WORD ANALOGY 2

______ : excerpt :: exercise : maneuver

b. A passageis another word for an excerpt, and an exercise is another word for a maneuver.

implement : rule :: ______ : verdict

b. A rule is implemented, and a verdict is rendered.

dolorous : ______ :: sonorous : loud

b. Dolorous is a synonym for weepy, and sonorous is a synonym for loud.

iota : jot :: ______ : type

b. Iota and jot are synonyms, as are ilkand type.

myopic : farsighted :: ______ : obscure

b. Myopic is an antonym for farsighted, and famousis an antonym of obscure.

pan : ______ :: ban : judge

b. Pan is something a criticdoes, and ban is something a judge does

penurious : ______ :: deep : significant

b. Penurious is a synonym for stingy, and deep is a synonym for significant.

proboscis : ______ :: abdomen : gut

b. Proboscis means nose, and abdomen means gut.

rotation : earth :: ______ : top

b. Rotation is the movement of the earth and spinningis the movement of a top.

congeal : solidify :: ______ : char

b. To congeal means to solidify, and to singemeans to char.

gall : vex :: hex : ______

b. To gall is to vex, and to hex is to jinx.

vaunt : boast :: skewer : ______

b. To vaunt means to boast, and to skewer means to criticize.

lapidary : ______ :: dramaturge : plays

b. A lapidary is one who works with gems, and a dramaturge works with plays.

monarch : ______ :: king : cobra

b. A monarch is a type of butterflyand a king is a type of cobra.

______ : subject :: veer : path

d. One digressesfrom a subject, and one veers from a path.

cytology : ______ :: geology : rocks

d. Cytology is the study of cells, and geology is the study of rocks.

______ : marsupial :: monkey : primate

a. A monkey is an example of a primate, and an opossumis an example of a marsupial.

abet : ______ :: alone :: lone

a. Abet becomes betwhen the "a" is removed, and alone becomes lone when the "a" is removed.

______ : climb :: recession : withdrawal

a. An ascentis a climb, and a recession is a withdrawal.

______ : bedrock :: cement : foundation

a. Micamakes up bedrock—on which skyscrapers are built; cement makes up a foundation—on which houses are built.

tacit : implied :: ______ : inferior

a. Tacit is another word for implied, and shoddyis another word for inferior.

conjugate : pair :: partition : ______

a. To conjugate means to pair, and to partition means to divide.

gambol : ______ :: gamble : bet

a. To gambol means to skip, and to gamble means to bet.

nictitate : ______ :: expectorate : spit

a. To nictitate means to wink, and to expectorate means to spit.

piercing : ______ :: hushed : whisper

c. A sirenis described as piercing, and a whisper is described as hushed.

alphabetical : ______ :: sequential : files

c. Alphabetical describes the ordering of a list, and sequential describes the ordering of files.

somnolent : nap :: truculent : ______

c. Being somnolent can lead to a nap, and being truculent can lead to war.

80 : 40 :: 2 : ______

c. Half of 80 is 40, and half of 2 is 1.c. A sirenis described as piercing, and a whisper is described as hushed.

mend : sewing :: edit : ______

c. One fixes sewing by mending; one fixes manuscriptby editing.

______ : oyster :: paddy : rice

c. Oysters grow in a bedof the ocean, and rice grows in a paddy.

segregate : unify :: repair : ______

c. To segregate is an antonym of to unify, and to repair is an antonym of to damage.

cicada : ______ :: collie : canine

d. A cicada is a type of insect, and a collie is a type of canine.

huckster : ______ :: gangster : crime

d. A huckster is one who deals in advertising, and a gangster is one who deals in crime.

principle : doctrine :: living : ______

d. A principle is another word for a doctrine, and a living is another word for livelihood.

shallot : ______ :: scallop : mollusk

d. A shallot is a type of onion, and a scallop is a type of mollusk.