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Example Question #211 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Temperate is to scorching as mild is to __________.
desert
sweltering
frigid
weather
balmy
sweltering
"Temperate" and "scorching" are opposites, just as "mild" and "sweltering" are opposites.
Example Question #212 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Sophisticated is to brutish as civilized is to __________.
historical
uncultured
elegant
refined
earthly
uncultured
"Sophisticated" and "brutish" are antonyms; therefore the opossite of "civilized" is "uncultured."
Example Question #213 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Revoke is to enact as abolish is to __________.
establish
helpful
slavery
cancel
refute
establish
"Revoke" and "enact" are strong antonyms; therefore the opposite of "abolish" is to "establish."
Example Question #224 : Analogies
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Stout is to slight as portly is to __________.
overweight
misunderstood
lean
deviated
oblong
lean
"Stout" and "slight" mean opposite things; therefore an antonym for "portly" is "lean."
Example Question #214 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Liberal is to conservative as spendthrift is to __________.
wealthy
debated
congressional
miser
wasteful
miser
"Liberal" and "conservative" are antonyms, just as "spendthrift" and "miser" mean the opposite thing.
Example Question #215 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Famous is to obscure as unbiased is to __________.
judge
courtroom
jury
celebrity
prejudiced
prejudiced
"Famous" and "obscure" are both antonyms; therefore the opposite of "unbiased" would be "prejudiced."
Example Question #227 : Analogies
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Paradise is to hell as fictitious is to __________.
delinquent
unsure
genuine
false
abysmal
genuine
"Paradise" and "hell" are antonyms, therefore the opposite of "fictitious" is "genuine."
Example Question #216 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Astute is to inept as perceptive is to __________.
optimistic
clever
clear
insightful
naïve
naïve
"Astute" and "inept" have opposite meanings; therefore "perceptive" and "naïve" are antonyms.
Example Question #217 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Corrupt is to honest as selfish is to__________.
upcoming
manipulative
forhtright
generous
uncertain
generous
"Corrupt" and "honest" are both antonyms; therefore the opposite of "selfish" is "generous."
Example Question #218 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Aggressive is to passive as overjoyed is to __________.
abundant
ecstatic
hopeful
disappointed
astounding
disappointed
"Aggressive" is an antonym of "passive," just as "overjoyed" is the opposite of "disappointed."
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