Exercise: Analogies

Questions for: Analogies

UMBRAGE : OFFENSE
A:
confusion : penance
B:
infinity : meaning
C:
decorum : decoration
D:
elation : jubilance
Answer: D
Umbrage and offense are synonyms; elation and jubilance are synonyms.
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COBBLER : SHOE
A:
jockey : horse
B:
contractor : building
C:
mason : stone
D:
cowboy : boot
Answer: B
A cobbler makes and repairs shoes; a contractor builds and repairs buildings.
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SPY : CLANDESTINE
A:
accountant : meticulous
B:
furrier : rambunctious
C:
lawyer : ironic
D:
shepherd : garrulous
Answer: A
A spy acts in a clandestine manner; an accountant acts in a meticulous manner.
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VERVE : ENTHUSIASM
A:
loyalty : duplicity
B:
devotion : reverence
C:
intensity : color
D:
eminence : anonymity
Answer: B
Verve and enthusiasm are synonyms; devotion and reverence are synonyms.
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SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER
A:
fallacy : dismay
B:
genre : mystery
C:
satire : anger
D:
mimicry : tears
Answer: E
Slapstick results in laughter; horror results in fear.
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