel does not measure metal (C) but is a type of metal. Color does not measure hue (E); these are synonyms.

MACERATION : LIQUID A. SUBLIMATION : GAS B. EVAPORATION : HUMIDITY C. TRAIL : PATH D. EROSION : WEATHER E. DECISION : DISTRACTION

7. D: Liquid causes maceration as weather causes erosion: both break things down. Gas does not cause sublimation (A) but is subject to it, as humidity is subject to evaporation (B). Trail and path (C) are synonyms. Distraction interferes with a decision (E), rather than causing it.

CLUMSY : BOTCH A. WICKED : INSINUATE B. STRICT : PAMPER C. WILLFUL : HEED D. CLEVER : ERADICATE E. LAZY : SHIRK

8. E: One who is clumsy may botch a job; one who is lazy may shirk work. One who is wicked may or may not necessarily insinuate (A); a better adjective for insinuating something might be sly or subtle. One who is strict does not pamper (B), but the opposite. One who is willful does not heed (C) warnings/directions. Clever, i.e. ingenious or smart, is unrelated to eradicate (D), to eliminate.

FUGITIVE : FLEE A. PARASITE : FOSTER B. BRAGGART : BOAST C. SAGE : STIFLE D. BYSTANDER : PROCURE E. FIREBRAND : QUIBBLE

9. B: A fugitive flees; a braggart boasts/brags. A parasite does not foster (A) or promote anything, but lives off another. A sage is one who is wise, not one who stifles (C), i.e. suppresses, anything. A bystander does not procure (D) or obtain anything, but stands by and may observe an event. A firebrand incites others to action but does not quibble (E), i.e. dispute, anything.

Bassinet is to crib as car is to: A) bus B) airplane C) stroller D) bed E) taxicab

A

Bludgeon is to spear as lathe is to: A) vise B) carpenter C) battle D) curve E) construction

A

Centipede is to spider as A) pentagon/triangle B) rowboat/sailboat C) BC/AD D) percussion/string E) duet/trio

A

Flood is to drought as A) rich/poor B) camel/desert C) drizzle/downpour D) evening/night E) gold/silver

A

Head is to hammer as A) tooth/saw B) nail/screw C)awl/punch D) screw/driver E) beginning/end

A

Congregation is to worshippers as A) galaxy is to stars B) party is to politics C) mine is to gems D) job is to employers E) pottery is to shards

A - C consists of W

Class is to student as A) cast is to actor B) teacher is to staff C) conductor is to band D) director is to play E) musician is to band

A - C is made of of S's

Driver is to car as A) pilot is to airplane B) police officer is to highway C) secretary is to letter D) baker is to cake E) carpenter is to house

A - D propels/moves a C

Envelope is to letter as A) suitcase is to clothes B) pen is to paper C) box is to cardboard D) table is to wood E) frame is to picture

A - E encloses L

Oven is to kiln as baker is to A) potter B) ceramics C) bread D) miner E) shepherd

A - O is used by B, and K is used by P (A:C/B:D definitional relationship)

Pound is to weight as A) decibel is to sound B) inch is to foot C) quart is to liter D) fathom is to height E) length is to distance

A - P is a unit that measures W

Voracious is to food as A) greedy is to gluttony B) gluttonous is to obesity C) clarity is to water D) generosity is to object E) veracity is to truth

A - V means wanting a lot of F

WATER : RESERVOIR :: A) oil : fuel B) money : bank C)lake : ocean D) parent : family E) beach : inlet

B. A reservoir if full of water. A bank is full of money.

BANANA : FRUIT :: (A) lung : organ (B) grape : raisin (C) crab : lobster (D) ocean : land (E) slope : mountain

A. A banana is a kind of fruit. A lung is a kind of organ.

STAGNANT : MOTION :: A) arid : moisture B) morbid : dread C) neutral : balance D) marred : fault E) tilled : irrigation

A. A lack of motion means something is stagnant. A lack of moisture means something is arid.

POKE : PUNCH :: (A) murmur : shout (B) crouch : smack (C) lose : win (D) groan : hurt (E) stink : smell

A. A punch is a much strong poke. A shout is a much stronger murmur.

Pungent is to odor as: (A) intense is to emotion. (B) pervade is to atmosphere. (C) infect is to spread. (D) proverb is to paragraph. (E) resent is to denial

A. Pungent is a characteristic of odor (strong). Intense is a characteristic of emotion (strong).

Antecedent is to precedent as consequent is to: A) decadent B) subsequent C) ebullient D) transient E) penitent

B

Asset is to black as debit is to: A) debt B) red C) blue D) left E) ledger

B

Hook is to eye as A) sleeve/coat B) button/hole C) boot/shoe D) adhesive/tape E) honey/bear

B

Hurricane is to wind as A) wind/water B) typhoon/wind C) tornado/twister D) tornado/typhoon E) hurricane/typhoon

B

Rocket is to torpedo as A) fire/water B) air/water C) explosion/hole D) up/down E) war/peace

B

Clap is to stomp as: A) snap is to shout B) hand is to foot C) map is to ramp D) door is to wall E) finger is to chicken

B - C is a sound made by and H, and S is a sound made by an F

Conviction is to opinion as A) report is to story B) reverence is to admiration C) debate is to argument D) appeal is to affectation E) ascend is to precipice

B - C is strong O

Deceleration is to speed as A) adulation is to praise B) descent is to altitude C) tyranny is to leader D) hydration is to water E) fear is to hatred

B - D means S is decreasing

Fish is to fin as A) fruit is to stem B) bird is to wing C) insect is to shell D) cod is to school E) dog is to tail

B - F uses F to move itself

Impeccable is to adequate as A) impressionable is to eager B) inexhaustible is to sufficient C) impossible is to prepared D) intangible is to popular E) impractical is to sensible

B - I means far beyond A

Tactile is to touch as A) delectable is to drink B) audible is to sound C) potable is to food D) servile is to obey E) nutritious is to meal

B - T is sensed by T

INTROSPECTIVE : SELF :: A) pompous : thoughts B) conceited : others C) miserly : accomplishments D) impetuous : decisions E) scrupulous : principles

B. An introspective person is concerned with looking at self. A conceited person is concerned with looking at others.

BASKETBALL : HOOP A. pool: cue B. croquet: wicket C. hockey: puck D. tennis: net E. baseball: bat

B. Main aim in basketball - put ball through hoop. Main aim in croquet - put ball through wicket.

SHEAR : SHEEP :: (A) grade : paper (B) peel : apple (C) herd : cattle (D) punish : law (E) emancipate : freedom

B. Shear a sheep = remove outer layer. Peel an apple = remove outer layer.

LIE : DECEIVE :: (A) truth : cheat (B) speech : communicate (C) payment : save (D) hand : sort (E) eye : glance

B. We lie in order to deceive. We speech (give speech) in order to communicate.

Goalie is to net as A) hockey/soccer B) player/game C) sentry/fort D) bat/ball E) ice/turf

C

Hen is to brood as mother is to: A) family B) chickens C) children D) shoe E) mom

C

Mow is to lawn as prune is to: A) plum B) raisin C) tree D) hair E) meadow

C

Voracious is to gluttonous as A) hungry/thirsty B) warm/hot C) potent/strong D) flight/fight E) yard/meter

C

Composer is to symphony as A) mechanic is to auto B) major is to troops C) architect is to building D) tycoon is to wealth E) writer is to paragraph

C - C creates an S (answer E is not as good because a W generates a P but a P is not a large complete work)

Chocolate is to candy as A) fish it to mammal B) meat is to animal C) broccoli is to vegetable D) brick is to house E) fire is to forest

C - C is a type of C

Caricature is to drawing as A) joke is to punch line B) watercolor is to painting C) hyperbole is to statement D) star is to feature E) dynamite is to blast

C - C is an exaggerated D

Leak is to peak as A) tumble is to rumble B) money is to runny C) lark is to park D) went is to sent E) nimble is to knuckle

C - L and P rhyme and start with "l" and "p"

Symmetrical is to amorphous as A) metric is to moronic B) shapely is to muscled C) balanced is to unshaped D) flowing is to lined E) external is to internal

C - S means B and A means U

Chapter is to book as A) glass is to water B) lamp is to light C) scene is to play D) stew is to meat E) elevator is to building

C - is a section of a B

TREE : FOREST :: (A) broccoli : vegetable (B) album : music (C) actor : troupe (D) forum : speaker (E) inquisitor : question

C. A forest contains trees. A troupe contains actors.

NOVELIST : BOOK :: (A) house : roof (B) tailor : needle (C) weaver : cloth (D) unicorn : horn (E) scientist : laboratory

C. A novelist makes a book. A weaver makes cloth.

PLAGUE : MALADY A. bystander: participant B. timidity: coward C. anecdote: narrative D. emblem: dialogue E. perjury: homicide

C. A plague is kind of malady. An anecdote is a kind of narrative.

CONCERT : AUDIENCE :: A) restaurant : waiters B) orchestra : musicians C) game : spectators D) school : cheerleaders E) zoo : keepers

C. Audience attends a concert. Spectators attend a game.

DICTATOR : POWER :: (A) priest : congregation (B) mathematician : energy (C) neophyte : inexperience (D) tyrant : wrath (E) creator : benevolence

C. Total power characterizes a dictator. Total inexperience characterizes a neophyte.

Dung is to elephant as A) horse/manure B) fish/food C) worm/soil D) oxygen/tree E) aquarium/terrarium

D

Flame is to fire as smoke is to: A) heat B) ashes C) water D) fire E) match

D

Dull is to insipid as diverting is to A) expecting B) feeling C) astounding D) entertaining E) tantalizing

D - D and I mean the same thing, and D and E mean the same thing (synonyms)

Refrigerator is to cool as furnace is to A) radiator B) house C) oil D) heat E) furniture

D - R is used to C

BANDAGE : BLOOD :: (A) cable : bridge (B) cast : injury (C) fort : army (D) dam : river (E) pacemaker : heart

D. A bandage keeps the blood from flowing. A dam keeps the river from flowing.

LAMP : LIGHT :: (A) elevator : skyscraper (B) lever : machine (C) microphone : amplifier (D) mentor : guidance (E) honey : food

D. A lamp offers light. A mentor offers guidance.

INCITE : SEDITIONIST :: A) parade ; heckler B) assault : victor C) abdicate : autocrat D) arbitrate : mediator E) donate : financier

D. A seditionist's main thing is to incite. A mediator's main thing is to arbitrate.

ICONOCLAST : CONVENTION :: (A) tailor : robe (B) sycophant : love (C) pariah : friendship (D) anarchist : government (E) fireman : safety

D. An iconoclast does not like convention. An anarchist does not like government.

EMOTION: ANGUISH :: (A) fascination : frenetic (B) dossier : categorized (C) cabbage : vegetative (D) sensation : burning (E) compensation : financial

D. Anguish is a strong emotion. Burning is a strong sensation.

CAMOUFLAGE :: APPEARANCE :: A) compensate : payment B) decipher : code C) experiment : hypothesis D) bluff : intention E) invest : chance

D. Camouflage disguises appearance. Bluff disguises intention.

NOISE : DIN :: A) injury : pride B) voice : speech C) sincerity : homage D) emotion : fervor E) signal : message

D. Din is an extreme version of noise. Fervor is an extreme version of emotion.

GUTTURAL : SOUND :: (A) economical : money (B) bombastic : speech (C) scattered : pilgrims (D) coarse : texture (E) gradual : slope

D. Guttural - an unrefined sound. Coarse - an unrefined texture.

DISSATISFIED : COMPLAIN (A) pleased : tolerate (B) ungrateful : enliven (C) friendly : ridicule (D) curious : inquire (E) generous : pacify

D. If you are dissatisfied, you might complain. If you are curious, you might inquire.

WALK : PROWL :: A) cheat : pretend B) speak : shout C) applaud : disapprove D) listen : eavesdrop E) smile : grin

D. To prowl is to sneaky walk. To eavesdrop is to sneaky listen.

RETOUCH : PICTURE :: A) design : dress B) orchestrate : song C) publish : magazine D) emend : text E) concoct ; pastry

D. To retouch a picture is to fix it up. To emend text is to fix it up.

Anthem is to inspire as A) aspirin/pain B) light/see C) organ/grind D) ape/copy E) shuttle/transport

E

Darkness is to eclipse as tidal wave is to: A) tsunami B) eruption C) ocean D) beach E) earhquake

E

Restaurant is to eating as barracks are to: A) cleaning B military C) inspection D) nutrition E) sleeping

E

Risk is to escapade as age is to: A) hilarity B) intemperance C) luminosity D) mayhem E) heirloom

E

Topography is to geography as A) water/land B) physics/math C) geography/history D) mountain/valley E) biology/science

E

Anesthetic is to pain as: A) lamp is to light B) mnemonic is to memory C) exercise is to diet D) understanding is to comprehension E) muffler is to noise

E - A dulls P

Adroit is to motion as: A) bridled is to emotion B) unfettered is to restraint C) superior is to skill D) ubiquitous is to presence E) articulate is to speech

E - A is deft of/skilled in M (answer C is close but E is better)

Cuff is to wrist as A) string is to hood B) buckle is to waist C) cap is to hat D) vest is to body E) collar is to neck

E - C if part of a shirt that is at the W

Clock is to time as thermometer is to A) air B) pressure C) wind D) ice E) temperature

E - C measures T and T measures T

Link is to chain as A) obstacle is to course B) group is to member C) sidewalk is to path D) mural is to museum E) word is to sentence

E - many links make up a chain

Tadpole is to frog as caterpillar is to A) worm B) cocoon C) crawl D) larvae E) butterly

E - t is a young form of f

HORSE : STABLE :: (A) rider : saddle (B) heart : blood (C) street : lamp (D) view : window (E) guest : hotel

E. A horse stays in a stable. A guest stays in a hotel.

LUDICROUS : SILLY :: (A) monstrous : skyscraper (B) brackish : messy (C) conscientious : moralistic (D) spurious : rotten (E) emaciated : thin

E. Ludicrous is silly but stronger. Emaciated is thin but stronger.