Analogies - Type 4
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Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
DOMINANCE : HEGEMONY
Hegemony means dominance; autonomy means independence.
DELTOID : MUSCLE
The deltoid is a muscle; the radius is a bone.
CONVICTION : INCARCERATION
A conviction results in incarceration; a reduction results in diminution.
PHOBIC : FEARFUL
To be phobic is to be extremely fearful; to be asinine is to be extremely silly.
DIRGE : FUNERAL
A dirge is a song used at a funeral; a jingle is a song used in a commercial.
PROFESSOR : ERUDITE
Being erudite is a trait of a professor; being imaginative is a trait of an inventor.
CONDUCTOR : ORCHESTRA
A conductor leads an orchestra; a skipper leads a crew.
METAPHOR : SYMBOL
A metaphor is a symbol; an analogy is a comparison.
SOUND : CACOPHONY
A cacophony is an unpleasant sound; a stench is an unpleasant smell.
FROND : PALM
A palm (tree) has fronds; a porcupine has quills.