Verbal Ability

Verbal Analogies 2

Directions to Solve

Each question consist of two words which have a certain relationship to each other. Select the pair from the following options, which has the same relationship.

1.  CORRECT : ERROR ::
A. lobby : assistance
B. decorate : appearance
C. affirm : conviction
D. expiate : sin
2.  BRAKE : RETARD ::
A. file : gather
B. bump : dent
C. surmise : attune
D. surmise : attune
3.  CRINGE : DREAD ::
A. fidget: nervousness
B. obstruct: disappointment
C. entertain : amusement
D. suspect: anxiety
4.  FRAGMENT : BONE ::
A. quartz : stone
B. rim: wheel
C. ash: coal
D. shard : pottery
5.  VAPORIZED : HEAT ::
A. diffused : gas
B. hardened: pressure
C. purified : distillate
D. abraded : friction
6.  ENERVATE : VIGOUR ::
A. change : substance
B. vindicate : crime
C. verify : validity
D. adulterate : purity
7.  BACTERIUM : MEDIUM ::
A. meadow : grass
B. snake : egg
C. parasite : host
D. predator : den
8.  PEDANTIC : LEARNED ::
A. simplistic : guileless
B. moralistic : principled
C. positivistic : experimental
D. biased : prejudiced
9.  LEAF : OAK ::
A. bulb : tulip
B. berry : fruit
C. tree : forest
D. needle : pine
10.  QUISLING : BETRAY ::
A. juggernaut : crush
B. incubus : breed
C. sphinx : demolish
D. sphinx : demolish

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