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GRE - Analogies - Test 3
in Analogies
Select the word pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
1. BOAST :: LANGUAGE
A. glare : angerB. swagger : gait
C. stare : sight
D. grow : height
E. enrage : anger
2. BELITTLE :: DISPARAGE
A. jeopardize : protectB. efface : inscribe
C. assuage : increase
D. deride : ridicule
E. decrease : augment
3. VIRULENT :: INNOCUOUS
A. pretentious : harmfulB. reprehensible : praiseworthy
C. strong : delicate
D. epidemic : widespread
E. antiseptic : medical
4. INCOHERENT :: CLARITY
A. quiet : volumeB. normal : austerity
C. stagnant : light
D. scribbled : writing
E. tidy : mind
5. DESECRATE :: HOLY
A. despoil : beautifulB. beautify : ugly
C. glamorize : rich
D. damage : corporeal
E. improve : dull
6. VIRTUOSO :: ACCOMPLISHED
A. aesthete : austereB. servant : servile
C. hedonist : pretentious
D. priest : orthodox
E. philanthropist : generous
7. AUTHORITARIAN :: STRICT
A. fallacious : fraughtB. fastidious : particular
C. exemplary : arrogant
D. apprehensive : eager
E. neutral : objective
8. HOMOGENEOUS :: KIND
A. fast : speedB. suspicious : origin
C. diverse : route
D. contemporary : time
E. disparate : place
9. CONSPICUOUS :: VISIBLE
A. sensual : audibleB. irrevocable : changed
C. elastic : stretched
D. ignominious : denounced
E. sensitive : felt
10. AUTHENTIC :: APOCRYPHAL
A. immune : dangerousB. conventional : unorthodox
C. pious : religious
D. eccentric : strange
E. reticent : chaotic
11. TEMPER :: HARD
A. mitigate : severeB. provoke : angry
C. endorse : tough
D. infer : certain
E. scrutinize : clear
12. STANZA :: POEM
A. chapter : novelB. prose : verse
C. stave : music
D. song : chorus
E. overture : opera
13. ABSTEMIOUS :: INDULGE
A. subversive : undermineB. diffident : confide
C. profligate : spend
D. gregarious : participate
E. submissive : assert
14. FRAGMENT :: MERGE
A. engage : marryB. loose : tighten
C. splinter : join
D. mend : rend
E. diverge : convex
15. PROLIFIC :: UNFRUITFUL
A. new : oldB. blooming : withered
C. fertile : barren
D. fresh : stale
E. fecund : fervid
