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GRE - Analogies - Test 12

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

1. CURSORY : BRIEF ::

A. disconsolate : cheerful
B. desultory : haphazard
C. insulting : didactic
D. linear : parallel
E. apparent : short-lived

2. CATHEDRAL : CHURCH ::

A. steeple : bell
B. temple : home
C. mansion : house
D. castle : fortress
E. hut : abode

3. TRANSITORY : PERMANENCE ::

A. whimsical : imagination
B. abrupt : totality
C. swift : forethought
D. volatile : constancy
E. tremulous : power

4. WEAVING : LOOM ::

A. crochet : loop
B. bobbin : thread
C. pottery : kiln
D. embroidery : pattern
E. string : knot The correct answer choice is . A loom is a piece of equipment used in weaving. A kiln is a piece of equipment used in pottery. fishing :rod :: A. trapping : fur B. reel : worm C. portaging : forest D. skinning : blade E. hunting : rifle

5. SUBTERRANEAN : SUBWAY ::

A. rickshaw : pedal
B. train : track
C. highway : vehicle
D. airplane : runway
E. aerial : helicopter

6. PROXIMITY : NEAR ::

A. simplicity : smart
B. specificity : distance
C. humanity : ape
D. volume : loud
E. morality : vice

7. FRATRICIDE : BROTHER ::

A. fraternity : sorority
B. flatulence : odor
C. patricide : mother
D. regicide : king
E. sibling : sister

8. XENOPHOBE : FOREIGNER ::

A. xylophone : jazz
B. bibliophile : book
C. valedictorian : speech
D. warmonger : battle
E. misogynist : woman

9. QUANDARY : DOUBT ::

A. propaganda : posting
B. viewpoint : perspective
C. ragamuffin : ombudsman
D. ballot : poll
E. quince : kumquat

10. YOKE : OXEN ::

A. reins : strap
B. white : egg
C. harness : horse
D. dog : collar
E. leash : pet

11. ALDERMAN : MUNICIPAL ::

A. page : judiciary
B. judge : clerical
C. ballot : state
D. minister : federal
E. mayor : manager

12. SALACIOUS : OBSCENE ::

A. obliged : hostile
B. profound : proactive
C. compulsory : progressive
D. salubrious : redundant
E. sagacious : insightful

13. ADULTERATE : TAINT ::

A. separate : ameliorate
B. investigate : cross
C. refrigerate : close
D. refine : purify
E. rectify : undo

14. CLAUSTROPHOBIA : CLOSED ::

A. arachnophobia : snakes
B. agoraphobia : open
C. xenophobia : unknown
D. closeted : dark
E. credulous : disbelief

15. NAVY : BLUE ::

A. orange : grapefruit
B. marine : captain
C. salmon : green
D. morose : blithe
E. crimson : red