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GRE - Analogies - Test 15

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

1. FRAGILE : HARDY ::

A. awkward : clumsy
B. orthodox : traditional
C. amateur : professional
D. cautious : flippant
E. compact : portable

2. CHAPTER : BOOK ::

A. alcove : nook
B. paragraph : sentence
C. page : rip
D. epistle : letter
E. room : house

3. DEFENDANT : TRIED ::

A. jurist : judged
B. accountant : enumerated
C. actuary : tabulated
D. judge : examined
E. prisoner : incarcerated

4. INSIPID : TASTELESS ::

A. insouciant : concerned
B. intractable : controlled
C. indolent : restless
D. inimitable : mimetic
E. ingenious : artless

5. YARN : SWEATER ::

A. knitter : crochet hook
B. cobbler : shoe
C. leather : boot
D. cotton : linen
E. bodice : interfacing

6. EXHUME : GRAVE ::

A. excel : grade
B. expel : classroom
C. exude : spray
D. extricate : car
E. exit : door

7. SURGEON : SCALPEL ::

A. obstetrician : baby
B. diner : knife
C. dogcatcher : collar
D. seamstress : needle
E. janitor : school

8. BLANCH : WATER ::

A. fry : oil
B. bake : heat
C. burn : pot
D. mix : boil
E. saut? : stove

9. APOTHECARY : PHARMACIST ::

A. executive : entrepreneur
B. clerk : fisherman
C. locksmith : blacksmith
D. editor : author
E. soothsayer : fortuneteller The correct answer choice is . Apothecary is an old fashioned word for pharmacist. A soothsayer is an old fashioned word for fortuneteller. armored : impenetrable :: A. unshielded : vulnerable B. unearthed : vacant C. unscathed : lacerated D. concealed : displayed E. prostrated : dissipated

10. RETROGRADE : PAST ::

A. sanctimony : present
B. revolving : now
C. rotating : time
D. anticipatory : future
E. ubiquitous : timeless

11. PEN : INK ::

A. vein : blood
B. pencil : eraser
C. feather : nib
D. ruler : pointer
E. notebook : leaf

12. GRAIN : SALT ::

A. pinch : sugar
B. teaspoon : honey
C. snowflake : flurry
D. blade : grass
E. glass : water

13. CURATOR : MUSEUM ::

A. physician : operating room
B. fireman : fire engine
C. artisan : loft
D. weaver : den
E. blacksmith : forge

14. COMPASS : DIRECTION ::

A. thermometer : fever
B. barometer : air pressure
C. speedometer : acceleration
D. odometer : length
E. ohmmeter : electricity

15. ANVIL : HAMMER ::

A. coffee : grinder
B. drill : bit
C. mortar: pestle
D. clock : hand
E. key : ring