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Acarpous
D. Castigation
A. Vulnerable E. Fracas
B. Perilous
C. Dependable The best answer is B.
D. Ecclesiastic Meticulous is precise or Painstaking.
E. Preplanned Negligent is an antonym.
Acarpous means worn out.
The best answer is C Castigation means severe punishment.
Precarious means uncertain, unsafe, while Fracas is a noisy quarrel.
Dependable is the antonym.
Vulnerable means not protected.
Perilous means dangerous and is more of a GUILE:
synonym.
Ecclesiastic means a priest. A. Fraudulence
Preplanned in not an antonym of unsafe. B. Impertinent
C. Miscreant
D. Veracity
PREDILECTION: E. Palatial
GLUT: LICENTIOUS:
A. Gormandize A. Scrupulous
B. Frugal B. Lionized
C. Mollify C. Iconoclast
D. Undersupply D. Fanciful
E. Pious E. Dubious
Peevish EQUIVOCAL:
Complacent
Precarious A. Equipoise
Irrevocable B. Foolproof
Altercate C. Morose
D. Petrous
E. Explicit
The best answer is B.
Querulous is someone that complains a lot. The best answer is E.
Complacent means agreeable and is the antonym. Equivocal means having a double or unclear
Peevish is a synonym. meaning. While Explicit, the antonym means
Precarious means risky, dangerous. being clear and unambiguous.
Irrevocable means final. Foolproof means unable to fail or err.
Altercate means to dispute angrily. Morose means unsocial.
Petrous means hard, stony.
Equipoise means an equal distribution of
DIFFIDENCE: weight.
Audaciousness
Cornucopia PHILISTINE:
Extempore
Hubris A. Mercurial
Lustrous B. Highbrow
C. Bourgeois
The best answer is A. D. Luminary
E. Halcyon
Verdant means fresh and green. Autumnal is the
The best answer is E. antonym and means dying.
Philistine means a barbarian, a savage. Highbrow Seminal is originative.
is the antonym – a cultural person. Luxuriant is a synonym.
Mercurial means quick, fleeting. Nexus means a link, a connection.
Bourgeois is a synonym. Insipid is tasteless.
Luminary is a light-giving object.
Halcyon means calm and peaceful, second best
here but not precise enough. PRECLUD:
A. Facilitate
FINICKY: B. Miscreant
C. Inimical
A. Niggling D. Fledged
B. Eschew E. Evince
C. Ingress
D. Minatory The best answer is A.
E. Slovenly Preclude means to prevent, stop. Facilitate
means make easy, enable, and is the antonym.
The best answer is E. Miscreant means a villain.
Finicky means over particular, over precise. Inimical is harmful or toxic.
Slovenly is the antonym and means negligent. Fledged means able to fly has all of his feathers
Niggling is a synonym. (a chick).
Eschew means to avoid. Evince means to show clearly.
Ingress is the art of entrance.
Minatory means threatening.
DIVULGE:
OCCLUDED: A. Interdict
B. Obloquy
A. Congested C. Conceal-right
B. Nugatory D. Relapse
C. Unclogged – right E. Subjugate
D. Perfidious
E. Servile The best answer is C.
Divulge means disclose, reveal a secret.
The best answer is C. Conceal means to hide that secret and is the
Occluded means blocked up. Unclogged in the antonym.
antonym and means open. Interdict means to forbid or prohibit.
Congested is a synonym. Obloquy means sharp criticism.
Nugatory means worthless. Relapse means to fall back again.
Perfidious means done as a duty, without care. Subjugate means to concur.
Servile means lacking independence, slave like.
TEETOTALER:
VERDANT:
A. Sordid
A. Seminal B. Dipsomaniac
B. Luxuriant C. Abstainer
C. Nexus D. Stymie
D. Autumnal E. Multifarious
E. Insipid
The best answer is B.
The best answer is D.
Teetotaler means an opposer of alcohol. A Dip Ennui means boredom.
somatic is an alcoholic and is the antonym. Mischievous is harmful.
Abstainer is a synonym.
Stymie means to obstruct, to block.
Sordid means comfortless. MORDANT:
Multifarious means varied.
A. Imbroglio
B. Lucubrate
INELUCTABLE: C. Hallow
D. Epicurean
A. Ineludible E. Charitable
B. Dubious – right
C. Unfeigned The best answer is E.
D. Disinter Mordant means sarcastic, biting. Charitable is
E. Ameliorate the antonym.
Imbroglio means a complicated and
The best answer is B. embarrassing situationץ
Ineluctable is inevitable. Dubious is the antonym. Lucubrate means to write in a scholarly fashion
Ineludible is a synonym. Hallow means to make holy.
Unfeigned is sincere. Epicurean means devoted to pleasure.
Disinter means dig up.
Ameliorate means to improve.
SOPORIFIC:
ABEYANCE: A. Profuse
B. Animated – right.
A. Continuance C. Intransigent
B. Hiatus D. Elaborated
C. Churl E. Somniferous
D. Epitome
E. Fringe The best answer is B.
Soporific means sleep inducing and heavy. The
The best answer is A. antonym animated, means live and full of
Abeyance means suspended action. The antonym motion.
is Continuance. Profuse is abundant.
Hiatus is a synonym. Intransigent means uncompromising.
Churl means a bad tempered person. Elaborated is in great detail.
Epitome means a brief summary. Somniferous is a synonym.
Fringe means an edge.
LIMPID:
IMPERIOUS:
A. Quail
A. Despotic B. Minatory
B. Grovel C. Opaque –right
C. Ennui D. Moribund
D. Servile E. Fractious
E. Mischievous
The best answer is C.
The best answer is D. Limpid means clear, pure. Opaque is the
Imperious means arrogant, commanding. The antonym.
antonym is servile. Quail means shrink with fear.
Despotic is a synonym. Minatory means threatening.
Grovel means to crawl, to humble yourself. Moribund is near death.
Fractious is irritable.
SPURN:
GARRULOUS:
A. Pyre
A. Extricable B. Maul
B. Drone C. Embrace
C. Indomitable D. Goad
D. Loquacious E. Repudiate
E. Reticent
The best answer is C.
The best answer is E. To spurn means to reject. The antonym is to
Garrulous is too talkative. Reticent is the embrace.
antonym. Pyre is a large pile of wood for burning.
Extricable is someone able to be freed. Maul means hurt by rough handling.
A Drone is a male bee or a person not self A Goad is something urging a person to action
employed Repudiate is a synonym.
Indomitable is a person not easily subdued.
Loquacious is a synonym.
EDDY:
INDENTATION: A. Flamboyant
B. Epigram
A. Animosity C. Divestiture
B. Perspicacity D. Flow
C. Rectitude E. Maelstrom
D. Protuberance
E. Unscathed The best answer is D.
Eddy means a circular movement. The antonym
The best answer is D. Flow means a straight movement.
Indentation means a cut or a cavity. The antonym Flamboyant means brightly colored.
is Protuberance that means a bump. Epigram is a witty saying.
Animosity means hate or a strong dislike. Divestiture means giving up, getting rid of
Perspicacity means quick judging and something.
understanding. Maelstrom is a synonym.
Rectitude means righteousness.
Unscathed means unhurt. FLOUT:
A. Dote
TORMENT: B. Esteem – right
C. Lavish
A. Assuage –right D. Chaff
B. Tommyrot E. Odium
C. Volubility
D. Writ The best answer is B.
E. Shrewd Flout means to scorn. Esteem is the antonym.
Dote means to show much fondness.
The best answer is A. To Lavish is to give freely or generously.
Torment means severe pain or suffering. The Chaff is a synonym.
antonym is Assuage. Odium is contempt.
Tommyrot means nonsense.
Volubility means fluency with language.
Writ means written order. PENURY:
Shrewd is astute.
A. Quirk D. Interdict
B. Machination E. Heed
C. Percipient
D. Cabal The best answer is C.
E. Opulence Pertinacity means persistence. Tractability is
the antonym.
The best answer is E. A Nostrum is a remedy.
Penury means extreme poverty. Opulence is the Meticulousness is giving great attention to
antonym. details.
Quirk means a peculiar habit of someone. Interdict is to forbid.
A Machination is a plan. Heed means attention.
Percipient is capable of perception.
Cabal means a scheme or plot.
VAIN:
AUDACIOUS: A. Wrangle
B. Beneficent – right
A. Stalwart C. Supine
B. Brittle D. Piquant
C. Cordial E. Levee
D. Timid
E. Gregarious The best answer is B.
Vain is without use. Beneficent is the antonym.
The best answer is D. Wrangle means to dispute angrily.
Audacious means bold, daring. The antonym is Supine means passive.
Timid. Piquant is stimulating.
Stalwart is a synonym. Levee is a formal reception
Brittle is easily broken.
Cordial means warm and sincere.
Gregarious means a person that likes society. INCORRIGIBLE:
A. Amenable – right
INTRANSIGENCE: B. Garrulity
C. Extralegal
A. Acquiescence – right D. Delinquent
B. Hoax E. Contumacious
C. Finesse
D. Forbearance Incorrigible means uncontrollable. Amenable is
E. Placate the antonym.
Garrulity means talkativeness.
The best answer is A. Extralegal is outside the law.
Intransigence means stubbornness. Acquiescence Delinquent is a synonym.
is the antonym. Contumacious means rebellious.
A Hoax is a trick.
Finesse is delicateness.
Forbearance means patience. CHOLERIC:
To Placate means to sooth, to calm
A. Hoodwink
B. Serene –right
PERTINACITY: C. Impute
D. Pungent
A. Nostrum E. Misanthrope
B. Meticulousness
C. Tractability The best answer is B.
Choleric means irritable, bad-tempered. Serene is Torpid is dormant.
the antonym. To Protract is to prolong.
To hoodwink is to trick. To Limn is to portray, to paint.
To impute is to ascribe.
Pungent means clever, witty, sharp.
Misanthrope is a person who hates mankind. HAUGHTY:
A. Disdainful
OBTUSE: B. Epicurean
C. Poignant
A. Flounder D. Ragamuffin
B. Infuse E. Subservient – right
C. Acute -right
D. Dense The best answer is E.
E. Onerous Haughty means arrogant overly proud.
Subservient is the antonym.
The best answer is C. Disdainful is a synonym.
An Obtuse person is a stupid or a blunt person. Epicurean means devoted to pleasure.
The antonym is Acute. Poignant means deeply moving.
To Flounder is to move clumsily. Ragamuffin is an often-disreputable person.
To Infuse is to fill.
Dense is a synonym.
Onerous is a burdening thing. PROFLIGATE:
A. Reproach
PALPABLE: B. Slake
C. Chaste – right
A. Tactile D. Obfuscate
B. Maudlin E. Gush
C. Lachrymose
D. Indiscernible The best answer is C.
E. Saturnine Profligate means wicked. The antonym is
Chaste that means modest and unaffected.
The best answer is D. To Reproach is to blame.
Palpable means clear, obvious. The antonym is To Slake is to satisfy a desire.
Indiscernible. To Obfuscate is to confuse.
Tactile is a synonym. To Gush means to burst out suddenly.
Maudlin is sentimental in a silly or tearful way.
Lachrymose is tearful.
Saturnine is gloomy. FERVENT:
A. Phlegmatic
SPLICE: B. Grandiloquent
C. Ineffable
A. Torpid D. Mince
B. Sever – right E. Pellucid
C. Protract
D. Dovetail The best answer is A.
E. Limn Fervent means earnest passionate. The antonym
is Phlegmatic – cold hearted.
The best answer is B. Grandiloquent is someone using pompous
To Splice is to knit together. To Sever is to do the words.
opposite and therefore it is the antonym. Ineffable is too great to be described in words.
To Dovetail is a synonym. To Mince is to pronounce or speak affectedly.
Pellucid means transparent, easy to understand
A. Reactionary
B. Polemic
PRETERNATURAL C. Mellifluous
D. Invidious
A. Occult E. Ecclesiastical
B. Mundane – right
C. Maverick The best answer is E.
D. Inimical Secular means nonreligious. The antonym is
E. Frantic Ecclesiastical.
Reactionary means opposing progress.
The best answer is B. Polemic means disputant.
Preternatural means supernatural. The antonym is Mellifluous is sweet and tasty.
Mundane – worldly. Invidious is of an unpleasant or objectionable
Occult is a synonym. nature.
A Maverick is a nonconformist.
Inimical is harmful.
Frantic is wildly excited with joy. INDIGENIOUS:
A. Fusty
FOIBLE: B. Egregious
C. Extraneous
A. Forte –right D. Prevalent
B. Fulmination E. Illicit
C. Edacious
D. Covetous The best answer is C.
E. Vigorous Indigenous means native, aboriginal. The
antonym is Extraneous.
The best answer is A. Fusty means rigidly old-fashioned or
Foible means fault. Forte is the antonym. reactionary.
Fulmination means bitter protest. Egregious means openly and obviously wicked.
Edacious means devouring. Prevalent is common.
Covetous means eagerly desiring. Illicit means forbidden.
Vigorous means strong, energetic.
INCHOATE:
TRIFLING:
A. Gist
A. Appreciable – right B. Incipient
B. Nugatory C. Lope
C. Veer D. Completed
D. Salutary E. Mulish
E. Sedulous
The best answer is D.
The best answer is A. Inchoate means not yet fully formed. Completed
Trifling means unimportant. Appreciable is the is the antonym.
antonym. Gist means the main idea, point.
Nugatory is a synonym. Incipient is a synonym.
To Veer is to change direction. To Lope is to move along with long strides
Salutary means causing improvement. Mulish means unreasonably and inflexibly
Sedulous is persistent. obstinate.
SECULAR: HUBBUB:
A. Cheerful
A. Gaucherie B. Turpitude
B. Lumber C. Prudish
C. Equanimity D. Nonplused
D. Epistle E. Ineffable
E. Dolt
The best answer is A.
The best answer is C. Stygian means dark, gloomy. Cheerful is the
Hubbub is noise, confusion. Equanimity is the antonym.
antonym. Turpitude means wickedness.
Gaucherie is a socially awkward, tactless Prudish means easily shocked.
behavior. Nonplused means greatly surprised.
To Lumber means to move in a clumsy, noisy Ineffable is too great to be described in words.
way.
An Epistle is a letter.
A Dolt is a stupid person. IMPUGN:
A. Renovate
ARRANT: B. Vitiate
C. Trite
A. Cozen D. Streak
B. Inconsistent E. Uphold
C. Plunge
D. Palatial The best answer is E.
E. Misogynist To Impugn means to assail to attack. To Uphold
means to defend and is the antonym.
The best answer is B. To Renovate means to restore something to
Arrant is thorough. The antonym is Inconsistent. better condition.
To Cozen is to cheat. To Vitiate is to weaken the strength.
To Plunge is to move quickly, suddenly and with Trite is not new.
force. To Streak means to move very fast.
Palatial is magnificent.
A Misogynist is a person who hates females.
RESCIND:
GARNISH: A. Subsume
B. Validate
A. Involute C. Pertain
B. Florid D. Obtain
C. Hone E. Inveigh
D. Divest
E. Verve The best answer is B.
To Rescind means to retract, to cancel. To
The best answer is D. Validate is the antonym.
To Garnish is to decorate. To Divest is to strip, To Subsume is to include under a rule.
make bare and is the antonym. To pertain is to belong as a part.
Involute means complex. To Obtain is to get hold of something.
Florid means reddish. To inveigh means to attack verbally.
A Hone is a stone used for sharpening tools.
Verve means spirit, vigor.
IMPERATIVE:
STYGIAN: A. Nonobligatory
B. Compulsory
C. Frugal VAGUE : NEBULOUS ::
D. Evasive
E. Dubious A. spectacular : legitimate
B. mundane : commonplace
The best answer is A. C. magical : impressive
Imperative means essential. The antonym is D. steep : shallow
Nonobligatory. E. lively : inactive
Compulsory is a synonym.
Frugal is careful, economical. The correct answer choice is B. Something
Evasive means tending to evade. vague is nebulous. Something mundane is
Dubious means feeling doubt. commonplace.
The correct answer choice is C. Fragile is the The correct choice is answer C. A boor is
opposite of hardy. Amateur is the opposite of someone who is uneducated. An activist is
professional. someone who is involved.
The correct choice is answer C. Something that is The correct answer choice is B. Diaphanous is
potable is something one can drink, just as the opposite of opaque. Distraught is the
something that is reparable is something one can opposite of calm.
fix.
COBBLER : AWL ::
PREPONDERANCE : SCARCE ::
A. carpenter : chisel
A. rarity : shortage B. piano : key
B. agility : stiff C. baker : penny
C. puissance : strong D. shoe : shoelace
D. prevalence : abundance E. wrench : plumber
E. vigilance : fierce
The correct choice is answer A. A cobbler uses
The correct choice is answer B an awl as a tool. The carpenter uses a chisel as
Something characterized by preponderance is not a tool.
scarce. Something characterized by agility is not
stiff.
CHAPTER : BOOK ::
A. alcove : nook E. meddlesome : intrusive
B. paragraph : sentence
C. page : rip The correct answer choice is A. intrepid is the
D. epistle : letter opposite of fearful. Lively is the opposite of
E. room : house lethargic.
A. necklace : earring
PHILANTHROPIST: GENEROUS:: B. belt : buckle
C. anklet : ankle
A. curator : optimistic D. watch : belt
B. exhibitionist : excessive E. neck : necklace
C. chef : hungry
D. pacifist : unwarlike The correct answer choice is C. A manacle is
E. socialist :magnanimous something that goes around a wrist. An anklet
is something that goes around an ankle
The correct choice is answer D. To be a
philanthropist, one must be generous. To be a
pacifist one must be peace-loving. SHEARS : SEAMSTRESS ::
A. bridle : horse
CONCEAL : HIDDEN :: B. stethoscope : physician
C. collar : hound
A. reveal : implicit D. warp : material
B. disperse : gathered E. dinner : waitress
C. protect : cautious
D. decorate : cumbersome The correct answer choice is B. Shears are used
E. appreciate : valued by a seamstress. A stethoscope is used by a
physician.
The correct answer choice is E. When you conceal
something, it is hidden. When you appreciate
something, it is valued. CANTANKEROUS : EASY-GOING ::
A. erudite : evocative
CURSORY : BRIEF :: B. enticing : tempting
C. pliable : broken
A. disconsolate : cheerful D. polite : political
B. desultory : haphazard E. erratic : stable
C. insulting : didactic
D. linear : parallel The correct answer choice is E. A person who is
E. apparent : short-lived cantankerous is not easy-going. A person who
is erratic is not stable.
The correct answer choice is B. Cursory and brief
are synonyms, as are desultory and haphazard.
KEYBOARD : MOUSE ::
A. gander : goose
STENCH : ODOR :: B. mare : foal
C. lioness : lion
A. catalyst : exhilarator D. drake : duck
B. cacophony : sound E. mongoose : snake
C. skunk : spray
D. sweet : salty The correct answer choice is C. A vixen is a
E. swelling : redness female fox. A lioness is a female lion.
A. thermometer : temperature
RHETORIC : LAWYER :: B. compass : degrees
C. decimeter : ten
A. ineptitude : accountant D. millimeter : length
B. oratory : engineer E. liter : wet
C. maverick : scientist
D. deduction : detective The correct answer choice is D. Decade is a
E. solidarity : warrior measure of time. Millimeter is a measure of
length.
The correct answer choice is D. Rhetoric is a skill
used by a lawyer. Deduction is a skill used by a
detective. OBSTINATE : MULISH ::
A. mundane : morose D. hat : bowler
B. obtuse : obvious E. cup : saucer
C. raffish : rancorous
D. obnoxious : disgusting The correct answer choice is B. A broach is a
E. snobbish : sufficient type of jewelry. A cardigan is a type of
garment.
The correct answer choice is D. Someone who is
obstinate is mulish. Someone who is obnoxious is
disgusting. MISSIVE : LETTER ::
A. testament : gospel
WITHDRAW : ACCOUNT :: B. postage : envelope
C. brochure : abstract
A. borrow : library D. augury : sign
B. loan : bond E. exemption : pardon
C. divide : ledger
D. reserve : lodging The correct answer choice is D. A missive is a
E. merge : holdings letter. An augury is a sign.
PREVARICATE : LIE ::
HUNGER : SATIATED ::
A. harm : repair
A. fatigue : rested B. divulge : expose
B. pain : hospitalized C. proliferate : contract
C. fatigue : sleeping D. provoke : appease
D. activity : dormant E. prune : garden
E. cold : sweater
The correct answer choice is B. To prevaricate
The correct answer choice is A. When one does means to lie. To divulge means to expose.
not feel hunger, one is satiated. When one does
not feel fatigue, one is rested.
POETRY : PROSE ::
A. orange : section
FUSCHIA : PINK :: B. tomato : skin
C. rind : watermelon
A. turquoise : yellow D. lemon : pit
B. crimson : red E. ginger : bread
C. blue : navy
D. gray : tan The correct answer choice is B. An egg is
E. white : black surrounded by a shell. A tomato is surrounded
by a skin.
The correct answer choice is B. Fuschia is a
shade of pink. Crimson is a shade of red.
WINDOW : LEDGE ::
A. store : hood
FISHING :ROD :: B. cover : hubcap
C. steer : wheel
A. trapping : fur D. decelerate : gear
B. reel : worm E. switch : transmission
C. portaging : forest
D. skinning : blade The correct answer choice is C. To accelerate
E. hunting : rifle in a car one uses a pedal. To steer in a car one
uses a wheel
The correct answer choice is E. A rod is a piece
of equipment used in fishing. A rifle is a piece of
equipment used in hunting. ATOM : MICROSCOPE ::
A. tape : microphone
DEFENDANT : TRIED :: B. planet : telescope
C. person : microcosm
D. receiver : telephone D. sheep : ewes
E. submarine : periscope E. kid : goat
The correct answer choice is B. One needs a The correct answer choice is C. Moose have
microscope to see an atom. One needs a telescope antlers on their heads. Rams have horns on
to see a planet their heads.
The correct answer choice is D. A choir is made The correct answer choice is B. Something
up of vocalists. An orchestra is made up of chronic continues over a long period of time.
instrumentalists. Something acute is short-lived. Something
constant continues over a long period of time.
Something sudden is short-lived.
PACT : COVENANT ::
A. brick : mortar
FISH : SCHOOL :: B. bark : tree
C. frame : painting
A. octopus : tentacle D. jail : bars
B. carp : car E. seam : cloth
C. lion : pride
D. student : university The correct answer choice is C. A cell can be
E. pack : wolf surrounded by a membrane. A painting can be
surrounded by a frame.
The correct answer choice is C. A group of fish
is called a school of fish. A group of lions is
called a group of lions. BIOLOGY : LIFE ::
A. science : physics
JAZZ : MUSIC :: B. pathology : death
C. botany : fauna
A. opera : virtuoso D. chemistry : microbes
B. impressionism : painting E. history : past
C. saxophone : flute
D. rhythm : tone The correct answer choice is E. Biology is the
E. marble : sculpture study of life. History is the study of the past.
A. allegedly : accusation
ADORN : BEAUTIFUL :: B. readily : hesitation
C. legally : permit
A. invigorate : lively D. technically : computer
B. forgive : correct E. commonly : official
C. attract : favorable
D. exert : dynamic The correct answer choice is B. When
E. paint : color something is done silently, it is done without
noise. When something is done readily, it is
The correct answer choice is A. To adorn is to done without hesitation.
make beautiful. To invigorate is to make
something lively.
GASOLINE : CAR ::
A. pedal : bicycle
TINES : FORK :: B. spoke : frame
C. core : apple
A. handle : spoon D. peel : orange
B. cup : lid E. circumference : sphere
C. bristle : brush
D. cutlery : tablespoon The correct answer choice is . Hub is the
E. knife : steak center of a wheel. The core is the center of the
apple.
The correct answer choice is C. A fork has tines.
A brush has bristles.
LOCUST : SWARM ::
A. viola : string
CHICKEN : COOP :: B. saxophone : bass
C. sticks : drum
A. rabbit : warren D. percussion : strings
B. fish : river E. clarinet : reed
C. frog : swamp
D. horse : coral The correct answer choice is A. An oboe is a
E. pig : pen woodwind instrument. A viola is a string
instrument.
The correct answer choice is E. On a farm,
chickens live in a coop and pigs live in a pen.
AUDACIOUS : MEEK ::
The correct answer choice is B. A registrar The correct answer choice is C. The foot is at
works in a university. An attorney works in a the base of bottom of a mountain. The summit
courtroom. is the top of the mountain. The foundation is at
the base of a house. The roof is at the top of
the house.
QUEEN : MONARCHY ::
A. oration : economically
B. fulmination : sweetly AMBLE : DASH ::
C. etiquette : graciously
D. implication : suspiciously A. trot : gallop
E. insurrection : bitterly B. race : competition
C. stroll : crawl
The correct answer choice is C. rhetoric is the art D. rendezvous : tryst
of speaking eloquently. Etiquette is the art of E. ample : abundant
behaving graciously.
The correct answer choice is A. An amble is a
slow walk. A dash is a quick run. A trot is a
INSIPID : TASTELESS :: slow walk on horseback. A gallop is a quick
run on horseback.
A. insouciant : concerned
B. intractable : controlled
C. indolent : restless COGNIZANT : OBLIVIOUS ::
D. inimitable : mimetic
E. ingenious : artless A. cryptic : covert
B. obeisant : disrespectful
C. overt : obvious
D. cogent : convincing
E. incongruous : concrete The correct answer choice is B. A tinsmith
makes objects out of tin. A blacksmith makes
The correct answer choice is B. Cognizant is the objects out of iron.
opposite of oblivious. Obeisant is the opposite of
disrespectful.
EAR : CORN ::
A. rock : sediment
SCALES : FISH :: B. quartz : amethyst
C. twig : log
A. gills : lungs D. valley : tarn
B. tail : claws E. coin : bill
C. hare : fur
D. treble : bass The correct answer choice is C. A pebble is a
E. feathers : bird small rock. A boulder is a large rock. A twig is
a small piece of tree. A log is a large piece of a
The correct answer choice is E. A fish is covered tree.
in scales. A bird is covered in feathers.
PLUTOCRACY : WEALTHY ::
HELMET : MOTORCYCLIST ::
A. autonomy : masses
A. kickstand : bicycle B. oligopoly : president
B. gloves : hands C. plutonium : rich
C. armor : knight D. theocracy : clergy
D. belt : karate E. democracy : crowd
E. hat : priest
The correct answer choice is D. Plutocracy
The correct answer choice is C. A helmet is describes a state that is the ruled by the wealthy.
protective attire worn by a motorcyclist. Armor is Theocracy describes a state that is the ruled by
protective attire worn by a knight the clergy.
A. illegible : write
TORNADO : STORM :: B. illogical : calculate
C. unbreakable : break
A. rain : precipitation D. illegitimate : beget
B. sleet : hail E. untenable : give
C. hurricane : weather
D. flood : drought The correct answer choice is C. Something that
E. snow : flake is incalculable is something one cannot
estimate. Something that is unbreakable is
The correct answer choice is A. A tornado is a something one cannot break.
type of storm. Rain is a type of precipitation.
SONNET : POETRY ::
CONFECTIONER : CANDY ::
A. story : poem
A. etymologist : words B. verse : passage
B. geographer : magazines C. novella : prose
C. percussionist : notes D. novelist : poet
D. ventriloquist : vents E. play : act
E. signalman : light
The correct answer choice is C. A sonnet is a
The correct answer choice is A. A confectioner form of poetry. A novella is a form of prose.
works with candy. An etymologist works with
words.
EPIDERMIS : SKIN ::
A. calculation : accountant
WHALE : SEA :: B. estimate : builder
C. bookkeeper : figure
A. deer : forest D. gross : earner
B. chicken : rooster E. earning : employee
C. iguana : tree
D. elephant : savanna
The correct answer choice is An appraisal is a
valuation given by a jeweler. An estimate is a DESICCATED : HYDRATED ::
valuation given by a builder.
A. dune : sand
B. coconut : milk
FLOWER : BOUQUET :: C. steam : ice
D. arid : moist
A. singer : choir E. tap : faucet
B. finger : wrist
C. rivets : wall The correct answer choice is D. Desiccated
D. repast : breakfast describes something dried, hydrated describes
E. orange : juice something infused with water. Something arid is
dry. Something moist is wet.
The correct answer choice is A. A group of
flowers is a bouquet. A group of singer is a choir.
STRAY : PEDIGREE ::
A. sleepiness : arousal
LANDLORD : APARTMENT BUILDING :: B. activity : movement
C. perseverance : temerity
A. bailiff : court D. hesitance : cowardliness
B. police officer : precinct E. equilibrium : balance
C. confectioner : bakery
D. custodian : school The correct answer choice is E. Dormancy is
E. gymnast : gymnasium a state of inactivity. Equilibrium is a state of
balance.
The correct answer choice is B . A landlord
maintains an apartment building. A custodian
maintains a school. PRUNE : PLUM ::
A. pear : apricot
GARAGE : AUTOMOBILE :: B. tomato : asparagus
C. spice : tarragon
A. lawn : bicycle D. ginger : root
B. hangar : airplane E. raisin : grape
C. scooter : skateboard
D. basket : hot-air balloon The correct answer choice is E. A prune is a
E. pad : helicopter dried plum. A raisin is a dried grape.
A. trainer : dog
CONVEX : CONCAVE :: B. mare : stallion
C. foal : squire
A. angle : side D. shorts : trousers
B. physics : geometry E. cyclist : bicycle
C. circle : triangle
D. obtuse : acute The correct answer choice is E. A jockey rides
E. line : point a horse. A cyclist rides a bicycle.
The correct answer choice is B. A word The correct answer choice is D. An area that
processor is a kind of software. A motherboard is is succulent is not infertile. An area that is lush
a kind of hardware. is not desolate.
The correct answer choice is E. A soldier is The correct answer choice is B. To exhume is
inducted into the army. A priest is ordained into to take a body out of the grave. To expel is to
the priesthood. take someone out of the classroom.
Note: this one is just like the previous one TELESCOPE : EYE ::
A. slash : sand
SUCCULENT : INFERTILE :: B. wave : breeze
C. cloud : beach
A. desert : rainforest D. sail : walk
B. leafy : rooted E. snail : frog
C. inhabited : isolated
The correct answer choice is B. One swims in
the water and hovers in the sky. A wave is in the
water a breeze in the sky. YOKE : OXEN ::
A. reins : strap
POSTERIOR : TAIL :: B. white : egg
C. harness : horse
A. lateral : fin D. dog : collar
B. anterior : decade E. leash : pet
C. dorsal : leg
D. arm : hand The correct answer choice is C. A yoke is a
E. top : face fitting worn by oxen. A harness is a fitting
worn by a horse.
The correct answer choice is A. A tail is located
at the posterior part of a body. A fin is located at
the lateral part of the body. PAW : KITTEN ::
A. nail : hoof
SOLO : MUSICIAN :: B. whisker : puppy
C. tail : cat
A. overture : conductor D. claw : crawfish
B. soliloquy : actor E. talon : tapir
C. flautist : melodeon
D. alone : loneliness The correct answer choice is D. A kitten’s
E. single : divorcee limb ends in a paw. A crawfish’s limb ends in a
claw.
The correct answer choice is B. When a
musician performs alone, it is called a solo. When
an actor performs alone, he gives a soliloquy. ALDERMAN : MUNICIPAL ::
A. page : judiciary
IMBIBE : BEVERAGE :: B. judge : clerical
C. ballot : state
A. swallow : bite D. minister : federal
B. gulp : snack E. mayor : manager
C. toast : challis
D. food : consume The correct answer choice is D. An alderman
E. inhale : air is a government position on the municipal level.
A minister is a government position on the
The correct answer choice is E. One inboxes a federal level.
beverage. One inhales air.
COPIOUS : AMOUNT ::
STALACTITE : STALAGMITE ::
A. rigorous : training
A. cave : mountain B. extensive : size
B. grotto : dugout C. sensitive : performance
C. ceiling : floor D. obstreperous : sight
D. canopy : tile E. invasive : procedure
E. bat : bear
The correct answer choice is B. Copious is an
The correct answer choice is C. A stalactite hangs adjective used to describe a large amount.
from the ceiling of a cave. A stalagmite rises Extensive is an adjective used to describe a
from the floor of a cave. large size.
A. fetus : corpse
B. conception : deception
SCALES : FISH :: C. embody : reincarnation
D. infantile : mature
A. kitten : fur E. preternatural : postoperative
B. skin : hide
C. shell : layer The correct answer choice is A. prenatal and
D. feathers : fowl postpartum describe the states of the mother
E. orange : peel before and after birth. Fetus and corpse
describe the states of the body before and after
The correct answer choice is D. A fish is covered death.
in scales. A fowl is covered in feathers.
BANDAGE : WOUND ::
A. pastry : bakery
INTONATION : TALK :: B. crust : icing
C. layer : slice
A. interrupt : conversation D. cupcake : cake
B. intercede : problem E. cookie : dough
C. harmony : scale
D. aria : solo The correct answer choice is D. A tart is a pie
E. melody : song big enough for one person. A cupcake is a cake
big enough for one person.
The correct answer choice is E. Intonation is the
‘tune’ of the talking voice. Melody is the tune of
a song. SALACIOUS : OBSCENE ::
A. obliged : hostile
PRENATAL : POSTPARTUM :: B. profound : proactive
C. compulsory : progressive
D. salubrious : redundant The correct answer choice is E. Altruism
E. sagacious : insightful describes an act that is selfless. Hedonism
describes an act that is selfish.
The correct answer choice is E. Salacious is
synonymous with obscene. Sagacious is
synonymous with insightful. DONATION : TOLL ::
A. birthday : present
HEW : AXE :: B. gift : friend
C. charity : taxation
A. saw : plank D. tariff : dues
B. paint : wall E. prize : penalty
C. plane : chisel
D. hoe : shovel The correct answer choice is C. A donation is
E. stab : weapon money you give voluntarily. A toll is money
taken by the government. Charity is the giving
The correct answer choice is C. One hews with voluntarily of money. Taxation is the taking of
an axe. One planes with a chisel. money by the government.
The correct answer choice is C. A portrait is an The correct answer choice is B. A period
illustration of a particular person. A biography is marks the end of a sentence. A comma marks
a text about a particular person. the end of a clause.
The correct answer choice is D. An armistice is a The correct answer choice is E. A mail carrier
cessation of war. A strike is a cessation of work. delivers letters. An obstetrician delivers infants.
The correct answer choice is D. When a bear is The correct answer choice is D. A coward is
inactive, it is in hibernation. When a disease is timorous. A hero is courageous.
inactive, it is in a state of dormancy.
DRESS : WOUND ::
ACCOLADE : TRIBUTE ::
A. cauterize : cat
A. censure : rebuke B. lance : boil
B. calumny : praise C. model : apparel
C. codicil : profile D. plaster : wall
D. disparagement : appreciation E. anesthetize : patient
E. eulogy : ceremony
The correct answer choice is B. One dresses a
The correct answer choice is A. Accolade is a wound. One lances a boil.
synonym for tribute. Censure is a synonym for
rebuke.
TREBLE : BASS ::
SURGEON : SCALPEL ::
PULMONARY : LUNG ::
A. obstetrician : baby
A. venerable : soul B. diner : knife
B. venal : urethra C. dogcatcher : collar
C. cephalic : encephalitis D. seamstress : needle
D. appendix : abdomen E. janitor : school
E. renal : kidney
The correct answer choice is D. A scalpel is a
tool that a surgeon uses. A needle is a tool a
seamstress uses.
CIDER : APPLE
A. fry : oil
GAUNTLET : GLOVE :: B. bake : heat
C. burn : pot
A. hauberk : shirt D. mix : boil
B. squire : vest E. sauté : stove
C. helmet : headdress
D. tassel : button The correct answer choice is A. One blanches
E. muff : muffin something in water. One fries something in oil.
A. writer : freelancer
B. reporter : cameraman C. sufferable : endure
C. novelist : poet D. inflammable : burn
D. scientist : biologist E. inflatable : breathe
E. thespian : actor
The correct answer choice is C. Treatable is
The correct answer choice is E. Correspondent is something one can cure. Sufferable is
a synonym for journalist. Thespian is a synonym something one can endure.
for actor.
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The correct answer choice is C. A subway is The correct answer choice is D. To peer means
subterranean. A railroad is aboveground. to look at something. To hearken means to
listen to something.
LIGHTHOUSE : SHIP ::
SONAR : WATER ::
A. radar : airplane
B. traffic light : pedestrian A. solar : fuel
C. map : driver B. motor : land
D. dictionary : word C. vehicular : road
E. traffic control tower : aircraft D. central : circle
E. radar : air
The correct answer choice is E. A lighthouse The correct answer choice is E. Sonar is
guides a ship. A traffic control tower guides method of detecting objects underwater. Radar
aircraft. is a method of detecting objects in the air.
The correct answer choice is A. A mountain is an The correct answer choice is D. To exacerbate
elevation, a glen is a valley. The crest is the most is to make things worse. To ameliorate is to
elevated point of something, the foot is the lowest make things better.
point of something.
BLOOD : COAGULATE ::
TREATABLE : CURE ::
A. bile : sting
A. portable : shift B. plasma : flow
B. potable : spill C. soup : spill
D. milk : curdle The correct answer choice is A. Something
E. tear : dry armored is impenetrable. Something unshielded
is vulnerable.
The correct answer choice is D. When blood clots
it is said to coagulate. When milk clots it is said
to curdle. TUTOR : TEACHER ::
A. instructor : mentor
RABBIT : WARREN :: B. guide : dog
C. tutelage : education
A. bat : cave D. class : college
B. bunny : cage E. singular : collective
C. hornet : nest
D. lion : pride The correct answer choice is E. A tutor
E. giraffe : bush generally works with one student. A teacher
generally works with a group. Singular is an
The correct answer choice is C. A rabbit lives in adjective used to describe one of something,
a warren. A hornet lives in a nest. collective describes a group.
The correct answer choice is C. A three The correct answer choice is C. Asphyxiation
dimensional triangle is a pyramid. A three is caused by a lack of air. Albinism is caused
dimensional square is a cube. by a lack of pigment.
The correct answer choice is . Apothecary is an The correct answer choice is A. A person who
old fashioned word for pharmacist. A soothsayer competes in a race is called a competitor. A
is an old fashioned word for fortuneteller. person who competes in an election race is
called a candidate.
ARMORED : IMPENETRABLE ::
DIESEL : FUEL ::
A. unshielded : vulnerable
B. unearthed : vacant A. mud : earth
C. unscathed : lacerated B. olive : oil
D. concealed : displayed C. slipper : shoe
E. prostrated : dissipated D. club : bat
E. fork : teaspoon
The correct answer choice is B . Diesel is a kind
of fuel. Olive is a kind of oil. LEVITY : SERIOUSNESS ::
A. calamity : dross
PENTATHLON : DECATHLON :: B. projection : film
C. analogy : synchronicity
A. centimeter : kilometer D. courtesy : manners
B. penny : dollar E. impiety : reverence
C. nickel : dime
D. entree : desert The correct answer choice is E. Levity denotes
E. adolescence : childhood a lack of seriousness. Impiety denotes a lack of
reverence.
The correct answer choice is C. A pentathlon has
five events. A decathlon has ten events. A nickel
is worth five cents. A dime is worth ten cents. DISSIDENT : INSURRECTION ::
A. immigrant : transit
ALLEY : BOWLING :: B. rabble-rouser : ceremony
C. emigrant : suitcase
A. path : walkway D. combatant : war
B. lane : freeway E. advisor : territory
C. diamond : baseball
D. horse : polo The correct answer choice is D. A dissident is
E. ball : rolling someone involved in and insurrection. A
combatant is someone involved in a war.
The correct answer choice is C. One bowls in an
alley. One plays baseball on a diamond.
HIATUS : PARLIAMENT ::
The correct answer choice is B. A taciturn The correct answer choice is A. A fad is
person is a reticent one. An obstreperous person is modern. A classic is timeless.
a boisterous one.
ADULTERATE : TAINT :: A. sanctimony : present
B. revolving : now
A. separate : ameliorate C. rotating : time
B. investigate : cross D. anticipatory : future
C. refrigerate : close E. ubiquitous : timeless
D. refine : purify
E. rectify : undo The correct answer choice is D. Something
that is retrograde is tending towards the past.
The correct answer choice is D. To adulterate Something that is anticipatory is looking
something means to taint it. To refine something towards the future.
means to purify it.
CLAUSTROPHOBIA : CLOSED ::
TURGID : SWOLLEN ::
A. arachnophobia : snakes
A. peeled : ripped B. agoraphobia : open
B. shriveled : withered C. xenophobia : unknown
C. dried : moisturized D. closeted : dark
D. scattered : gathered E. credulous : disbelief
E. disseminated : enclosed
The correct answer choice is A.
The correct answer choice is B. Turgid means Claustrophobia is a fear of closed spaces.
swollen. Shriveled means withered. Agoraphobia is a fear of open spaces.
The correct answer choice is A. A drought is a The correct answer choice is C. A gale is a
lack of water. A deluge is an overabundance of strong wind. A torrent is a strong rain.
water. Paucity denotes a lack. Surfeit denotes an
overabundance.
POTENCY : STRENGTH ::
A. toaster : toast
RETROGRADE : PAST :: B. radio : music
C. tailor : sewing The correct answer choice is B. A cabal is
D. milliner : hat made up of conspirators. A constellation is
E. jeweler : ring made up of stars.
A. sloth : avarice
ESOTERIC : OBSCURE :: B. sluggishness : alacrity
C. celery : parsnip
A. belligerent : undermined D. lethargy : torpor
B. philosophical : intelligent E. dolt : dolor
C. cordial : obscene
D. common : usual The correct answer choice is D. Celerity is a
E. tranquil : fortuitous synonym of haste. Lethargy is a synonym of
torpor.
The correct answer choice is D. Something that is
esoteric is obscure. Something that is common is
usual. ECUMENICAL : LAIC ::
A. priestly : secular
PEN : INK :: B. robe : sash
C. spire : door
A. vein : blood D. heathen : heterodox
B. pencil : eraser E. minister : monsignor
C. feather : nib
D. ruler : pointer The correct answer choice is A. Something that
E. notebook : leaf is ecumenical is related to the church.
Something that is laic does not relate to the
The correct answer choice is A. Ink runs through church. One who is priestly is related to the
a pen. Blood runs through a vein. church. One who is secular is not.
The correct answer choice is D. A grain is a he correct answer choice is E. A curator works
single unit of salt. A blade is a single unit of in a museum. A blacksmith works in a forge.
grass.
BEAR : HIBERNATE ::
CONSPIRATOR : CABAL ::
A. bird : migrate
A. manager : committee B. caterpillar : transform
B. stars : constellation C. fish : spawns
C. juror : trial D. tiger : attack
D. conductor : orchestra E. salamander : resuscitate
E. assassin : syndicate
The correct answer choice is A. A bear hibernates ANVIL : HAMMER ::
in the winter. A bird migrates in the winter.
A. coffee : grinder
B. drill : bit
OPULENT : SPARSE :: C. mortar: pestle
D. clock : hand
A. gem : bare E. key : ring
B. variable : fluctuating
C. vast : minute The correct answer choice is C. An anvil is
D. lithe : flaccid used with a hammer. A mortar is used with a
E. sonorous : tonal pestle.
A. bigamist : spouse
ABROGATE : RESCIND :: B. ambidextrous : left
C. two-faced : hypocritical
A. instate : inaugurate D. amphibian : lake
B. repeal : appeal E. recreational : leisure
C. impeach : ordain
D. reclaim : acclaim The correct answer choice is A. Someone who
E. imbroglio : acclimatize is bilingual speaks more than one language.
Someone who is a bigamist is married to more
The correct answer choice is A. To abrogate than one spouse.
means to rescind. To instate means to inaugurate.
MERCURY : QUICKSILVER ::
D. angle : circumference
A. glass : thermometer E. sphere : circle
B. hydrogen: air
C. atmosphere : oxygen The correct answer choice is E. A three-
D. graphite : granite dimensional triangle is a pyramid. A three-
E. pyrite : fool’s gold dimensional circle is a sphere.
A. vice : squad
CONTEMPORARY : ANTIQUATED :: B. tuba : instrument
C. burglary : police
A. contemplative : adventitious D. repast : kitchen
B. disingenuous : evasive E. ballad : music
C. grandiloquent : halcyon
D. neoteric : fulsome The correct answer choice is B. Embezzlement
E. modern : antediluvian is a type of crime. A tuba is a type of
instrument.
The correct answer choice is E. Contemporary
means new and antiquated means old. Something
modern is new, something antediluvian is old. NAVY : BLUE ::
A. orange : grapefruit
GLACIER : ICE :: B. marine : captain
C. salmon : green
A. tide : water D. morose : blithe
B. building : brick E. crimson : red
C. dune : sand
D. symphony : instruments The correct answer choice is E. Navy is a
E. salt : granules shade of blue. Crimson is a shade of red.
A. fulsome : sing
PYRAMID : TRIANGLE :: B. egregious : pray
C. appropriate : choose
A. hexagon : six D. furious : placate
B. polyhedron : polygamy E. garrulous : talk
C. cube : rectangle
The correct answer choice is B. A person who is The correct answer choice is A. The
fractious is someone who likes to argue. A person reincarnate is to be born again. To reiterate is to
who is garrulous is someone who likes to talk. say again.
The correct answer choice is A. To scald is to The correct answer choice is D. A plutocracy
burn with water. To singe is to burn with fire. is government of the wealthy. Theocracy is
government of the clergy
OVER : ULTRAVIOLET ::
BULLET : MAGAZINE ::
A. into: ultramarine
B. onto : ultraist A. rifle : dagger
C. beyond : purple B. duel : pistol
D. through : inferior C. gun : holster
E. under: infrared D. knight : damsel
E. arrow : quiver
The correct answer choice is E. Light of a
frequency over what the human eye can see is The correct answer choice is E. A magazine
ultraviolet. Light of a frequency under what the holds bullets. A quiver holds arrows.
human eye can see is infrared.
REINCARNATE : BORN ::
A. reiterate : say
B. reinstate : employ
C. disengage : gauge
D. unify : separate
E. impugn : exhale