1.

ELECTED :: INAUGURATION

A. enrolled : graduation
B. condemned : execution
C. chosen : selection
D. gathered : exhibition
E. appointed : interview

2. DIVIDEND :: STOCKHOLDER

A. patent : inventor
B. royalty : author
C. wage : employer
D. interest : banker
E. investment : investor

3. ARCHIPELAGO :: ISLAND

A. village : hamlet
B. constellation : star
C. river : sea
D. finger : hand
E. tongue : mouth

4. PRECIS :: ELABORATION

A. comprehension : understanding
B. revision : correction
C. simplification : decoration
D. accuracy : abnormality
E. expurgation : distortion

5. MINCE :: WALK

A. bang : sound
B. wave : gesture
C. waltz : dance
D. simper : smile
E. hike : run

6. DISINTERESTED :: UNBIASED

A. indulgent : intolerant
B. exhausted : energetic
C. languid : lethargic
D. unconcerned : involved
E. profligate : flippant

7. AMBIVALENT :: CERTAIN

A. indifferent : biased
B. furtive : open
C. impecunious : voracious
D. discreet : careful
E. munificent : generous

8. DEFERENCE :: RESPECT

A. admiration : jealousy
B. condescension : hatred
C. affection : love
D. pretence : truth
E. gratitude : charity

9. AUTHORITARIAN :: LENIENT

A. philanthropist : generous
B. virtuoso : glamorous
C. hedonist : indulgent
D. servant : servile
E. miser : charitable

10. ALLAY :: SUSPICION

A. tend : plant
B. impede : anger
C. calm : fear
D. fell : tree
E. exacerbate : worry

11. PERENNIAL :: EPHEMERAL

A. volatile : evanescent
B. mature : ripe
C. diurnal : annual
D. permanent : temporary
E. majestic : mean

12. DIRECTORY :: ADDRESS

A. list : number
B. catalogue : shop
C. thesaurus : fact
D. dictionary : spelling
E. encyclopaedia : solecism

13. PRIMITIVE :: SOPHISTICATE

A. employee : superior
B. socialite : recluse
C. tyro : expert
D. native : inhabitant
E. applicant : member

14. TAP :: PUMMEL

A. tiptoe : stamp
B. hit : hurt
C. lumber : stumble
D. talk : chat
E. pump : water

15. TRAGEDY :: DRAMA

A. farce : actor
B. cartoon : film
C. prosody : poem
D. accident : ambulance
E. epigram : anecdote

1. CONFIRMED : INVETERATE
A. knowledge : supposed
B. financial : bankrupt
C. immature : callow
D. credible : incredible
E. careful: punishing

Ans :B

2. LULLABY : BARCAROLE
A. birth : marriage
B. night : morning
C. cradle : gondola
D. song : poem
E. carol : sonneteer
 Ans :C

3. ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS
A. ecology : pollution
B. botany : plants
C. chemistry : atoms
D. history : people
E. mathematics : geometry

Ans :A

4. DORY : VAN
A. dairy : cow
B. fish : vehicle
C. freighter : caisson
D. runners : wheels
E. danish : Dutch

Ans : C

5. PARQUET : WOOD
A. color : painting
B. mosaic : glass
C. potpourri : medley
D. collage : tapestry
E. linoleum : marble

Ans : B

6. SAW : CARPENTER
A. Scissors : tailor
B. Wagon : farmer
C. Brush : painter
D. Typewriter : author
E. Trowel : bricklayer

Ans : A

7. LURK : WAIT
A. boost : elevate
B. deplete : drain
C. abscond : depart
D. bilk : cheat
E. topple : stabilize

Ans : C
 8. ALCHEMY : SCIENCE
A. nostrum : remedy
B. sideshow : carnival
C. ploy : tactic
D. forgery : imitation
E. burlesque : comedy

Ans : A

9. NEEDLE : KNIT
A. bait : fish
B. match : fire
C. loom : weave
D. soap : wash
E. bed : sleep

Ans : C

1. CONCERT : AUDIENCE ::
A) restaurant : waiters
B) orchestra : musicians
C) game : spectators
D) school : cheerleaders
E) zoo : keepers

2. WATER : RESERVOUR ::
A) oil : fuel
B) money : bank
C)lake : oceanl
D) parent : family
E) beach : inlet

3. WALK : PROWL ::
A) cheat : pretend
B) speak : shout
C) applaud : disapprove
D) listen : eavesdrop
E) smile : grin

4. STAGNANT : MOTION ::
A) arid : moisture
B) morbid : dread
C) neutral : balance
D) marred : fault
E) tilled : irrigation

5. RETOUCH : PICTURE ::
A) design : dress
B) orchestrate : song
C) publish : magazine
D) emend : text
E) concoct ; pastry

Answers

1.(C) A concert is performed in the presence of an audience; a game is played in the presence of
spectators.
2.(B) Water is stored in a reservoir for future use; money is deposited in a bank for future use.
3.(D) To prowl means to walk stealthily; to eavesdrop means to listen stealthily.
4.(A) A stagnant (meaning still) object has no motion; an arid (meaning dry) substance has no
moisture.
5.(D) Retouching a picture improves its quality; emending a text improves its quality.

1. CAMOUFLAGE :: APPEARANCE ::
A) compensate : payment
B) decipher
C) experiment : hypothesis
D) bluff : intention
E) invest : chance

2. BIRD : MOLT ::
A)bear : hibernate
B)snake : slough
C)fish : catch
D)hawk : prey
E)rabbit : trap

3. INTROSPECTIVE : SELF ::
A)pompous : thoughts
B)conceited : others
C)miserly : accomplishments
D)impetuous : decisions
E)scrupulous : principles

4. INCITE : SEDITIONIST ::
A) parade ; heckler
B) assault : victor
C) abdicate : autocrat
D) arbitrate : mediator
E) donate : financier

5. NOISE : DIN ::
A) injury : pride
B) voice : speech
C)sincerity : homage
D) emotion : fervor
E) signal : message

Answer

1.(A) A plug fits into a socket; a key fits into a lock.

2.(C) Rage is an intensified form of anger; delight is an intensified form of pleasure.
3.(E) The vertex is the highest point of a pyramid; the summit is the highest point of a mountain.
4.(B) A movie is directed by a director ; a business is managed by a manager.
5.(E) Knife is an example of cutlery; chair is an example of furniture.

1. PLUG : SOCKET ::
A) key : lock
B) chair : desk
C) wire : electricity
D) current : switch
E) fan : wind

2.RAGE : ANGER ::
A) Bliss : apathy
B) fear : shame
C) delight : pleasure
D) frustration : patience
E) approval : censure

3. VERTEX : PYRAMID ::
A) strand : hair
B) rectangle : box
C) rung : ladder
D) frame : picture
E) summit : mountain

4. MOVIE : DIRECTOR ::
A) store : salesperson
B) business : manager
C) book : critic
D) competition : athlete
E) product : advertiser

5. CUTLERY : KNIFE ::
A) machinery : fuel
B) lumber : saw
C) suitcase : handle
D) bookcase : volume
E) furniture : chair
Answer

1.(A) A plug fits into a socket; a key fits into a lock.

2.(C) Rage is an intensified form of anger; delight is an intensified form of pleasure.
3.(E) The vertex is the highest point of a pyramid; the summit is the highest point of a mountain.
4.(B) A movie is directed by a director ; a business is managed by a manager.
5.(E) Knife is an example of cutlery; chair is an example of furniture.

1. ASPIRANT : AMBITION ::
A) mentor : malice
B) renegade : faith
C) virtuoso : innocence
D) rebel : defiance
E)antagonist : maturity

2. ANARCHISM : GOVERNMENT ::
A) paternalism : ancestors
B) pacifism : war
C) realism : progress
D) capitalism : commerce
E) socialism : society

3. STUPIDITY : DUNCE ::
A) obstinacy : introvert
B) flattery : sycophant
C) fear : clown
D) acuity : hypocrite
E) deceit : vagrant

4. REMISSION : DISEASE ::
A) recollection : imagination
B) resurgence : determination
C) prescription : diagnosis
D) quiescence : storm
E) regression : violence

5. DISCUSSION : ALTERCATION ::
A) planning : action
B) speech : tirade
C) uncertainty : change
D) dialogue : conversation
E) group : convention

Answer

1.(B) To reach the source of a river, one must travel upstream; to reach to the peak of mountain,
one should travel uphill.
2.(A) Farmers work on arable land; occupants live in habitable houses.
3.(E) A hackneyed (meaning overused) phrase has lost its novelty; a threadbare (meaning
oversued) clothing has lost its novelty.
4.(E) A salesperson sells merchandise; a broker sells stocks.
5.(D) Dogmatic is descriptive of a dictum (meaning maxim, axiom); cryptic (meaning puzzling)
is descriptive of a riddle.

1.CAPTAIN : CREW ::
A) Student : faculty
B) mascot : team
C) defendant : jury
D) chairperson : committee
E) representative : senate

2. HOMESTRETCH : RACE ::
(A) source : essay
(B) gallery : play
(C) finale : opera
(D) applause : oration
(E) prelude : concerto

3. ROBBERY : THIEF ::
A) jewelry : burglar
B) forgery : counterfeiter
C) hostage : kidnapper
D) sabotage : plunderer
E) capture : fugitive

4. MENAGERIE : ANIMALS ::
A) circus : acrobats
B) gallery : paintings
C) sachet : powders
D) archives : events
E) factory : furniture

5. PILGRIM : PIETY ::
A) explore : curiosity
B) miser : poverty
C) gambler : winner
D) knight : beauty
E) monk : loneliness

Answer

1.(D) A captain is the head of the crew in a ship; a chairperson is the head of the committee.
2.(C) The homestretch is the final lap in a race; the finale is the final scene ma opera.
3.(B) A thief indulges in robbery; a counterfeiter indulges in forgery.
4.(B) (A menagerie is a small zoo.) A menagerie has a collection of animals; a gallery has a
collection of paintings.
5.(A) A pilgrim travels because of his piety; an explorer travels because of his curiosity.

1. DRIP : GUSH

A. cry : laugh
B. curl : roll
C. stream : tributary
D. dent : destroy
E. bend : angle

2. WALK : LEGS

A. blink : eyes
B. chew : mouth
C. dress : hem
D. cover : book
E. grind : nose

3. ENFRANCHISE : SLAVERY

A. equation : mathematics
B. liberate : confine
C. bondage : subjugation
D. appeasement : unreasonable
E. anatomy : physiology

4. UNION JACK : VEXILLOLOGY

A. toad : ornithology
B. turtle : microbiology
C. gymnosperms : botany
D. friend : home economics
E. algae : zoology

5. TOPAZ : YELLOW

A. diamond : carat
B. jeweler : clarity
C. sapphire : red
D. amethyst : purple
E. amber : blue

6. LUMEN : BRIGHTNESS
A. candle : light
B. density : darkness
C. nickel : metal
D. inches : length
E. color : hue

7. MACERATION : LIQUID

A. sublimation : gas
B. evaporation : humidity
C. trail : path
D. erosion : weather
E. decision : distraction

8. CLUMSY : BOTCH

A. wicked :insinuate
B. strict:pamper
C. willful:heed
D. clever:eradicate
E. lazy:shirk

9. FUGITIVE : FLEE

A. parasite:foster
B. braggart:boast
C. sage:stifle
D. bystander:procure
E. firebrand:quibble

10. CHRONOLOGICAL : TIME

A. virtual:truth
B. abnormal:value
C. marginal:knowledge
D. ordinal:place
E. coincidental:health

11. SOOT : GRIMY

A. frost:transparent
B. sunshine:fruitless
C. rain:sodden
D. pall:gaudy
E. dust:radiant
12. MORBID : UNFAVORABLE

A. reputable:favorable
B. maternal:unfavorable
C. disputatious:favorable
D. vigilant:unfavorable
E. lax:favorable

13. SULLEN : BROOD

A. lethargic:cavort
B. regal:cringe
C. docile: obey
D. poised:blunder
E. despondent:laugh

14. AUTHOR : LITERATE

A. cynic:guillible
B. hothead:prudent
C. saint:notorious
D. judge:impartial
E. doctor:fallible

15. MASSIVE : BULK

A. ultimate:magnitude
B. trival:importance
C. anonymous:luster
D. interminable:legacy
E. gigantic:size

16. ENTICE : REPEL

A. germinate:sprout
B. flourish:fade
C. officiate:preside
D. lubricate:grease
E. implore:entreat

17. HUMDRUM : BORE

A. grim:amuse
B. nutritious:sicken
C. stodgy:excite
D. heartrending:move
E. pending:worry

18. HOSPITABLE : COURTESY

A. morbid:cheerfulness
B. vindictive:spite
C. leisurely:haste
D. infamous:honor
E. despondent:glee

19. REINFORCE : STRONGER

A. abound: lesser
B. dismantle: longer
C. wilt: higher
D. shirk: greater
E. erode: weaker

20. BRAGGART : MODESTY

A. fledgling:experience
B. embezzler: greed
C. wallflower: timidity
D. invalid: malady
E. candidate:ambititon

Answer Key
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. D
8. E
9. B
10. D
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. D
15. E
16. B
17. D
18. B
19. E
20. A