Vocabulary Workshop Level G Analogies

germane is to relevance as... A) coherent is to consistency B) derelict is to genuineness C) piquant is to humanity D) utopian is to practicality

A(If something is "germane", it is "relevant". A "coherent" speech requires "consistency". "piquant" and "humanity" have nothing to do with one another, and the other two options are opposites.)

acquisitive is to garner as... A) perspicacious is to glean B) agnostic is to dissemble C) depraved is to belabor D) distraught is to cavort

A(Someone who is acquisitive is someone who garners things. Likewise, someone who is perspicacious is someone who is able to glean things. The rest of these words really don't have anything to do with each other.)

detective is to surveillance as... A) saint is to sacrelige B) scout is to reconnaissance C) witch is to appropriation D) artist is to travesty

B(A detective does surveillance on things. A scout does reconnaissance on things. The rest of the options aren't even verbs. But if you didn't catch that, you can also see that they are all either opposites or have nothing to do with each other.)

intransigent is to compromise as... A) dour is to carp B) honest is to dissemble C) friendly is to oblige D) irresolute is to temporize

B(Intransigent means someone who does not compromise. Honest is someone who does not dissemble (since if they dissembled, that would mean that they are lying) Someone who is dour probably WOULD carp on another, "friendly" and "oblige" have little to do with each other, and someone who is irresolute possibly would temporize to buy some time to make up their mind.)

articulate is to mouth as... A) taste is to lip B) scan is to eye C) grouse is to heel D) accost is to foot

B(You articulate with your mouth, and you also scan with your eyes. Last time I checked, I don't have taste buds on my lip, accost things with my feet, or grouse (complain/grumble) with my foot. But maybe that's just me.)

inane is to acuity as... A) overt is to brevity B) unwonted is to status C) banal is to originality D) feckless is to allure

C("inane" and "acuity" are opposites, and so are "banal" and "originality" Honestly, I'm like 99% sure the rest have nothing to do with one another.)

diatribe is to animadversions as... A) eulogy is to rebukes B) harangue is to accolades C) encomium is to compliments D) panegyric is to reprimands

C(Diatribes and animadversions are the same thing. Encomiums and compliments are (you guessed it) ALSO the same thing. A "eulogy" is a high praise, which is the opposite of a "rebuke". A "harangue" is an aggressive speech, which is the opposite of "accolades". A "panegyric" is a tribute, which is the opposite of "reprimands".)

consummate is to perfection as... A) myopic is to perspicacity B) esoteric is to accessibility C) plenary is to completeness D) taciturn is to propriety

C(consummate essentially means 'at the peak of perfection', and plenary basically means 'completely complete'. "myopic" and "perspicacity" are opposites, "esoteric" and "accessibility" are also opposites, and "taciturn" and "propriety" have nothing to do with each other.)

pejorative is to disparaging as... A) jocular is to ludicrous B) moot is to indubitable C) abject is to lofty D) pusillanimous is to craven

D("pejorative" means "disparaging", and "pusillanimous" means "craven". "jocular" and "ludicrous" don't really have much to do with each other, and both other options are opposites.)

testy is to nettle as... A) serene is to disturb B) callous is to move C) articulate is to numb D) sensitive is to hurt

D(If you are testy, you are easily nettled. Likewise, if you are sensitive, you are easily hurt. "Serene" and "disturb" are opposites, and the other two options are unrelated.)