Practice Test (Analogies)

TILE : MOSAIC ::

1. wood : totem
2. stitch : sampler
3. ink : scroll
4. pedestal : column
5. tapestry : rug

REDOUBTABLE : AWE ::

1. tart : pungency
2. tacit : solitude
3. despicable : contempt
4. engrossing : obliviousness
5. venerable : renown

COMPLAIN : CARP ::

1. supply : donate
2. argue : debate
3. grumble : accuse
4. drink : guzzle
5. pacify : intervene

SKIRMISH : INSIGNIFICANCE ::

1. revolution : democracy
2. duel : formality
3. feud : impartiality
4. bout : sparring
5. crusade : remoteness

MERCENARY : MONEY ::

1. vindictive : revenge
2. scholarly : library
3. immaculate : cleanliness
4. thirsty : water
5. belligerent : invasion

TROUBLED : DISTRAUGHT ::

1. annoyed : disillusioned
2. disturbed : interrupted
3. covetous : rapacious
4. outmoded : ostentatious
5. tranquil : placid

CANVAS : PAINTER ::

1. leather : shoe
2. brush : palette
3. chisel : wood
4. marble : sculptor
5. hammer : carpenter

MANSION : RESIDENCE ::

1. limousine : automobile
2. chandelier : candle
3. tuxedo : wardrobe
4. diamond : rhinestone
5. yacht: harbor

RELEVANT : CRUCIAL ::

1. marginal : unique
2. perceptible : obvious
3. apparent : real
4. peripheral : central
5. possible : desirable

PERFUNCTORILY : INSPIRATION ::

1. insolently : veneration
2. ardently : passion
3. phlegmatically : composure
4. surreptitiously : obsession
5. haltingly : reluctance

FERTILIZE : GROW ::

1. immunize : resist
2. nourish : enrich
3. heat : burn
4. graft : multiply
5. prune : dwarf

EXORBITANT : MODERATION ::

1. dispassionate : equanimity
2. macabre : interest
3. perfidious : loyalty
4. brilliant : gullibility
5. lavish : extravagance

BLANDISHMENT : COAX ::

1. medal : honor
2. budget : save
3. diary : reminisce
4. concert : play
5. plea : threaten

REQUEST : COMMAND ::

1. propose : stipulate
2. enlist : support
3. relegate : consign
4. volunteer : accept
5. select : reject

RENOUNCE : PLEDGE ::

1. exculpate : victim
2. desecrate : shrine
3. recriminate : hero
4. redeem : honor
5. rescind : order

COWARD : CRAVEN ::

1. liar : facetious
2. dupe : gullible
3. commentator : caustic
4. judge : impartial
5. criminal : hostile

APOLOGIZE : CONTRITE ::

1. aggravate : contemptuous
2. endorse : esteemed
3. extenuate : guilty
4. compliment : impressed
5. rationalize : modest

EUPHEMISM : OFFENSE ::

1. rhetoric : persuasion
2. prevarication : truth
3. metaphor : description
4. repetition : boredom
5. conciliation : appeasement

SENSITIZATION : ALLERGIC ::

1. immunity : vulnerable
2. habituation : inured
3. invigoration : stimulating
4. sleep : anesthetic
5. disinfection : preventive

HOST : PARASITE ::

1. meadow : soil
2. egg : bird
3. medium : bacterium
4. lair : predator
5. kernel : seed

SOLILOQUY : PLAY ::

1. violin : concerto
2. overture : musical
3. duet : ensemble
4. lyric : poem
5. aria : opera

CONTRACT : IMPLODE ::

1. expand : swell
2. descend : plummet
3. add : accelerate
4. cool : solidify
5. stretch : flex

COHABIT : RESIDE ::

1. conspire : plot
2. coincide : contradict
3. secrete : conceal
4. infiltrate : influence
5. frame : incriminate

STRATAGEM : DECEIVE ::

1. epithet : correspond
2. oration : publish
3. conservation : expend
4. concession : placate
5. sentence : prosecute

INDUSTRIOUSNESS : ACTIVITY ::

1. kindliness : animosity
2. anxiousness : apathy
3. boldness : strength
4. purposefulness : enthusiasm
5. fastidiousness : selectivity

EXTRAVAGANCE : EXPENDITURE ::

1. bias : judgment
2. exaggeration : deception
3. inducement : invitation
4. loquaciousness : talk
5. distortion : paraphrase

OBSEQUIOUS : FAWN ::

1. unsuccessful : achieve
2. conscientious : shirk
3. compliant : yield
4. staid : laugh
5. amenable : argue

NEOPHYTE : EXPERIENCE ::

1. diplomat : negotiation
2. misanthrope : cynicism
3. umpire : reconciliation
4. guru : respect
5. boor : sensitivity