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.