Analogies

141. pummel : hit :: ______ : recite a. disbelief b. poem c. chant d. question

c. chant To pummel is to hit repeatedly, to chant is to recite repeatedly

216. fist : hand :: ______ : loop a. wave b. rings c. circuit d. foot

c. circuit A fist is a closed hand, a circuit is a closed loop.

29. quixotic : pragmatic :: murky : ______ a. rapid b. cloudy c. clear d. friendly

c. clear Quixotic (impractical) is an antonym for pragmatic (sensible), murky is an antonym for clear

80. ______ : unity :: dearth : scarcity a. belief b. death c. cohesion d. fear

c. cohesion Cohesion and unity are synonyms, as are dearth and scarcity.

46. shallot : ______ :: scallop : mollusk a. shark b. muscle c. dessert d. onion

d. onion shallot is a type of onion, a scallop is a type of mollusk (shelled invertebrate)

86. ______ : wood :: file : nail a. hammer b. cabinet c. saw d. plane

d. plane plane is a tool used to smooth and shape wood, and a file is a tool used to smooth and shape a nail

7. coif : hair :: ______ : musical a. shower b. close c. praise d. score

d. score coif means to arrange hair to score means to arrange a musical.

182. ______ : wheat :: lentil : legume a. barley b. bread c. soup d. spelt

d. spelt Spelt is a type of wheat, lentil is a type of legume

178. ratchet : ______ :: grow : inches a. tools b. shrink c. yards d. stages

d. stages To ratchet means to increase by stages, to grow is to increase by inches

31. nymph : ______ :: seraphim : angel a. maiden b. sinner c. candle d. priest

a. maiden nymph is a maiden, a seraphim is an angel.

63. ______ : bedrock :: cement : foundation a. mica b. water c. lava d. sand

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

96. egregious : bad :: ______ : small a. minuscule b. tall c. wicked d. cheap

a. minuscule Egregious means very bad, and minuscule means very small

215. guileless : cunning :: shameless : ______ a. modesty b. guile c. winning d. shameful

a. modesty To be guileless is to lack cunning, to be shameless is to lack modesty

42. ______ : marsupial :: monkey : primate a. opossum b. ape c. honeybee d. moose

a. opossum monkey is an example of a primate, an (o)possum is an example of a marsupial

97. approach : ______ :: leave : bolt a. pounce b. arrive c. demand d. airport

a. pounce pounce is to approach suddenly, and to bolt is to leave suddenly

161. ______ : tradition :: hedonist : pleasure a. purist b. Eden c. displeasure d. agnostic

a. purist A purist is fixated on tradition, a hedonist is fixated on pleasure

120. secret : furtive :: audible : ______ a. resonant b. nap c. sack d. ring

a. resonant Furtive is more intensely secret, resonant is more intensely audible.

82. turncoat : traitor :: ______ : rogue a. scamp b. pillow c. blush d. tricky

a. scamp Turncoat is another word for traitor, and scamp is another word for rogue

50. tacit : implied :: ______ : inferior a. shoddy b. taciturn c. forthright d. superior

a. shoddy Tacit is another word for implied, shoddy is another word for inferior.

53. gambol : ______ :: gamble : bet a. skip b. win c. bat d. worship

a. skip gambol (frolic) means to skip, to gamble means to bet

102. pineapple : ______ :: orange : Florida a. Dole b. Hawaii c. Canada d. mango

b. Hawaii Pineapples are grown in Hawaii, and oranges are grown in Florida

75. cushion : sofa :: shelf : ______ a. ledge b. bookcase c. storage d. frame

b. bookcase A cushion is a part of a sofa, and a shelf is part of a bookcase.

164. lightweight : ______ :: sedan : automobile a. beam b. boxer c. heavyweight d. traffic

b. boxer Lightweight is a classification for a boxer, sedan is a classification for an automobile

209. ______ : channel :: flare : accident a. sinking b. buoy c. television d. river

b. buoy A buoy is used to mark a channel, a flare is used to mark an accident

136. trot : ______ :: jog : sprint a. drive b. canter c. horse d. speed

b. canter To trot is slower than to canter, to jog is slower than to sprint.

158. thicket : shrubs :: ______ : stars a. sun b. cluster c. orbit d. moon

b. cluster thicket is a group of shrubs, a cluster is a group of stars

59. pan : ______ :: ban : judge a. band b. critic c. author d. lawyer

b. critic Pan (severally criticize) is something a critic does, ban is something a judge does

52. vaunt : boast :: skewer : ______ a. flaunt b. criticize c. prepare d. avoid

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

33. jibe : praise :: ______ : enlighten a. jib b. delude c. worship d. wed

b. delude jibe is an antonym of to praise, to delude is an antonym of to enlighten

180. economy : parsimony :: ______ : rift a. disagreement b. fissure c. bounty d. river

b. fissure (seperation) Economy is a synonym of parsimony, fissure is a synonym of rift.

144. ______ : silo :: art : museum a. field b. fodder c. farm d. windmill

b. fodder Fodder is kept in a silo, art is kept in a museum

65. lapidary : ______ :: dramaturge : plays a. cows b. gems c. rabbits d. movies

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

176. break : shift :: minute : ______ a. second b. hour c. spell d. work

b. hour A break is part of a shift, a minute is part of an hour

152. ______ : skid :: obstacle : swerve a. bike b. ice c. wheel d. roadway

b. ice Ice can cause something to skid, an obstacle can cause something to swerve

60. ______ : oyster :: paddy : rice a. aphrodisiac b. mollusk c. bed d. sandwich

c. bed Oysters grow in a bed of the ocean, rice grows in a paddy

213. scruff : neck :: stern : ______ a. lecture b. dirty c. boat d. warning

c. boat Scruff is the back of the neck, stern is the back of a boat

134. tooth : ______ :: tine : fork a. molar b. tongue c. comb d. spoon

c. comb A tooth is part of a comb, a tine is part of a fork.

30. smear : libel :: heed : ______ a. represent b. doubt c. consider d. need

c. consider smear (spread over) is a synonym of to libel (spread false news), to heed is a synonym of to consider.

189. ______ : house :: anklet : sock a. shoe b. foot c. cottage d. mansion

c. cottage A cottage is a smaller version of a house, an anklet is a smaller version of sock

24. gerrymander : divide :: filibuster : ______ a. bend b. punish c. delay d. rush

c. delay gerrymander is a political term meaning to divide land, to filibuster is to delay legislature.

22. skew : gloomy :: slant : ______ a. glee b. foible c. desperate d. gloaming

c. desperate skew is a synonym of to slant, to be gloomy is a synonym for desperate.

23. eider : ______ :: cedar : tree a. snow b. plant c. duck d. pine

c. duck eider is a type of duck, a cedar is a type of tree.

81. Aesop : fable :: Homer : ______ a. temple b. donkey c. epic d. Greece

c. epic Aesop is known for writing fables, and Homer is known for writing epics.

222. aglet : shoelace :: nose : ______ a. smell b. eye c. face d. proboscis

c. face An aglet is the metal part of a shoelace, nose is part of the face

196. nourish : ______ :: coddle : comfort a. feed b. sleep c. growth d. wheat

c. growth To nourish is to encourage growth, to coddle is to encourage comfort

153. wheat : chaff :: quality : ______ a. thresh b. whole c. inadequacy d. worth

c. inadequacy Wheat is an antonym of chaff (waste of wheat), quality is an antonym of inadequacy

16. fetish : fixation :: slight : ______ a. flirt b. sloth c. insult d. confuse

c. insult fetish is a synonym for a fixation, slight is a synonym for an insult/reject.

108. cub : bear :: joey : ______ a. cave b. doll c. kangaroo d. truck

c. kangaroo A cub is a young bear, a joey is a young kangaroo

49. alphabetical : ______ :: sequential : files a. sort b. part c. list d. order

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

36. mend : sewing :: edit : ______ a. darn b. repair c. manuscript d. makeshift

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

18. bog : ______ :: slumber : sleep a. dream b. foray c. marsh d. night

c. marsh A bog is a synonym for a marsh, slumber is a synonym for sleep.

225. folderol : ______ :: benevolence : charity a. cash b. greed c. nonsense d. event

c. nonsense Folderol (bakwaas) is a synonym for nonsense, benevolence is a synonym for charity.

162. swing : ax :: ______ : sword a. honor b. dull c. parry d. knife

c. parry Swing is an action taken with an ax, parry is an action taken with a sword

166. ______ : ship :: telescope : star a. deck b. water c. periscope d. astronomy

c. periscope A periscope is used to look for ships, a telescope is used to look for stars

145. ______ : grind :: ax : chop a. tree b. coffee c. pestle d. saw

c. pestle A pestle is a tool for grinding, an ax is a tool for chopping

118. jetty : ______ :: bouquet : flowers a. daffodils b. beach c. rocks d. water

c. rocks jetty is composed of rocks, a bouquet is composed of flowers.

203. ______ : team :: freshman : congress a. senate b. player c. rookie d. junior

c. rookie A rookie is a new member of a sports team; a freshman is a new representative in Congress

201. ______ : sheep :: blight : potato a. bleat b. wool c. rot d. fold

c. rot Rot is a disease that strikes sheep, blight is a disease that strikes potatoes

157. holster : pistol :: ______ : knife a. weapon b. rifle c. sheath d. club

c. sheath A holster holds a pistol, a sheath holds a knife

121. vamp : shoe :: hood : ______ a. jacket b. car c. clean d. crook

b. car A vamp is part of a shoe, a hood is part of a car

8. feta : Greek :: provolone : ______ a. salad b. Swiss c. blue d. Italian

d. Italian Feta is a Greek cheese, provolone is an Italian cheese.

62. huckster : ______ :: gangster : crime a. corn b. trucking c. policeman d. advertising

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

112. hangar : airplane :: garage : ______ a. steak b. runway c. oil d. automobile

d. automobile A hangar houses an airplane, a garage houses an automobile.

181. admonish : ______ :: defeat : conquer a. administer b. celebrate c. negotiate d. berate

d. berate (scold) To admonish (counsel against something) is less intense than to berate, to defeat is less intense than to conquer

78. persimmon : ______ :: cottontail : rabbit a. cinnamon b. oven c. badger d. berry

d. berry A persimmon is a type of berry, and a cottontail is a type of rabbit

101. bivouac : ______ :: axis : alliance a. diplomacy b. sergeant c. soldier d. camp

d. camp bivouac is another word for a camp, and an axis is another word for an alliance

69. cytology : ______ :: geology : rocks a. cyclones b. psychology c. pharmacology d. cells

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

214. valise : ______ :: cask : wine a. bicycle b. glass c. vine d. clothes

d. clothes A valise (hand held luggage used for clothes) holds clothing a cask holds wine

73. ______ : play :: sing : anthem a. act b. scene c. theater d. field

a. act One acts in a play, and one sings an anthem

143. company : conglomerate :: metal : ______ a. alloy b. aluminum c. corporation d. furnace

a. alloy A company is part of a conglomerate, a metal is part of an alloy

169. outrage : peeve :: strive : ______ a. attempt b. curse c. duel d. shun

a. attempt To outrage is more intense than to peeve, to strive is more intense than to attempt

140. irrelevant : significance :: relaxed : ______ a. care b. calm c. thoughtful d. asleep

a. care be irrelevant is to lack significance, to be relaxed is to be free of care.

11. pill : bore :: core : ______ a. center b. mug c. bar d. placebo

a. center pill is another word for a bore, core is another word for a center.

217. brethren : sect :: actors : ______ a. company b. church c. liturgy d. stagehand

a. company Brethren means members of an order or sect, actors are members of a company

174. din : ______ :: odor : garbage a. crowd b. tree c. dark d. nose

a. crowd Din, or noise, is a word associated with a crowd, odor is a word associated with garbage

114. hint : ______ :: whisper : shout a. demand b. point c. surprise d. secret

a. demand To hint is to ask subtly and to demand is to ask insistently, whisper is to talk quietly and to shout is to talk loudly.

130. epilogue : novel :: ______ : meal a. dessert b. repast c. lunch d. appetizer

a. dessert An epilogue comes at the end of a novel, a dessert comes at the end of a meal.

183. mercenary : wages :: dilettante : ______ a. enjoyment b. rifle c. strife d. market

a. enjoyment A mercenary performs a task for wages, a dilettante (someone who takes up a hobby for fun) does something for enjoyment

204. ______ : bill :: reimburse : expenses a. foot b. doctor c. charges d. bond

a. foot foot means to pay a bill, to reimburse means to pay for expenses.

85. bowler : ______ :: satchel : bag a. hat b. lane c. trophy d. ottoman

a. hat A bowler is a type of hat, and a satchel is a type of bag

177. ______ : service :: juror : jury a. inductee b. judge c. martial d. sequester

a. inductee An inductee is a person in military service, a juror is a member of a jury

198. speech : ______ :: race : track a. lectern b. odds c. preamble d. tote

a. lectern (speech podeum) A speech takes place at a lectern, a race takes place at a track.

210. indifferent : ______ :: ardent : zealot a. stoic b. altruist c. cynic d. zealous

a. stoic (apathetic) Indifferent describes a stoic, ardent (passionate) describes a zealot (fanatic)

212. slight : hurt :: lag : ______ a. tardiness b. braggart c. heft d. haste

a. tardiness To slight (insult) causes hurt, to lag causes tardiness

219. pylon : ______ :: baton : orchestra a. traffic b. orange c. safety d. clarinet

a. traffic A pylon is a tower used to guide planes or direct traffic, a baton stick is used to direct an orchestra

128. sloth : action :: ______ : principles a. unscrupulousness b. teachers c. hero d. conscientious

a. unscrupulousness Sloth is a lack of action, unscrupulousness is a lack of principles.

205. ______ : blow :: stain : spill a. welt b. wind c. blotch d. rug

a. welt A welt is the result of a blow (strike something), a stain is the result of a spill

68. nictitate : ______ :: expectorate : spit a. wink b. stomp c. quit d. smoke

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

200. glade : ______ :: castle : moat a. woods b. greenish c. royalty d. water

a. woods A glade (open space in a forest) is surrounded by woods, a castle is surrounded by a moat

103. quicksilver : mercury :: goldbrick : ______ a. worker b. idler c. money d. idol

b. idler (unproductive person) Quicksilver is a synonym for mercury, and goldbrick is a synonym for an idler

57. iota : jot :: ______ : type a. one b. ilk c. tab d. jet

b. ilk Iota (small quantity) and jot (little bit) are synonyms, as are ilk (family, class of) and type

55. gall : vex :: hex : ______ a. fix b. jinx c. index d. vixen

b. jinx gall is used to vex (provoke) hex is used to jinx

109. fern : plant :: ______ : fish a. catch b. minnow c. animal d. sparrow

b. minnow A fern is a type of plant, a minnow is a type of fish

206. laconic : words :: parched : ______ a. heat b. moisture c. desert d. vapid

b. moisture Laconic is characterized by a lack of words, parched is characterized by a lack of moisture

188. groom : horse :: ______ : child a. track b. nanny c. gallop d. infantry

b. nanny A groom takes care of a horse, a nanny takes care of a child

70. proboscis : ______ :: abdomen : gut a. prognosis b. nose c. ear d. nausea

b. nose Proboscis means nose, abdomen means gut

224. ______ : deciduous :: pine : coniferous a. tree b. oak c. forest d. cone

b. oak Oak is an example of a deciduous (big spread out) tree, pine is an example of a coniferous (pointy & tall) tree

88. ______ : dolphin :: herd : cow a. ocean b. pod c. porpoise d. leap

b. pod A pod is a group of dolphins, and a herd is a group of cows

105. search : ______ :: defeat : vanquish a. peer b. ransack c. destroy d. find

b. ransack ransack is to search thoroughly, and to vanquish is defeat thoroughly.

41. congeal : solidify :: ______ : char a. conceal b. singe c. evaporate d. charge

b. singe congeal means to solidify, to singe (burn, scortch) means to char

35. fecund : infertile :: ______ : fleet a. rapid b. slow c. fertilizer d. damp

b. slow Fecund (productive) is an antonym for infertile, slow is an antonym for fleet

4. tureen : ______ :: goblet : wine a. napkin b. soup c. spoon d. pilsner

b. soup A tureen is used to hold soup, and a goblet is used to hold wine

54. rotation : earth :: ______ : top a. planet b. spinning c. sun d. expanding

b. spinning Rotation is the movement of the earth spinning is the movement of a top.

66. penurious : ______ :: deep : significant a. generous b. stingy c. decrepit d. cavernous

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

14. junket : ______ :: junk : trash a. trounce b. trip c. refuse d. trinket

b. trip junket is a synonym for a trip, junk is a synonym for trash

150. collar : shirt :: ______ : hat a. button b. visor c. pullover d. hood

b. visor A collar is part of a shirt, a visor is part of a hat

220. logorrhea : words :: ______ : money a. cash b. wealth c. mint d. pesos

b. wealth Logorrhea is an excess of words, wealth is an excess of money

64. dolorous : ______ :: sonorous : loud a. woozy b. weepy c. dull d. sleepy

b. weepy Dolorous (mourful) is a synonym for weepy, sonorous is a synonym for loud.

115. dog : kennel :: bird : ______ a. fly b. feather c. aerie d. eagle

c. aerie A kennel houses dogs, an aerie houses birds

100. seemly : ______ :: torrid : scorching a. burnt b. invisible c. attractive d. horrid

c. attractive Seemly is a synonym for attractive, and torrid is a synonym for scorching.

171. thrifty : ______ :: hungry : gluttonous a. virtue b. vice c. avarice d. self-control

c. avarice Thrifty describes avarice (horders/miser), hungry describes gluttonous

84. rook : chess :: ______ : badminton a. grass b. tennis c. shuttlecock d. swing

c. shuttlecock A rook is a piece used in the game of chess, and a shuttlecock is used to play the game of badminton.

39. piercing : ______ :: hushed : whisper a. diamond b. watch c. siren d. ears

c. siren A siren is described as piercing, a whisper is described as hushed

19. ______ : segue :: throng : mass a. subway b. church c. transition d. line

c. transition transition is a synonym for a segue, a throng is a synonym for a mass.

165. knave : ______ :: coward : bravery a. retreat b. beauty c. truth d. stoicism

c. truth A knave is one who does not exhibit the truth, a coward does not exhibit bravery

138. ______ : mug :: trowel : spade a. coffee b. dig c. tumbler d. tavern

c. tumbler Both a tumbler and a mug are used as drinking vessels, a trowel and a spade are used as garden tools

67. somnolent : nap :: truculent : ______ a. sleepwalker b. journey c. war d. mood

c. war Being somnolent (sleepy) can lead to a nap, being truculent (savage) can lead to war.

83. hanker : ______ :: ponder : think a. junk b. fool c. yearn d. bunker

c. yearn Hanker is another word for yearn, and ponder is another word for think.

116. ______ : codes :: ornithology : birds a. cartography b. husbandry c. species d. cryptography

d. cryptography Cryptography is the study of codes, ornithology is the study of birds

94. ledger : accounts :: ______ : observations a. pundit b. weather c. astrology d. diary

d. diary A ledger is a book that contains accounts, and a diary is a book that contains observations

58. ______ : subject :: veer : path a. object b. prove c. math d. digress

d. digress One digresses (wanders) from a subject, one veers (wanders) from a path

173. pallid : color :: tactless : ______ a. hue b. tasteless c. verve d. diplomatic

d. diplomatic Pallid means lacking in color, tactless means lacking diplomacy.

137. shower : deluge :: ______ : stare a. wet b. window c. ignore d. glance

d. glance A shower is a less intense version of a deluge, a glance is a less intense version of a stare

61. cicada : ______ :: collie : canine a. fruit b. mineral c. cat d. insect

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

25. vapid : ______ :: rapid : swift a. inspired b. turgid c. wet d. insipid

d. insipid Vapid (flat dull) is another word for insipid (dull), rapid is another word for swift

202. ______ : flood :: helmet : injury a. drowned b. Coast Guard c. river d. levee

d. levee (embankment designed to prevent floods) levee prevents a flood, a helmet prevents injury

26. denim : cotton :: ______ : flax a. sheep b. uniform c. sweater d. linen

d. linen Denim is a fabric made from cotton, linen is a fabric made from flax

9. moccasin : snake :: ______ : shoe a. alligator b. waders c. asp d. loafer

d. loafer moccasin is a type of snake, a loafer is a type of shoe.

146. ______ : highway :: net : court a. road b. radar c. ticket d. median

d. median median divides a highway, a net divides a court, as in tennis.

3. ______ : horse :: board : train a. stable b. shoe c. ride d. mount

d. mount to board means to get on a train.

223. heliotrope : ______ :: turnover : pastry a. cake b. angel c. candle d. shrub

d. shrub A heliotrope is a type of shrub, a turnover is a type of pastry.

90. deplete : decrease :: ______ : avoid a. danger b. dislike c. miss d. shun

d. shun To deplete is to decrease completely, and to shun is to avoid completely

27. obscene : coarse :: obtuse : ______ a. subject b. obstinate c. obscure d. stupid

d. stupid Obscene is a synonym for coarse, obtuse (not sharp) is a synonym for stupid

170. decrescendo : ______ :: recession : economy a. crescendo b. finance c. boom d. volume

d. volume A decrescendo is a reduction in volume, a recession is a reduction in the economy.

119. spoke : ______ :: word : sentence a. speaker b. paragraph c. comma d. wheel

d. wheel spoke is part of a wheel, a word is part of a sentence