Tenuous and precarious are synonyms that both mean unstable or insecure. So to solve this analogy you have to find the best available synonym for malign. To malign someone is to slander them. For clarification, something that is docile is calm and obedient.

Tranquil is a synonym for peaceful, so to solve this analogy you have to determine the best available synonym for hapless. Hapless means unlucky. For clarification, deformed means misshapen; soporific means sleep-inducing; quintessential means typical; quixotic means idealistic, and is one of my favorite words.

Guile is a synonym of cunning, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which is the best available synonym for callous. Callous means cruel or harsh, so the nearest answer is “heartless.” For clarification, remorseful means full of regret; theology is the study of religion; quiescent means quiet or inactive; perplexing means confusing.

Fickle and capricious are synonyms that both mean unpredictable, changeable, and impulsive. So to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is the best synonym for flabbergasted. Flabbergasted means shocked or astounded. For clarification, defaced means ruined, tarnished; inherent means innate, inbuilt; prosaic means mundane.

Flout is a synonym for ignore and is most commonly heard in the expression “to flout the rules;” therefore, in order to solve this analogy, you must determine the best available synonym for goad. Goad means to provoke or encourage. For clarification, harangue means berate, scold; laud means praise.

Rancid and putrid are synonyms that both mean gross or disgusting. So to solve this analogy you have to determine the best available synonym for restitution. Restitution is compensation for something lost or taken away. For clarification, conflagration refers to an inferno; combustion is the process by which something is ignited; composition is a work of art.

Retract is a synonym for withdraw, so to solve this analogy you need to determine the best available synonym for redact. Redact means to edit.

Scurrilous is a synonym of vulgar: both words mean rude and crude. So to solve this analogy, you have to identify the best available synonym for scathing. Scathing means critical and harsh.

Seminal is a synonym of original, so to solve this analogy you have to determine the best available synonym for elucidate. To elucidate something is to clarify or make clear. For clarification, mollify, assuage, pacify, and calm are all synonyms of one another.

Meritorious and praiseworthy are synonyms that both mean deserving of praise or admiration. So to solve this analogy, you have to determine the best available synonym for munificent. Munificent means very generous. For clarification, haughty means proud and arrogant; placid means peaceful or easy-going; frigid means very cold.