In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear.Choose the correct alternatives.
moccasin : snake :: ______ : shoe
Answer: D
Correct answer: loafer
The relation is word : the second thing it also names. A moccasin is both a soft shoe and a snake; a loafer is both a slip-on shoe and an idler. Each pair links a shoe name to the other meaning it carries.
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______ : zenith :: fear : composure
Answer: D
Correct answer: nadir
The relation is word : its opposite. Fear is the opposite of composure; the nadir - the lowest point, directly beneath the observer - is the opposite of the zenith, the point overhead. Apex and heights are synonyms of zenith, not its antonym.
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pill : bore :: core : ______
Answer: A
Correct answer: center
The relation is word : its synonym. A pill, in the older slang sense, is a bore - a tiresome person; a core is a centre. Each pair puts a word beside another meaning the same thing.
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pilfer : steal :: ______ : equip
Answer: D
Correct answer: furnish
The relation is word : its synonym. To pilfer is to steal, in small amounts; to furnish is to equip - to supply with what is needed.
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native : aboriginal :: naïve : ______
Answer: C
Correct answer: unsophisticated
The relation is word : its synonym. Native means aboriginal, belonging to a place from the beginning; naïve means unsophisticated - lacking worldly experience. Learned is its opposite.
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junket : ______ :: junk : trash
Answer: B
Correct answer: trip
The relation is word : what it means. Junk is trash; a junket is a trip - an excursion, especially one made at someone else’s expense. The two words look alike but mean quite different things, which is the point of the pairing.
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______ : festive :: funeral : somber
Answer: B
Correct answer: soiree
The relation is occasion : its character. A funeral is sombre; a soirée - an evening party - is festive. A eulogy is a speech given at the funeral rather than an occasion in itself.
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fetish : fixation :: slight : ______
Answer: C
Correct answer: insult
The relation is word : its synonym. A fetish is a fixation; a slight is an insult - a deliberate discourtesy, however small.
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hovel : dirty :: hub : ______
Answer: C
Correct answer: busy
The relation is place : the quality associated with it. A hovel is dirty; a hub is busy - the centre through which everything passes, which is what makes it a hub.
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bog : ______ :: slumber : sleep
Answer: C
Correct answer: marsh
The relation is word : its synonym. Slumber means sleep; a bog is a marsh - soft wet ground. Each pair sets a less common word beside its plainer equivalent.
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