Analogy Practice Questions 1

Dripping is minor liquid flow and gushing is major; in the same way, denting is minor damage and destroying is major.

Cry and laugh are antonyms. Curl and roll, stream and tributary, and bend and angle are all pairs of synonyms.

Walking is a movement of the legs, and chewing is a movement of the mouth.

Eyes may gleam, but this is not a movement. Dress is a whole, of which hem is part, and a cover is part of the whole book. There is an expression, “Keep your nose to the grindstone,” but grind is not a movement of/upon the nose.

Enfranchise is to set free/liberate, and slavery is the opposite. Both sets are antonyms.

An equation is part of mathematics. Bondage and subjugation are synonyms. Appeasement and unreasonable are unrelated. Anatomy and physiology are related subjects.

The Union Jack (British flag) is part of vexillology, the study of flags. Similarly, gymnosperms are part of botany, the study of plants.

Toads are not part of ornithology, the study of birds. Turtles are not part of microbiology, the study of microscopic organisms. Friends aren’t inherently part of home economics, the study of cooking, sewing, and other home skills. Algae are not part of zoology, the study of animals.

Emeralds are green and amethysts are purple.

A carat is a measure of the weight of diamonds, not their color. Jewelers inspect gems for clarity, a quality other than color. Sapphires are blue, not red. Amber and blue are two different colors, and neither is a gem.

Lumens measure brightness and inches measure length.

Candles do not measure light but emit it. Density does not measure darkness but may create it. Nickel does not measure metal but is a type of metal. Color does not measure hue; these are synonyms.

Liquid causes maceration and weather causes erosion, which means they both break things down.

Gas does not cause sublimation but is subject to it, just as humidity is subject to evaporation. Trail and path are synonyms. Distractions interfere with a decision rather than cause it.

One who is clumsy may botch their work, and one who is lazy may shirk work.

One who is wicked may or may not necessarily insinuate (a better adjective for insinuating something might be sly or subtle). One who is strict does not pamper, but the opposite. One who is willful does not heed warnings/directions. Clever is unrelated to eradicate.

A fugitive flees, and a braggart boasts/brags.

A parasite does not foster or promote anything, but it does live off another. A sage is one who is wise, not one who stifles anything. A bystander does not procure or obtain anything but stands by and may observe an event. A firebrand incites others to action but does not quibble anything.

Chronological means “in order of time,” and ordinal means “in order in place.”

Virtual means “essential” or “almost,” not “in order of truth.” Abnormal means “not normal” and not “in order of value.” Marginal means “minimal”, not “in order of knowledge.” Coincidental means “by chance”, not “in order of health.”

Soot makes things grimy, and rain makes things sodden (soaked).

Frost does not make things transparent or clear. Sunshine does not make things fruitless or useless/unproductive. A pall (cloud of gloom) does not make things gaudy or bright. Dust does not make things radiant or glowing.

Morbid and unfavorable are “bad” synonyms, as reputable and favorable are “good” synonyms.

Maternal refers to motherhood and is not unfavorable. Disputatious means “argumentative” and is not favorable. Vigilant means “watchful” and is not unfavorable. Lax means “slack” or “remiss” and is not favorable.

One who is sullen (morose) will brood (mope), as one who is docile (compliant) will obey.

One who is lethargic lacks energy/motivation and will not cavort (frolic). One who is regal is proud and will not cringe. One who is poised is self-assured and socially adroit, hence unlikely to blunder. One who is despondent is depressed/despairing and unlikely to laugh.

An author is expected to be literate, and a judge is expected to be impartial/objective.

A cynic is not expected to be gullible. A hothead acts rashly, not prudently or judiciously. A saint is highly reputable, not notorious. A doctor is not expected to be especially fallible.

As something massive has great bulk, and something gigantic has great size.

Ultimate means “final” or “extreme,” while magnitude means “large amount” or “importance.” Trivial means “unimportant.” Anonymous means “unknown,” while luster means “shine” or “brilliance.” Interminable means “unending,” while legacy means “inheritance” or “heritage.”

Entice is an antonym of repel. Similarly, flourish is an antonym of fade.

Germinate and sprout, officiate and preside, lubricate and grease, and implore and entreat are all pairs of synonyms.

Humdrum means “boring,” and heartrending means emotionally moving. Both adjectives come from synonymous verbs.

Grim would not amuse. Nutritious or wholesome foods would not sicken. Someone stodgy would not excite. Something pending is upcoming; it might worry or gladden one, or do neither, but would not necessarily worry one.

Hospitable is a synonym of courteous, which becomes the word courtesy in noun form. Morbid is an antonym of cheerful, which becomes cheerfulness in noun form.

A vindictive act is motivated by spite (synonymous). Leisurely means “not done in haste” (antonymous). Something infamous is notorious. One who is despondent is experiencing despair, not glee or delight.

To reinforce is to make stronger, and to erode is to make weaker.

To abound is to be plentiful, while lesser means “a smaller amount.” Dismantle means “to take apart,” while longer means “greater length.” To wilt is to droop or wither, while higher means “at greater elevation.” To shirk is to evade, while greater means “more” or “larger.”

A braggart lacks modesty, and a fledgling lacks experience.

An embezzler does not lack greed. A wallflower does not lack timidity. An invalid does not lack a malady. A candidate does not lack ambition.