Verbal Analogies Flashcards
ABATE is to LESSEN as LITHE is to
a) GRACEFUL
b) MINIMAL
c) CONTROVERSIAL
d) SLOTHFUL
e) CAPABL
a) GRACEFUL
Abate and lesson are synonyms. Lithe and graceful also have similar meanings.
- IMPURE is to TAINTED as REMUNERATION is to
a) HIATUS
b) REPROACH
c) IMITATION
d) COMPENSATION
e) DEJECTION
d) COMPENSATION
Impure and tainted are synonyms. Remuneration and compensation also have similarmeanings.
- EXHORT is to ENCOURAGE as HASTEN is to
a) CRITICIZE
b) ADJUST
c) PREVENT
d) SPEED UP
e) CHEAPEN
d) SPEED UP
Exhort and encourage are synonyms. To hasten means to speed up.
- JOVIAL is to GLUM as SHREWD is to
a) LUSH
b) BLISSFUL
c) VACUOUS
d) INTELLIGENT
e) GENTLE
c) VACUOUS
Jovial and glum are antonyms. Shrewd and vacuous also have opposite meanings.
- DRY is to PARCHED as DAMP is to
a) TORN
b) SPILLED
c) EMPTY
d) SOAKED
e) DAMAGED
d) SOAKED
Something that is parched is extremely dry. Something that is soaked is extremely damp.
- MILE is to DISTANCE as POUND is to
a) WEIGHT
b) VOLUME
c) LENGTH
d) HEIGHT
e) OUNCE
a) WEIGHT
A mile is a measure of distance. A pound is a measure of weight.
- ACUMEN is to INSIGHTFULNESS as PARISIMONIOUS is to
a) PONDEROUS
b) IGNORANT
c) UNKEMPT
d) STINGY
e) EXPENSIVE
d) STINGY
Acumen and insightfulness are synonyms. Parsimonious and stingy also have similarmeanings.
- BIRD is to FLOCK as INSECT is to
a) SWARM
b) HERD
c) PACK
d) SCHOOL
e) LITTER
a) SWARM
A flock is a large group of birds. A large group of insects is called a swarm.
- INNOCOUS is to HARMFUL as PACIFY is to
a) SOOTHE
b) INSTIGATE
c) WANDER
d) REFLECT
e) ASSURE
b) INSTIGATE
Innocuous and harmful are antonyms. To pacify and to instigate also have opposite meanings.
- CENTURY is to 100 as MILLENNIUM is to
a) 1
b) 10
c) 500
d) 1,000
e) 5,000
d) 1,000
A century lasts for 100 years. A millennium lasts for 1,000 years.
- MINUTE is to HOUR as INCH is to
a) HEIGHT
b) LENGTH
c) DISTANCE
d) FOOT
e) MILLIMETER
d) FOOT
An hour can be divided into minutes. A foot can be divided into inches.
- CARD is to DECK as SHIP is to
a) SAIL
b) DECK
c) PADDLE
d) OCEAN
e) FLEET
e) FLEET
Cards are collected into decks. A collection of ships is called a fleet.
- VAST is to EXPANSIVE as SMALL is to
a) MEASURABLE
b) DISTANT
c) MINISCULE
d) ENORMOUS
e) DIVISIBLE
c) MINISCULE
Vast and expansive are synonyms. Small and miniscule also have similar meanings.
- STREAM is to RIVER as GROVE is to
a) FOREST
b) WOOD
c) LEAF
d) BRANCH
e) TREE
a) FOREST
A large stream of water is called a river. A large grove of trees is called a forest.
- MILK is to DAIRY as CHICKEN is to
a) EGG
b) POULTRY
c) HEN
d) FLOCK
e) EDIBLE
b) POULTRY
Milk is a form of dairy. Chicken is a form of poultry.
- KNOB is to DOOR as ROOF is to
a) WALLS
b) SHINGLE
c) FLOOR
d) KITCHEN
e) HOUSE
e) HOUSE
A knob is part of a door. A roof is part of a house.
- SCISSORS is to CUT as BRUSH is to
a) PAINT
b) SMOOTH
c) POUND
d) HAMMER
e) DIVIDE
a) PAINT
Scissors are used to cut. A brush is used to paint.
- TRAIN is to TRACK as CAR is to
a) ROAD
b) WHEEL
c) DRIVE
d) MOTOR
e) BRAKE
a) ROAD
A train travels along a track. A car travels along a road.
- SEAMSTRESS is to SEW as BLACKSMITH is to
a) BUILD
b) REPAIR
c) FORGE
d) SAW
e) MEND
c) FORGE
A seamstress sews. A blacksmith forges.
- ANNOYED is to FURIOUS as HAPPY is to
a) UNPLEASANT
b) ECSTATIC
c) CONSIDERATE
d) MOURNFUL
e) CLEVER
b) ECSTATIC
Furious means very angry or annoyed. Ecstatic means very happy or excited.
- REPREHENSIBLE is to BLAMELESS as SURRENDER is to
a) GIVE UP
b) PONDER
c) CREATE
d) PERSIST
e) SULK
d) PERSIST
Reprehensible and blameless are antonyms. To surrender and to persist also have opposite meanings.
- NICKEL is to 5 as DIME is to
a) 5
b) 10
c) 15
d) 50
e) 100
b) 10
A nickel is equal to 5 cents. A dime is equal to 10 cents.
- PECULIAR is to STRANGE as DEFACED is to
a) MANUFACTURED
b) DAMAGED
c) GENERATED
d) ALTERED
e) STABILIZED
b) DAMAGED
Peculiar and strange are synonyms. Defaced and damaged also have similar meanings.
- CAT is to POUNCES as BIRD is to
a) SWINGS
b) CRAWLS
c) SLITHERS
d) ROAMS
e) FLUTTERS
e) FLUTTERS
Pounces describes a cat’s movement. Of the options listed, ‘flutters’ best describes a bird’s movement.
- NEBULOUS is to CLEAR as REPUGNANT is to
a) APPEALING
b) BEWILDERING
c) SCATHING
d) REASSURING
e) TRIFLING
a) APPEALING
Nebulous and clear have opposite meanings. Appealing is an antonym of repugnant.
