Exercise: Analogy

Questions for: Intensity

ANGRY : FURIOUS :: SAD : ____

A: GLOOMY
B: WEEPING
C: DEPRESSED
D: UNHAPPY
Answer: C

✅ The relationship between ANGRY and FURIOUS is that FURIOUS is a more intense or extreme form of ANGRY.

Applying this same relationship, we need a word that represents a more intense state than SAD; DEPRESSED signifies a deeper, more severe, and often prolonged state of sadness, fitting this pattern of increased intensity.

❌ GLOOMY describes a state of low spirits or lack of hope, which is similar to sad but does not represent a significantly higher degree of intensity in the same way FURIOUS does to ANGRY.

❌ WEEPING is a physical action (crying) that can result from sadness, not an emotional state itself.

❌ UNHAPPY is a synonym for sad, indicating a similar level of emotional discomfort rather than a more intense form.

WARM : HOT :: COOL : ____

A:

cold

B:

mild

C:

icy

D:

tepid

Answer: A

Why: Hot is a stronger degree of warm; likewise, cold is a stronger degree of cool.
Why not the others:

  • Mild = weaker than cool, not stronger.

  • Icy = extreme cold, too intense for perfect symmetry.

  • Tepid = slightly warm, opposite direction.

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