Verbal

5. BERATE: CRITICIZE (A) goad: urge(B) blame: apologize(C) regret: ponder(D) evaluate: promote

(A) goad: urge goad - provoke SYNONYM

2. WEDDING: MARRIAGE (A) birthday: gifts (B) coronation: reign (C) graduation: degree (D) medal: bravery

(B) coronation: reign - purpose of event

8. NIGHTMARE: DREAM (A) semaphore: signal(B) dread: expectation(C) tap: trap(D) fear: conspiracy

(B) dread: expectation PARALLEL SYNONYMS semaphore - visual signaling dread - fear

6. FRATERNIZE: AMIABLE (A) expiate: apprehensible(B) respect: honor(C) collaborate: cooperative(D) compliment: suppliment

(B) respect: honor fraternize - mingle amiable - friendly expiate - atone for apprehensible - understood suppliment - to complete SYNONYM

10. 10. SANDAL: FOOTWEAR (A) volume: Shelf(B) watch: timepiece(C) monarch: castle(D) wax: candle

(C) monarch: castle

ANALGESIC: PAIN (A) antiseptic: hygiene (B) sedative: sleep (C) tranquilizer: anxiety (D) antibiotic: capsule

(C) tranquilizer: anxiety - function / use

7. SALVE: WOUND (A) exploit: weakness(B) mollify: anger(C) squander: opportunity(D) emulate: achievement

(D) emulate: achievement salve - ointment mollify - appease/soothe anger squander - waste emulate - reproduce / match or surpass

3. FRUGALITY: STINGY (A) warmth: heat (B) resolution: whimsical (C) reflection: thoughtful (D) pride: haughty

(D) pride: haughty - SYNONYM stingy - unwilling whimsical - playful haughty - superior

9. GLIMMER: LIGHT (A) catastrophe: avalanche(B) link: chain(C) sting: smell(D) trace: substance

(D) trace: substance

4. TACTILE: TOUCH (A) musical: acoustic(B) audible: volume(C) nasal: nose(D) visible: sight

(D) visible: sight SYNONYM

1. FOLLOW : CHASE :: NUDGE : A. THRUST B. PURSUE C. CATCH D. PRECEDE

1. A. To follow is less intense than to chase, and to nudge is less intense than to thrust thrust - shove precede - before

1. EQUANIMITY : HARRIED :: MODERATION : A. INFAMOUS B. LOGICAL C. DISSOLUTE D. URBANE

1. C. Explanation: Someone who is HARRIED, or stressed, by definition lacks EQUANIMITY, or serenity. Likewise, someone who is DISSOLUTE, meaning lacking moral restraint, by definition lacks MODERATION.

10. PRIVY : SECRET :: SYMPATHETIC : A. SPY B. GRIEF C. CLANDESTINE D. JOY

10. B. Explanation: Privy is sharing in a secret, and sympathetic is sharing in grief. clandestine - secret

10. EXTORT : OBTAIN :: PLAGIARIZE : A. STEAL B. BORROW C. IGNITE D. APPEAL

10. B. When you EXTORT something, you obtain it by force or threats. To EXTORT is to OBTAIN dishonestly. Plagiarism is borrowing material from another writer without giving him or her acknowledgment. That would fit the description of borrowing dishonestly.

11. PALLID : COLOR :: TACTLESS : A. HUE B. TASTELESS C. VERVE D. DIPLOMATIC

11. D. Pallid means lacking in color, and tactless means lacking diplomacy. hue - overall character verve - enthusiasm diplomatic - managing international relations

12. VAUNT : BOAST :: SKEWER A. FLAUNT B. CRITICIZE C. PREPARE D. AVOID

12. B. To vaunt means to boast, and to skewer means to criticize

13. DOG : KENNEL :: BIRD : A. FLY B. FEATHER C. AERIE D. EAGLE

13. C. A kennel houses dogs, and an aerie houses birds

14. SODDEN : MOIST :: MAUDLIN : A. SENTIMENTAL B. DISPASSIONATE C. REALISTIC D. BOLD

14. A. Something SODDEN is very wet, so it is, by definition, extremely MOIST. This is a bridge of DEGREE. Similarly, something MAUDLIN is, by definition, extremely SENTIMENTAL

15. PRIDE : LION :: SHOAL : A. TEACHER B. STUDENT C. SELF-RESPECT D. FISH

15. D. A group of lions is called a pride. A group of fish swim in a shoal. Teacher (choice a) and student (choice b) refer to another meaning of the word school. The answer is not (choice c) because self respect has no obvious relationship to this particular meaning of school.

16. HILT : SWORD :: NEEDLE : A. TEASE B. COMPASS C. DAGGER D. KILT

16. B. A hilt is part of a sword, and a needle is part of the compass. dagger - knife kilt - dress hilt - sword handle

ANALOGY DEMURE is to MODEST as DEMUR is to (defect, object, mock, postpone, charge)

16. object (demure means modest and demur means object)

17. MAVEN : EXPERTISE :: SUPPLICANT : A. ARROGANCE B. WISDOM C. GRACE D. HUMILITY

17. D. By definition, a MAVEN, meaning expert, has expertise. Likewise, a SUPPLICANT, or humble beggar, by definition has HUMILITY

19. GALL : VEX :: HEX : A. FIX B. JINX C. INDEX D. VIXEN

19. B. To gall is to vex, and to hex is to jinx. gall - boldness vex - feel annoyed hex - witchcraft jinx - bad luck vixen - fox female

2. LACONIC : WORDS :: PARCHED : A. HEAT B. MOISTURE C. DESERT D. VAPID

2. B. Explanation: Laconic is characterized by a lack of words, and parched is characterized by a lack of moisture. parched - dried out vapid - nothing is stimulating or challenging

2. MARATHON : RACE :: HIBERNATION : A. WINTER B. BEAR C. DREAM D. SLEEP

2. D. A marathon is a long race and hibernation is a lengthy period of sleep. The answer is not choice a or b because even though a bear and winter are related to hibernation, neither completes the analogy. (Choice c) is incorrect because sleep and dream are not synonymous.

3. MEDICINE : ILLNESS :: LAW : A. ANARCHY B. THIRST C. DISCIPLINE D. SENSITIVITY

3. A. This is a classic function/purpose bridge—the purpose of MEDICINE is to prevent or cure ILLNESS in the same way that the purpose of LAW is to prevent or cure ANARCHY in the society anarchy - state of disorder

3. WHEAT : CHAFF :: QUALITY : A. THRESH B. WHOLE C. INADEQUACY D. WORTH

3. C. Explanation: Wheat is an antonym of chaff, and quality is an antonym of inadequacy. chaff - seed protection thresh - separate grain from a plaint by revolving mechanism

ANALOGY STIFLE is to SUPPRESS as FRUSTRATE is to (preclude, veto, curb, debar, censor)

3. curb (to suppress is to stifle and to curb is to frustrate) veto - reject preclude - prevent from happening frustrate - prevent stifle - suffocate

4. CUSHION : SOFA :: SHELF : A. LEDGE B. BOOKCASE C. STORAGE D. FRAME

4. B. Explanation: A cushion is a part of a sofa, and a shelf is part of a bookcase.

4. SCRUFF : NECK :: STERN : A. LECTURE B. DIRTY C. BOAT D. WARNING

4. C. Scruff is the back of the neck, and stern is the back of a boat scruff - back or neck stern - serious, rear part of boat

5. MEAN : AVERAGE :: KIND : A. HURTFUL B. MEANING C. VARIETY D. KINDNESS

5. C. Explanation: Mean is a synonym for average, and kind is a synonym for variety.

5. PRINCIPLE : DOCTRINE :: LIVING : A. WILL B. DEAD C. LIKELIHOOD D. LIVELIHOOD

5. D. A principle is another word for a doctrine, and a living is another word for livelihood. doctrine - set of beliefs

6. AESOP : FABLE :: HOMER : A. TEMPLE B. DONKEY C. EPIC D. GREECE

6. C. Explanation: Aesop is known for writing fables, and Homer is known for writing epics.

6. PALTRY : SIGNIFICANCE :: BANAL : A. DISCUSSION B. LANDSCAPE C. WEALTH D. ORIGINALITY

6. D. Something PALTRY lacks SIGNIFICANCE. Does something BANAL lack ORIGINALITY? Well, if something is BANAL it is predictable, so yes. That pair has the same relation as the stem pair. paltry - small banal - lacks originality

7. OUTRAGE : PEEVE :: STRIVE : A. ATTEMPT B. CURSE C. DUEL D. SHUN

7. A. Explanation: To outrage is more intense than to peeve, and to strive is more intense than to attempt. shun - avoid peeve - irritate

7. CHATTER : TALK :: FLUTTER : A. DANCE B. WOBBLE C. SING D. FLAP

7. D. To chatter is to talk rapidly, and to flutter is to flap rapidly. wobble - move unsteadily from side to side

8. SLIGHT : HURT :: LAG : A. TARDINESS B. BRAGGART C. HEFT D. HASTE

8. A. Explanation: To slight causes hurt, and to lag causes tardiness braggart - boastful heft - lift or carry

8. CONJUGATE : PAIR :: PARTITION : A. DIVIDE B. CONSECRATE C. PARADE D. SQUELCH

8. A. To conjugate means to pair, and to partition means to divide consecrate - declare sacred squelch - soft sucking sound

9. SECRET : FURTIVE :: AUDIBLE : A. RESONANT B. NAP C. SACK D. RING

9. A. Explanation: Furtive is more intensely secret, and resonant is more intensely audible. resonant - deep sound

9. CHAGRIN : CRITICISM :: SAG : A. CRINGE B. PRESSURE C. NAG D. REDRESS

9. B. Chagrin can be the result of criticism, and sag is the result of pressure chagrin - feel distressed or humiliated sag - sink redress - remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance. cringe - disgust

ANALOGY VIXEN is to FOX as HIND is to (horse, deer, otter, zebra, rabbit)

9. deer (a vixen is a female fox and a hind is a female deer)

20. MERCENARY : WAGES :: DILETTANTE : A. ENJOYMENT B. RIFLE C. STRIFE D. MARKET

A mercenary performs a task for wages, and a dilettante does for enjoyment. Mercenary definition is - one that serves merely for wages; especially : a soldier hired into foreign service dilettante - a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledg strife - angry

ANALOGY CAESAR is to ROME as MIKADO is to (China, operetta, Asia, Japan, emperor)

Japan (a Caesar was a ruler in Rome and a Mikado a ruler in Japan)

ANALOGY PIAZZA is to ITALY as PLAZA is to (France, Latin America, South America, Spain, Portugal)

Spain (a piazza is a square in Italy and a plaza is a square in Spain)

felt : ______ :: smelt : fish a. cloth b. nose c. sneeze d. scale

a. cloth

define accredit and sanction

accredit - give credit

find antonym 4. OFFSPRING (stranger, brother, enemy, adult, ancestor)

ancestor

ANALOGY SKULL is to HEAD as TALUS is to (heel, wrist, ankle, elbow, hip)

ankle (the skull is contained in the head and the talus is the ankle bone)

CLOSEST IN MEANING 9. ascribe, profess, aspire, judge, hanker, daze

aspire, hanker hanker - yearning ascribe - attribute

find antonym 6. SPURIOUS (bedraggled, authentic, likely, fine, stiff)

authentic spurious - fake bedraggled - dirty and disheveled; disordered stiff - severe and difficult

1/3 : 2/3 :: ______ : 60 a. 20 b. 30 c. 10 d. 120

b. 30

458. Ankara : Turkey :: ______ : Iraq a. Teheran b. Baghdad c. Istanbul d. Jordan

b. Baghdad

mustang : ______ :: jaguar : cat a. dog b. horse c. fish d. bird

b. horse

Dickinson : ______ :: Dickens : novel a. novella b. poem c. song d. play

b. poem

sari : India :: ______ : Mexico a. sarong b. serape c. kilt d. kimono

b. serape

femur : ______ :: fibula : calf a. foot b. thigh c. phalange d. muscle

b. thigh

Give the synonym of 4. FASTIDIOUS (chic, loyal, protective, choosy, viable)

choosy fastidious - attentive to detail chic - fashionable viable - feasible

CLOSEST IN MEANING 10. vote, composite, blend, proposition, element, total

composite, blend composite - made up of various parts proposition - proposal

Give the synonym of 1. BRUSQUE (crude, curt, unkind, elastic, wieldy)

curt crude - simple; unrefined; raw brusque - abrupt curt - rudely brief wieldy - easily handled

wed : ______ :: teem : meet a. engagement b. match c. rain d. dew

d. dew

Give the synonym of 5. WAX (souse, fade, shrink, strengthen, dilate)

dilate souse - soak in liquid dilate - wider / larger shrink - smaller in size wax - become larger / sticky mold substance

define terrific and dreadful

dreadful - terrible

find antonym 1. BORE (improve, engross, initiate, embrace, proclaim)

engross bore - make a hole; pierce engross - absorb attention

ANALOGY CASTLE is to DEFENCE as THEATRE is to (audience, performance, arena, actor, entertainment)

entertainment (a castle is built for defence and a theatre is built for entertainment)

ANALOGY BINAURAL is to EARS as BINOCULAR is to (vision, eyes, magnify, focus, twin)

eyes (binaural relates to the ears and binocular relates to the eyes)

ANALOGY RANGE is to STOVE as KILN is to (pottery, furnace, burning, heat, bake

furnace (a range is a stove and a kiln is a furnace) kiln - chamber furnace - heater

define 11. worth, harmony, trivia, trumpery, essentials, serenity

harmony - orderly trumpery - showy but worthless; useless articles serenity - calm

ANALOGY 8. KILO- is to THOUSAND as HECTO- is to (million, ten, tenth, hundred, thousandth)

hundred (the prefix kilo- means thousand and the prefix hecto- means hundred)

find antonym 5. ERUDITE (accurate, ignorant, regular, foolhardy, recumbent)

ignorant erudite - scholar foolhardly - bold or rash recumbent - lying down

define mannerly impudent

impudent -disrespect mannerly - polite

define interrogative exclamatory derogative informative

interrogative: ask exclamatory: anger, sudden derogative: belittle informative: inform

ANALOGY HAEMATITE is to IRON as GALENA is to (copper, tin, zinc, titanium, lead)

lead (haematite is an ore of iron and galena is an ore of lead)

find antonym 2. CATHOLIC (limited, agnostic, heathen, general, bigoted)

limited bigot - devoted to their own opinion heathen - unbeliever

Which two words below are most similar to the phrase 'get the wrong idea'? misconceive, miscalculate, misconstrue, misinform, misapply, misconduct

misconceive, misconstrue misconstrue - interpret wrongly

ANALOGY HALLMARK is to GOLD as WATERMARK is to (book, identification, ship, paper, feature)

paper (hallmark is a mark in gold and watermark is a mark in paper)i

ANALOGY SCOWL is to FROWN as HARANGUE is to (pester, wrath, temper, point, attack)

pester (a scowl is made by frowning and harangue is made by pestering harange - lecture someone wrath - extreme anger

Which two words below are most similar to the phrase 'down-to-earth'? subservient, dismayed, practical, earthward, explicit, realistic

practical, realistic subservient - obey others explicit - clear and in detail

define 9. indecency, doubt, propriety, inaccuracy, rudeness, worry

propriety - conform to standards; correctness

Give the synonym of 2. DISTIL (reduce, liquefy, soften, purify, rarefy)

purify rarefy - thin, porous, less dense

ANALOGY ASPIRATION is to STRIVE as FRUITION is to (wish, realize, clat, acknowledge, ambition)

realize (to strive is to fulfil an aspiration and to realize is to bring something to fruition) clat - dirty condition; mess fruition - point at which plan is realized; bearing fruit

15. Which two words below are most similar to the phrase 'put in a good word for'? conciliate, recommend, pacify, advise, endorse, enliven

recommend, endorse pacify - make pace conciliate - stop from being angry enliven - make more entertaining

define 12. spin, rectitude, corruption, retaliation, release, gossip

rectitude - righteousness; morally correct behavior retaliation - counterattack

CLOSEST IN MEANING 8. relative, common, exoteric, indolent, careless, apposite

relative, apposite exoteric - knowledge that is outside and independent from a person's experience / common sense apposite - in relation to something relative - in opposite indolent - lazy

Give the synonym of 3. SINGULAR (remarkable, free, routine, natural, upright)

remarkable upright - vertical remarkable - striking

define sediment and residuum

residuum -a substance or thing that remains or is left behind, in particular, a chemical residue. sediment - residue

define Firmness and Rigidity

rigidity - inability to change

ANALOGY EXPANSE is to GULF as REACH is to (sea, river, stretch, water, land)

river (a gulf is an expanse of water and a reach is a stretch of river)

CLOSEST IN MEANING 7. circle, row, pedal, track, flaw, line

row, line

define 8. light, stolid, fluid, emotional, worried, slim

stolid - calm; dependable fluid - no fixed shape

find antonym 3. UNITY (defeat, anger, decline, strife, distrust)

strife - angry / bitter

ANALOGY EVENING is to NIGHT as SPRING is to (winter, season, day, summer, autumn)

summer (evening immediately precedes night and spring immediately precedes summer)

languorous

tired

ANALOGY 15. VICENARY is to TWENTY as DUODENARY is to (twelve, two, forty, two hundred, two thousand)

twelve (vicenary refers to twenty and duodenary refers to twelve)

CLOSEST IN MEANING 6. flawless, ulterior, unwelcome, secret, overt, literate

ulterior, secret ulterior - intentionally hidden overt - not secret

define 13. upend, destroy, downgrade, change, ameliorate, plunge

upend - set its end or upside down; beat; conquer ameliorate - make better; improve plunge - jump r

ANALOGY CHOWDER is to FISH as GAZPACHO is to (vegetable, chicken, pasta, consomm , chilled

vegetable (chowder is a soup made from fish and gazpacho is a soup made from vegetables)

ANALOGY VIADUCT is to VALLEY as CAUSEWAY is to (passage, overpass, water, railway, incline)

water (a viaduct crosses a valley and a causeway crosses water) viaduct - bridge

ANALOGY TACHOMETER is to DISTANCE as STEELYARD is to (hardness, weight, strength, rainfall, height)

weight (a tachometer measures distance and a steelyard measures weight)

define 10. animation, zip, nerve, button, devotion, lethargy

zip - fasten with zipper; move at high speed animation - inanimate objects move lethargy - sluggish