Exercise: Analogies

Questions for: Analogies

DEPENDABLE : CAPRICIOUS
A:
fallible : cantankerous
B:
erasable : obtuse
C:
malleable : limpid
D:
capable : inept
Answer: D
Dependable and capricious are antonyms; capable and inept are antonyms.
CONVICTION : INCARCERATION
A:
reduction : diminution
B:
induction : amelioration
C:
radicalization : estimation
D:
marginalization : intimidation
Answer: A
A conviction results in incarceration; a reduction results in diminution.
JAUNDICE : LIVER
A:
rash : skin
B:
dialysis : kidney
C:
smog : lung
D:
valentine : heart
Answer: A
Jaundice is an indication of a liver problem; rash is an indication of a skin problem.
DELTOID : MUSCLE
A:
radius : bone
B:
brain : nerve
C:
tissue : organ
D:
blood : vein
Answer: A
The deltoid is a muscle; the radius is a bone.
PROFESSOR : ERUDITE
A:
aviator : licensed
B:
inventor : imaginative
C:
procrastinator : conscientious
D:
overseer : wealthy
Answer: B
Being erudite is a trait of a professor; being imaginative is a trait of an inventor.
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