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GRE - Analogies - Test 5

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Select the word pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

1. PEERS :: UNEQUAL

A. comrades : unfriendly
B. compatriots : hostile
C. collaborators : helpful
D. kinsfolk : related
E. inferiors : submissive

2. DIPLOMAT :: TACT

A. novice : expertise
B. virtuoso : skill
C. sybarite : energy
D. philanderer : restraint
E. dilettante : profundity

3. RUSE :: OUTWIT

A. desire : frustrate
B. fiasco : foil
C. irritant : annoy
D. test : evaluate
E. statute : legalize

4. COTTAGE :: MANSION

A. hamlet : house
B. camp : hut
C. suburb : city
D. mountain : peak
E. pond : lake

5. IRREVOCABLE :: CHANGED

A. ingenious : doubted
B. axiomatic : studied
C. ridiculous : appreciated
D. inevitable : avoided
E. inviolate : protected

6. RETALIATE :: VENGEFUL

A. ameliorate : compassionate
B. conciliate : flexible
C. exacerbate : optimistic
D. iterate : hopeful
E. ruminate : woeful

7. SPORADIC :: CONTINUOUS

A. tranquil : cacophonous
B. cathartic : impetuous
C. perennial : eternal
D. fitful : soporific
E. vicarious : indirect

8. HONE :: SHARP

A. caulk : leaky
B. polish : shiny
C. burnish : dull
D. irritate : hazy
E. scald : smooth

9. FORMULATE :: HYPOTHESIS

A. adjudge : criterion
B. terminate : meeting
C. abrogate : right
D. forswear : oath
E. derive : law

10. ESCHEW :: EVIL

A. foster : child
B. ostracize : pariah
C. embroil : argument
D. attenuate : signal
E. concatenate : circumstance

11. RACONTEUR :: NARRATE

A. ruffian : ruffle
B. comedian : laugh
C. host : entertain
D. spendthrift : hoard
E. recluse : socialise

12. TAWDRY :: SHOWY

A. meretricious : attractive
B. gaudy : garish
C. intricate : delicate
D. brittle : flexible
E. elegant : urbane

13. FOREBODING :: UNEASY

A. tension : languid
B. dread : alert
C. consternation : smug
D. jubilation : determined
E. well-being : cheerful

14. APPENDIX :: BOOK

A. overture : symphony
B. epilogue : play
C. glossary : author
D. premise : law
E. stanza : poem

15. INNOVATIVE :: TRITE

A. ingenious : clever
B. conspicuous : obvious
C. contumacious : stubborn
D. arrogant : egotistical
E. adept : incompetent