4-6 Analogies , & Identifications Flashcards
(Syn): Maudlin is to Sentiment as
Saccharine is to Sugar
Touchstone is to Test as
Criterion is to Balance
(Ant): Ineffable is to Express as
Incalculable is to Compute
Prison is to Immure as
Cemetery is to Inter
Waggish is to Jester as
Insouciant is to Juggler.
(Opp): Maladroit is to Skill as
Feckless is to Will Power
(Syn): Bilious is to Nauseate as
Traumatic is to Shock
Obsequies are to Die as
Nuptials are to Wed
Aficionado is to Enthusiastic as
Pundit is to Knowledgeable
(Syn): Sacred Crow is to Sacrosanct
Red Herring is to Misleading
Let me look into the crystal ball for you
Divination
The deeds of Superman and Wonder Woman
Derring-Do
Cold springwater after a 6-mile summertime jog
Elixir
Spring, forward, fall, back
Mnemonic
A sudden about-face
Volte-Face
The ups and downs of life
Vicissitudes
Get as good as you give
Quid Pro Quo
You have to have style
Panache
How a bird in a gilded cage might feel
Immured
See-through curtains
Diaphanous
Where the ‘Aeneid’ starts
In Medias Res
How did you know that this would happen?
Prescience
How you might characterize a klutz
Maladroit
The endless bickering that is tearing apart a family
Bruit