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.
Misogamy : Marriage : : Misogyny : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: woman
The relation is hatred : what is hated. Misogamy is a hatred of marriage; misogyny is a hatred of women - the Greek gyne giving the second element, as gamos, marriage, gives the first.
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Eye : Wink : : Heart : ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Throb
The relation is organ : its characteristic movement. The eye winks; the heart throbs. Pumping is what the throb accomplishes, and quivering is an involuntary tremor rather than the regular beat.
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Wine : Grapes : : Vodka : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Flour
The relation is spirit or wine : the raw material it is made from. Wine is fermented from grapes; vodka is distilled from grain - rye or wheat ground into flour and mashed - though potatoes serve in some countries. Oranges and apples give other drinks.
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Calendar : Dates : : Dictionary : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Words
The relation is reference work : what it lists. A calendar lists dates; a dictionary lists words, with their spelling, pronunciation and meaning. Vocabulary is the stock of words a person has, and language is the whole system.
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Appreciation : Reward : : Disgrace : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Punishment
The relation is judgement : what follows from it. Appreciation is followed by a reward; disgrace is followed by punishment. Guilt and allegation come before the judgement rather than after it.
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Retirement : Service : : Dismissal : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Employment
The relation is ending : what is ended. Retirement ends a period of service; dismissal ends an employment. One is voluntary and honourable, the other imposed, but both terminate the same kind of relation.
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Naphthalene : Woolen : : Antibiotic : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Body
The relation is protective agent : what it protects. Naphthalene balls protect woollens from moths; an antibiotic protects the body from bacterial infection. Germs are what it acts against, not what it guards.
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Drummer : Orchestra : : Minister : ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Cabinet
The relation is member : the body he belongs to. A drummer is one player in an orchestra; a minister is one member of the cabinet. A department is what he administers and a constituency is what elects him.
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Sugar : Molasses : : Gasoline : ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Petroleum
The relation is product : the raw material it is refined from. Sugar is refined from cane juice, leaving molasses as its by-product; gasoline is distilled from petroleum. A mine and a drill are the means of getting at it.
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Novice : Learner : : Harbinger : ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Messenger
The relation is word : its plainer synonym. A novice is a learner; a harbinger is a messenger - one who goes before to announce what is coming, as the first swallow is a harbinger of spring.
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