Verbal Analogies
Verbal Analogies
1. PHILATELIST : STAMPS
a. philanthropist : loves
b. philologist : languages
c. numismatist : coins
d. philistine : seals
e. philosopher : wisdom
8. FROWN : DISAPPROBATION
a. chortle : sorrow
b. glower : anger
c. snicker : respect
d. whisper : confidentiality
e. guffaw : circumlocution
2. EXPEDITION : PURPOSE
a. voyage : discovery
b. examination : score
c. archery : target
d. wrongdoing : punishment
e. journey : destination
9. HOURGLASS : CHRONOMETER
a. parachute : helicopter
b. month : almanac
c. watch : clock
d. sand : wheel
e. abacus : calculator
3. DRY : SOAKED
a. desert : oasis
b. air : moisture
c. arid : parched
d. anhydrous : saturated
e. teetotal : alcohol
4. HISTRIONIC : THEATER
a. olden : drama
b. forensic : court
c. harmonic : orchestra
d. halcyon : opera
e. dramatic : stage
5. HANDS : CLUTCH
a. throat : cough
b. feet : accelerate
c. speech : stammer
d. tongue : swallow
e. eyes : blink
6. THESIS : PROPOSITIONS
a. book : chapters
b. encyclopedia : premises
c. composition : paragraphs
d. poem : verses
e. dissertation : ideas
7. OPHTHALMOLOGIST : EYES
a. psychologist : brain
b. archaeologist : man
c. dermatologist : skin
d. optometrist : ears
e. orthodontist : bones
ANSWER KEY
1. A philatelist collects stamps and a
numismatist collects coins.
2. An expedition is a journey or voyage
with a definite purpose.
3. Dry and soaked are opposite in
meaning. Anhydrous and saturated are
also antonyms. Importantly, anhydrous
means "lack of water" or dry, where
assaturated means "soaked".
4. Histrionic means "suitable for acting or
the theater." Similarly, forensic means
"suitable to debate or a court of law."
5. Here, it is the relationship between the
body part and the action it can perform.
With your hands, you can clutch. With
your eyes, you can blink.
6. A thesis is based on propositions that
one attempts to formally prove. A
dissertation is based on ideas that one
attempts to formally convey.
7. The relationship here is about doctors
and what they specialize in. The
ophthalmologist treats disorders of the
eyes and the dermatologist treats
diseases of the skin.
8. Frown implies knitting the brows to
express
disapprobation
(or
disapproval). Glower implies scowling
to express anger. Note that whisper,
chortle, snicker and guffaw all involve
sounds.
9. The hourglass was used for measuring
time in olden days, whereas a
chronometer (watch / clock) is used
today. Similarly, the abacus was used
for calculations in olden days, whereas
a calculator is used today.
10. An islet is a small piece of land
(surrounded by water) and a continent
is a large mass of land. Similarly, a pond
is a small body of water and an ocean is
a large mass of water.
11. Ephemeral is an adjective meaning
"short-lived." Eternity is a noun
meaning "infinite time." We are seeking
opposites in meaning. Apocryphal is an
adjective meaning "not genuine."
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