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GRE - Analogies - Test 20

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

1. ARID :MOISTURE ::

A. deserted : dune
B. sandy : water
C. verdant : sunshine
D. tap : drops
E. silent : sound

2. PREVARICATE : LIE ::

A. harm : repair
B. divulge : expose
C. proliferate : contract
D. provoke : appease
E. prune : garden

3. EGG :SHELL ::

A. orange : section
B. tomato : skin
C. rind : watermelon
D. lemon : pit
E. ginger : bread

4. MOOSE : ANTLERS ::

A. caribou : hooves
B. grizzly : bears
C. ram : horns
D. sheep : ewes
E. kid : goat

5. BEVERAGE : COCKTAIL ::

A. donkey : mule
B. libation : refreshment
C. water : canteen
D. metal : alloy
E. aperitif : snack

6. PLUTOCRACY : WEALTHY ::

A. autonomy : masses
B. oligopoly : president
C. plutonium : rich
D. theocracy : clergy
E. democracy : crowd

7. PEREGRINATION : WAYFARER ::

A. investigation : felon
B. contumacy : dissident
C. incrimination : suspect
D. insubordination : insider
E. relaxation : masseur

8. TARIFF : IMPORT ::

A. bridge : payment
B. stipend : student
C. tip : waiter
D. toll : vehicle
E. tuition : university

9. FLOWER : BOUQUET ::

A. singer : choir
B. finger : wrist
C. rivets : wall
D. repast : breakfast
E. orange : juice

10. CARNIVOROUS : MEAT ::

A. vegetarian : lettuce
B. blanched : almond
C. grain : rye
D. omnivorous : everything
E. cornucopia : fruit

11. PRENATAL : POSTPARTUM ::

A. fetus : corpse
B. conception : deception
C. embody : reincarnation
D. infantile : mature
E. preternatural : postoperative

12. CORRESPONDENT : JOURNALIST ::

A. writer : freelancer
B. reporter : cameraman
C. novelist : poet
D. scientist : biologist
E. thespian : actor

13. DROUGHT : DELUGE ::

A. arid : desiccated
B. flood : water
C. cursory : deep
D. deleterious : harmful
E. paucity : surfeit

14. CIRCUMAMBULATE : AROUND ::

A. circumnavigate : sail
B. circumvent : out
C. translate : with
D. traverse : through
E. transport : on

15. GLACIER : ICE ::

A. tide : water
B. building : brick
C. dune : sand
D. symphony : instruments
E. salt : granules