Exercise One


Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.



1. CHOIR: SINGER::

  (A) election: voter

  (B) anthology: poet

  (C) cast: actor

  (D) orchestra: composer

  (E) convention: listener



2. GLARING: BRIGHT::

  (A) iridescent: colorful

  (B) perceptible: tangible

  (C) discordant: harmonious

  (D) peppery: salty

  (E) deafening: loud



3. MAVERICK: CONFORMITY::

  (A) apostate: ambition

  (B) extrovert: reserve

  (C) reprobate: humility

  (D) zealot: loyalty

  (E) strategist: decisiveness



4. SLITHER: SNAKE::

  (A) perch: eagle

  (B) bask: lizard

  (C) waddle: duck

  (D) circle: hawk

  (E) croak: frog



5. COUNTENANCE: TOLERATION::

  (A) defer: ignorance

  (B) renounce: mistrust

  (C) encroach: jealousy

  (D) demur: objection

  (E) reject: dejection



6. PROCTOR: SUPERVISE::

  (A) prophet: dominate

  (B) profiteer: consume

  (C) profligate: demand

  (D) prodigal: squander

  (E) prodigy: wonder



7. REDOLENT: SMELL::

  (A) curious: knowledge

  (B) lucid: sight

  (C) torpid: movement

  (D) ephemeral: touch

  (E) piquant: taste



8. TORQUE: ROTATION::

  (A) centrifuge: hub

  (B) osmosis: membrane

  (C) tension: elongation

  (D) elasticity: variation

  (E) gas: propulsion



9. SUBSIDY: SUPPORT::

  (A) assistance: endowment

  (B) fund: fellowship

  (C) credit: payment

  (D) debt: obligation

  (E) loan: note



10. ALLY: WAR::

   (A) patriot: brawl

   (B) crew: ship

   (C) spouse: marriage

   (D) peer: class

   (E) teammate: game



Directions: Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the choices before deciding which one is best.



11. COMMOTION:

   (A) desirability

   (B) likability

   (C) propensity

   (D) variability

   (E) tranquility



12. INDETERMINATE:

   (A) qualified

   (B) definite

   (C) obstinate

   (D) effective

   (E) committed



13. DIVERGE:

   (A) relay

   (B) bypass

   (C) enclose

   (D) work fast

   (E) come together



14. FLIPPANT:

   (A) evenly distributed

   (B) well coordinated

   (C) inflexible

   (D) insane

   (E) earnest



15. NEXUS:

   (A) disconnected components

   (B) tangled threads

   (C) lost direction

   (D) unseen obstruction

   (E) damaged parts



16. LEVY:

   (A) resound

   (B) relinquish

   (C) repatriate

   (D) revitalize

   (E) rescind



17. ANOMALOUS:

   (A) nonporous

   (B) viscous

   (C) essential

   (D) normal

   (E) elemental



18. GROUSE:

   (A) rejoice

   (B) rekindle

   (C) restore

   (D) refuse

   (E) reflect



19. GIST:

   (A) tangential point

   (B) tentative explanation

   (C) faulty assumption

   (D) flawed reasoning

   (E) meaningless distinction



20. EFFRONTERY:

   (A) decorum

   (B) candor

   (C) vacillation

   (D) perplexity

   (E) mediation

Exercise Two


1. WATER: SWIM::

  (A) grass: grow

  (B) knot: tie

  (C) plot: implement

  (D) flood: damage

  (E) snow: ski



2. TILE: MOSAIC::

  (A) wood: totem

  (B) stitch: sampler

  (C) ink: scroll

  (D) pedestal: pillar

  (E) tapestry: rug



3. SCHOOL: FISH::

  (A) posse: crowd

  (B) arrow: feathers

  (C) union: soldier

  (D) flock: birds

  (E) stock: cattle



4. CASTIGATION: DISAPPROVAL::

  (A) lament: indignation

  (B) hostility: intention

  (C) hope: insight

  (D) innocence: patience

  (E) blasphemy: irreverence



5. REDOUBTABLE: AWE::

  (A) tart: pungency

  (B) taciturn: solitude

  (C) despicable: contempt

  (D) engrossing: obliviousness

  (E) venerable: renown



6. ACCELERATE: SPEED::

  (A) assess: value

  (B) elaborate: quality

  (C) disperse: energy

  (D) prolong: duration

  (E) enumerate: quantity



7. COMPLAIN: CARP::

  (A) supply: donate

  (B) argue: debate

  (C) grumble: accuse

  (D) drink: guzzle

  (E) placate: intervene



8. FILIGREE: WIRE::

  (A) embroidery: knot

  (B) rope: strand

  (C) lace: thread

  (D) fringe: yarn

  (E) bead: string



9. SKIRMISH: INSIGNIFICANCE::

  (A) revolution: democracy

  (B) duel: formality

  (C) feud: impartiality

  (D) bout: sparring

  (E) crusade: remoteness



10. PALPABLE: TOUCH::

   (A) malleable: gild

   (B) palatable: gorge

   (C) pliable: mold

   (D) edible: cook

   (E) appreciable: please



11. LIMPID:

   (A) rampant

   (B) vapid

   (C) turbid

   (D) stiff

   (E) resilient



12. STABILIZE:

   (A) penetrate

   (B) minimize

   (C) fluctuate

   (D) examine

   (E) isolate



13. RENOVATE:

   (A) design to specifications

   (B) keep hidden

   (C) cause to decay

   (D) replicate

   (E) complicate



14. PROFUSE:

   (A) sequential

   (B) shoddy

   (C) scanty

   (D) surly

   (E) supreme



15. ANCHOR:

   (A) unwind

   (B) unbend

   (C) disjoin

   (D) interrupt

   (E) dislodge



16. REFUTE:

   (A) reveal

   (B) associate

   (C) recognize

   (D) fathom

   (E) prove



17. NADIR:

   (A) immovable object

   (B) uniform measurement

   (C) extreme distance

   (D) topmost point

   (E) regular phenomenon



18. APPROBATION:

   (A) disinclination

   (B) stagnation

   (C) condemnation

   (D) fallacious allegation

   (E) immediate repulsion



19. FATUOUSNESS:

   (A) sensibleness

   (B) courage

   (C) obedience

   (D) aloofness

   (E) strength



20. TIMOROUS:

   (A) consummate

   (B) faithful

   (C) intrepid

   (D) antagonistic

   (E) impetuous

Exercise Three


1. STUDY:  LEARN::

  (A) pervade: encompass

  (B) search: find

  (C) garner: win

  (D) agree: keep

  (E) accumulate: raise



2. CORRAL: HORSES::

  (A) den: lions

  (B) meadow: sheep

  (C) herd: cattle

  (D) nest: birds

  (E) coop: chickens



3. LULLABY: SONG::

  (A) narrative: volume

  (B) lecture: tutor

  (C) paragraph: page

  (D) diatribe: discourse

  (E) invective: flattery



4. DIE: SHAPING::

  (A) adhesive: attaching

  (B) anchor: sailing

  (C) drill: boring

  (D) pedal: propelling

  (E) ink: printing



5. MERCENARY: MONEY::

  (A) vindictive: revenge

  (B) scholarly: library

  (C) immaculate: cleanliness

  (D) thirsty: water

  (E) belligerence: invasion



6. AUTHORITATIVENESS : PUNDITS::

  (A) dedication: signatories

  (B) sobriety: executors

  (C) sensitivity: literati

  (D) recklessness: combatants

  (E) allegiance: partisans



7. STRUT: WING::

  (A) lever: fulcrum

  (B) axle: wheel

  (C) buttress: wall

  (D) beam: rivet

  (E) well: pipe



8. FAWN: IMPERIOUSNESS::

  (A) equivocate; directness

  (B) elaborate: originality

  (C) boggle: imagination

  (D) manipulate: repression

  (E) mollycoddle: permissiveness



9. TROUBLED: DISTRAUGHT::

  (A) annoyed: disillusioned

  (B) perturbed: interrupted

  (C) covetous: rapacious

  (D) outmoded: ostentatious

  (E) tranquil: placid



10. RUTHLESS: MERCY::

   (A) careful: duty

   (B) pallid: subtlety

   (C) insipid: flavor

   (D) onerous: difficulty

   (E) assiduous: energy



11. SEMINAL:

   (A) withholding peripheral knowledge

   (B) promoting spirited exchange

   (C) suggesting contradictory hypotheses

   (D) displaying cultural biases

   (E) hampering further development



12. DISINGENUOUSNESS:

   (A) coherent thought

   (B) polished conversation

   (C) acquisitiveness

   (D) guilelessness

   (E) contentiousness



13. BOISTEROUS:

   (A) grateful

   (B) angry

   (C) smart

   (D) frightened

   (E) quiet



14. METAMORRHOSE:

   (A) move ahead

   (B) remain unaltered

   (C) ascend slowly

   (D) examine in haste

   (E) prepare in advance



15. ALLY:

   (A) mediator

   (B) felon

   (C) adversary

   (D) abettor

   (E) conspirator



16. OFFHAND:

   (A) exact

   (B) universal

   (C) appropriate

   (D) premeditated

   (E) disputatious



17. BROACH:

   (A) keep track of

   (B) lay claim to

   (C) close off

   (D) conciliate

   (E) simplify



18. GIST:

   (A) artificial manner

   (B) trivial point

   (C) informal procedure

   (D) eccentric means

   (E) singular event



19. DIVESTITURE:

   (A) acquisition

   (B) subsidization

   (C) promotion

   (D) consultation

   (E) monopolization



20. TRACTABILITY:

   (A) infertility

   (B) implausibility

   (C) incorrigibility

   (D) inscrutability

   (E) indefatigability

Exercise Four


1. TABLECTOTH: TABLE::

  (A) tent: ground

  (B) shirt: hanger

  (C) window: sill

  (D) sheet: mattress

  (E) cloud: earth



2. CANVAS: PAINTER::

  (A) leather: shoe

  (B) easel: palette

  (C) chisel: wood

  (D) marble: sculptor

  (E) hammer: carpenter



3. MANSION: RESIDENCE::

  (A) limousine: automobile

  (B) chandelier: candle

  (C) tuxedo: wardrobe

  (D) diamond: sapphire

  (E) yacht: harbor



4. DOOR: ROOM::

  (A) rudder: anchor

  (B) ballast: ship

  (C) patio: terrace

  (D) hatch: hold

  (E) basement: attic



5. CHOREOGRAPHYANCE::

  (A) ceremony: sermon

  (B) agenda: advertisement

  (C) poetry: recital

  (D) instrumentation:: conductor

  (E) plot: story



6. EVAPORATE: VAPOR::

  (A) petrify: stone

  (B) centrifuge: liquid

  (C) saturate: water

  (D) corrode: acid

  (E) incinerate: fire



7. ASSUAGE: SORROW::

  (A) retaliate: antipathy

  (B) dampen: ardor

  (C) entrust: reliability

  (D) counsel: reluctance

  (E) withhold: appreciation



8. NUMB: INSENSIBLE::

  (A) reflect: luminous

  (B) burnish: lustrous

  (C) heckle: raucous

  (D) repulse: irksome

  (E) braid: sinuous



9. AUDACIOUS: TREPDATION::

  (A) stubborn: intransigence

  (B) laconic: volubility

  (C) sordid: aspiration

  (D) cursory: accumulation

  (E) derisive: subordination



10. PANEGRYIC: PRAISE::

   (A) oration: prediction

   (B) fiat: condescension

   (C) manifesto: indecision

   (D) stutter: reluctance

   (E) valediction: farewell



11. NOISOME:

   (A) attractively fragrant

   (B) subtly fawning

   (C) consistently patient

   (D) softly glowing

   (E) gradually diminishing



12. PERSEVERE:

   (A) put into

   (B) send out

   (C) take up

   (D) give up

   (E) bring forward



13. WATERPROOF:

   (A) soggy

   (B) natural

   (C) unglazed

   (D) tacky

   (E) permeable



14. PUNGENCY:

   (A) boredom

   (B) redundancy

   (C) unresponsiveness

   (D) blandness

   (E) significance



15. ANARCHY:

   (A) courtesy

   (B) hope

   (C) order

   (D) neutrality

   (E) unimportance



16. INCURSION:

   (A) loss of respect

   (B) lack of resolve

   (C) reparation

   (D) relapse

   (E) withdraw



17. ABROGATE:

   (A) uphold

   (B) defer

   (C) discuss secretively

   (D) admit willingly

   (E) read thoroughly



18. HAPLESS:

   (A) exciting

   (B) elated

   (C) fortunate

   (D) completely self-reliant

   (E) assured of success



19. AVER:

   (A) glean

   (B) augment

   (C) placate

   (D) deny

   (E) encourage



20. SEDULOUS:

   (A) presumptuous

   (B) ponderous

   (C) treacherous

   (D) careless

   (E) useful

Exercise Five


1. SCALPEL: SURGEON:

  (A) laser: agronomist

  (B) magnet: ecologist

  (C) stethoscope: geologist

  (D) telescope: astronomer

  (E) microscope: geometrician



2. APPLE: FRUIT:

  (A) egg: chicken

  (B) rung: ladder

  (C) wool: fabric

  (D) fuse: dynamite

  (E) wick: candle



3. ENVELOPE: LETTER::

  (A) scarf: helmet

  (B) box: bag

  (C) crate: produce

  (D) neck: head

  (E) blood: heart



4. PANEGYRIC: EULOGIZE::

  (A) ballad: stigmatize

  (B) ode: criticize

  (C) lampoon: satirize

  (D) tirade: entertain

  (E) treatise: defend



5. OVERDOSE: PRESCRIPTION:

  (A) dearth: materialism

  (B) indiscretion: convention

  (C) affliction: sympathy

  (D) adventure: expedition

  (E) drug: medicine



6. FRESCO: WALL::

  (A) fountain: courtyard

  (B) parquetry: floor

  (C) thatch: roof

  (D) statue: passage

  (E) gargoyle: gutter



7. HAMMER: ANVIL::

  (A) knocker: door

  (B) stick: gong

  (C) hand: drum

  (D) pestle: mortar

  (E) gavel: lectern



8. RELEVANT: CRUCIAL::

  (A) marginal: unique

  (B) perceptible: obvious

  (C) apparent: real

  (D) peripheral: central

  (E) possible: desirous



9. PERFUNCTORILY: INSPIRATION::

  (A) insolently: veneration

  (B) ardently: passion

  (C) phlegmatically: composure

  (D) furtively: obsession

  (E) haltingly: reluctance

10. OBJECTIVITY: PARTISAN::

   (A) honesty: witness

   (B) accuracy: critic

   (C) skepticism: infidel

   (D) nobleness: reprobate

   (E) hesitancy: leader



11. INSULARITY:

   (A) zealousness

   (B) cosmopolitanism

   (C) susceptibility

   (D) willing hospitality

   (E) knowledgeable consideration



12. FLUSTERED:

   (A) muted

   (B) calm

   (C) heavy

   (D) ingrained

   (E) courageous



13. ENDORSE:

   (A) provoke criticism

   (B) receive payment

   (C) admit unwillingly

   (D) oppose publicly

   (E) perform quickly



14. DISPATCH:

   (A) serenity

   (B) leisureliness

   (C) heedlessness

   (D) irregularity

   (E) aversion



15. MOROSE:

   (A) overawed

   (B) restive

   (C) cherubic

   (D) decisive

   (E) cheerful



16. INDELIBILITY:

   (A) unavailability

   (B) comprehensibility

   (C) decidability

   (D) erasability

   (E) retractability



17. SPIRITUAL:

   (A) eclectic

   (B) figurative

   (C) evanescent

   (D) immoral

   (E) corporeal



18. FERMENT:

   (A) solidity

   (B) purity

   (C) cleanliness

   (D) transparency

   (E) tranquillity



19. FACETIOUS:

   (A) lugubrious

   (B) contiguous

   (C) ingenuous

   (D) prodigious

   (E) audacious



20. CRAVEN:

   (A) indifferent

   (B) presumptuous

   (C) valorous

   (D) unscrupulous

   (E) petulant

Exercise Six


1. ADULT: CHILD:

  (A) horse: mare

  (B) cat: kitten

  (C) swine: sow

  (D) human: animal

  (E) bull: herd



2. CLOT: DISSOLVED:

  (A) enthusiast: informed

  (B) cartoon: distorted

  (C) crowd: dispersed

  (D) chain: disengaged

  (E) disciple: inspired



3. GLOSSARY: TEXT:

  (A) abbreviation: footnote

  (B) abstract: dissertation

  (C) legend: map

  (D) index: catalog

  (E) bibliography: source



4. FERVOR: ZEALOT:

  (A) antipathy: philanthropist

  (B) improvidence: spendthrift

  (C) concision: politician

  (D) determination: ecologist

  (E) indifference: acrobat



5. SHARD: POTTERY:

  (A) flint: stone

  (B) flange: wheel

  (C) ash: coal

  (D) fragment: bone

  (E) tare: grain



6. FERTILIZE: GROW:

  (A) immunize: resist

  (B) graft: multiply

  (C) heat: burn

  (D) nourish: enrich

  (E) prune: dwarf



7. ATTENTIVE: OFFICIOUS::

  (A) skeptic: ambiguous

  (B) absorbed: engrossed

  (C) refined: snobbish

  (D) magisterial: authoritative

  (E) impromptu: spontaneous



8. EXORBITANT: MODERATION::

  (A) dispassionate: equanimity

  (B) macabre: interest

  (C) perfidious: loyalty

  (D) brilliant: gullibility

  (E) wasteful: extravagance



9. BLANDISHMENT: COAX: :

  (A) medal: honor

  (B) budget: save

  (C) diary: reminisce

  (D) concert: perform

  (E) plea: threaten



10. RATIOCINATION: THINKING::

   (A) supposition: theorizing

   (B) emulation: idolizing

   (C) jubilation: pleasing

   (D) articulation: talking

   (E) preposition: reading



11. JABBER:

   (A) tickle

   (B) debate

   (C) stroke

   (D) speak slowly

   (E) joke inaptly



12. WARMONGER:

   (A) critic

   (B) liaison

   (C) lobbyist

   (D) emissary

   (E) pacifist



13. FLUENT:

   (A) insensitive

   (B) inappropriate

   (C) derogatory

   (D) halting

   (E) hypercritical



14. DISSONANCE:

   (A) concord

   (B) confederacy

   (C) collusion

   (D) consent

   (E) contraction



15. SAVANT:

   (A) flatterer

   (B) bore

   (C) unlearned person

   (D) principled individual

   (E) misunderstood advisor



16. BREACH:

   (A) garner

   (B) solder

   (C) keep silent

   (D) move backward

   (E) give approval



17. TORTUOUS:

   (A) enduring

   (B) informal

   (C) prudent

   (D) simplistic

   (E) straightforward



18. PLETHORA:

   (A) vacuousness

   (B) narrowness

   (C) option

   (D) dearth

   (E) confusion



19. POSTURE:

   (A) walk awkwardly

   (B) behave naturally

   (C) impose arbitrarily

   (D) publicize widely

   (E) explain carefully



20. GOSSAMER:

   (A) sincere

   (B) tacit

   (C) intense

   (D) awkward

   (E) ponderous

Exercise Seven


1. APPLE: SKIN::

  (A) potato: tuber

  (B) melon: rind

  (C) tomato: fruit

  (D) corn: cob

  (E) rhubarb: leafstalk



2. FIRE: INFERNO::

  (A) speech: shout

  (B) wind: temperature

  (C) storm: hurricane

  (D) whale: minnow

  (E) stem: flower



3. BODYGUARD: PERSON::

  (A) police officer: traffic

  (B) mayor: city

  (C) teacher: pupil

  (D) soldier: country

  (E) secretary: office



4. LOPE: RUN::

  (A) uncover: lose

  (B) view: look

  (C) sigh: moan

  (D) chew: drink

  (E) drawl: speak



5. HOAX: DECEIVE::

  (A) scandal: vilify

  (B) lottery: disburse

  (C) gimmick: wheedle

  (D) filibuster: delay

  (E) boast: cajole



6. ALCOVE: RECESS::

  (A) turret: chimney

  (B) dome: roof

  (C) pillar: entrance

  (D) foyer: ballroom

  (E) foundation: building



7. BALLAST: INSTABILITY::

  (A) buoy: direction

  (B) purchase: slippage

  (C) lathe: copper

  (D) pulley: leverage

  (E) hoist: elevator



8. MUFFLE: SOUND::

  (A) assuage: grief

  (B) maul: object

  (C) extract: seasoning

  (D) endure: agony

  (E) conceal: secret



9. MITIGATE: SEVERE::

  (A) compile: available

  (B) renovate: new

  (C) contribute: charitable

  (D) venerate: reverent

  (E) qualify: general

10. NARCISSISM: LOVE::

   (A) hostility: criticism

   (B) empathy: pity

   (C) meditation: thought

   (D) guilt: blame

   (E) cupidity: hope



11. LAG:

   (A) look around

   (B) dodge easily

   (C) seem hard

   (D) forge ahead

   (E) change radically



12. SURCHARGE:

   (A) loss

   (B) liability

   (C) reduction

   (D) shortfall

   (E) discount



13. SYNCHRONOUS:

   (A) off-key

   (B) out-of-shape

   (C) without pity

   (D) out-of-phase

   (E) with difficulty



14. PROFUSE:

   (A) recurrent

   (B) rare

   (C) comprehensible

   (D) scant

   (E) flawed



15. INERTIA:

   (A) long duration

   (B) massless particle

   (C) resistant medium

   (D) ability to maintain pressure

   (E) tendency to change motion



16. DIN

   (A) silence

   (B) quickness

   (C) sharpness

   (D) essence

   (E) repose



17. GAUCHENESS:

   (A) probity

   (B) sophistry

   (C) acumen

   (D) polish

   (E) vim



18. INCHOATE:

   (A) sordid

   (B) modern

   (C) impromptu

   (D) exceptionally quick

   (E) completely formed



19. ENDEMIC

   (A) exotic

   (B) shallow

   (C) episodic

   (D) patent

   (E) treatable



20. REDOUBTABLE:

   (A) unsurprising

   (B) unambiguous

   (C) unimpressive

   (D) ineluctable

   (E) immovable

Exercise Eight


1. BABBLE: TALK::

  (A) chisel: sculpt

  (B) harmonize: sing

  (C) scribble: write

  (D) hint: suggest

  (E) quibble: elude



2. SYLLABUS: COURSE::

  (A) verdict: jury

  (B) map: destination

  (C) recipe: ingredients

  (D) appetizer: meal

  (E) agenda: meeting



3. VARNISH: WOOD::

  (A) etch: glass

  (B) tarnish: silver

  (C) wax: linoleum

  (D) burnish: metal

  (E) blanch: fabric



4. PITCH: SOUND::

  (A) color: light

  (B) force: pressure

  (C) mass: weight

  (D) energy: heat

  (E) velocity: time



5. DISCOMFITED: BLUSH::

  (A) nonplussed: weep

  (B) contemptuous: sneer

  (C) affronted: blink

  (D) sullen: moan

  (E) aggrieved: gloat



6. INVINCIBLE: SUBDUED::

  (A) inconsistent: expressed

  (B) impervious: damaged

  (A) imprudent: enacted

  (B) bolted: separated

  (C) expensive: bought



7. STRIATED: GROOVE::

  (A) embellished: detail

  (B) woven: texture

  (C) engraved: curve

  (D) constructed: design

  (E) braided: strand



8. DOGGEREL: VERSE::

  (A) burlesque: play

  (B) sketch: drawing

  (C) operetta: symphony

  (D) fable: narrative

  (E) limerick: sonnet



9. DROLL: LAUGH::

  (A) grisly: flinch

  (B) bland: tire

  (C) shrill: shriek

  (D) coy: falter

  (E) sly: smirk



10. PLACEBO: PAINKILLER::

   (A) prescription: pill

   (B) skeleton: body

   (C) costume: people

   (D) backdrop: vista

   (E) mannequin: dummy



11. QUANDARY:

   (A) state of suppressed enmity

   (B) state of complete certainty

   (C) state of mild hysteria

   (D) state of unprovoked anger

   (E) state of feeble opposition



12. AGGREGATE:

   (A) changed plans

   (B) intended actions

   (C) unexplained occurrences

   (D) isolated units

   (E) unfounded conclusions



13. SUBSTANTIATION:

   (A) disproof

   (B) dissent

   (C) delusion

   (D) denounce

   (E) denial



14. IMPUDENT:

   (A) compelling

   (B) ripe

   (C) respectful

   (D) thorough

   (E) deliberate



15. RECANT:

   (A) propose

   (B) respond

   (C) direct

   (D) affirm

   (E) disclose



16. DIVEST:

   (A) multiply

   (B) initiate

   (C) triumph

   (D) insist

   (E) endow



17. BANALITY:

   (A) accurate portrayal

   (B) improvised statement

   (C) original expression

   (D) succinct interpretation

   (E) elaborate critique



18. UBIQUITOUS:

   (A) uniform

   (B) unanimous

   (C) unique

   (D) anachronistic

   (E) mediocre



19. ESCHEW:

   (A) invent

   (B) consume

   (C) maintain

   (D) condemn

   (E) seek



20. BELIE:

   (A) flaunt

   (B) distend

   (C) attune

   (D) overcome

   (E) aver

Exercise Nine


1. WEB: SPIDER::

  (A) flower: honeybee

  (B) canal: otter

  (C) nest: bird

  (D) acorn: squirrel

  (E) bait: fish



2. FOUR-POSTER: BED::

  (A) convertible: automobile

  (B) soldier: army

  (C) student: college

  (D) chlorine: water

  (E) paper: wood



3. BONE: BODY::

  (A) scaffold: hinge

  (B) lattice: division

  (C) strut: buttress

  (D) brace: corner

  (E) girder: skyscraper



4. SCOOP: CONCAVE::

  (A) pliers: hollow

  (B) spatula: flat

  (C) beater: tined

  (D) cleaver: indented

  (E) skewer: rounded



5. SYMBOLS: REBUS::

  (A) notes: score

  (B) army: insignia

  (C) proportions: recipe

  (D) program: computer

  (E) silversmith: hallmark



6. GUSH: EFFUSIVE::

  (A) exult: honest

  (B) deliberate: surreptitious

  (C) giggle: innocent

  (D) rage: irate

  (E) whisper: confidential



7. PERORATION: SPEECH::

  (A) tempo: movement

  (B) figure: portrait

  (C) light: shadow

  (D) poem: stanza

  (E) coda: sonata



8. INTERREGNUM: GOVERNMENT::

  (A) splice: rope

  (B) rift: crystal

  (C) infraction: law

  (D) frequency: wave

  (E) hibernation: activity



9. EMBROIDER: CLOTH::

  (A) chase: metal

  (B) patch: quilt

  (C) gild: gold

  (D) gouge: knife

  (E) stain: glass



10. SKETCH: PAINTING::

   (A) outline: essay

   (B) apparatus: experiment

   (C) set: play

   (D) graph: report

   (E) rebuttal: argue



11. SERRATED:

   (A) without joints

   (B) without folds

   (C) without notches

   (D) chromatic

   (E) mutated



12. FLEDGLING:

   (A) experienced practitioner

   (B) successful adversary

   (C) reluctant volunteer

   (D) recent convert

   (E) attentive listener



13. SUPPOSITION:

   (A) certainty

   (B) inferiority

   (C) relevance

   (D) unexpected occurrence

   (E) clear position



14. ABERRANT:

   (A) attractive

   (B) predictable

   (C) blissful

   (D) normal

   (E) precise



15. OBDURATE:

   (A) flexible

   (B) timorous

   (C) retrospective

   (D) whimsical

   (E) alienated



16. LIST:

   (A) be upside down

   (B) be upright

   (C) slide forward

   (D) sway to and fro

   (E) lie flat



17. FORESTALL:

   (A) pronounce

   (B) equivocate

   (C) prolong

   (D) precipitate

   (E) steady



18. TENDENTIOUS:

   (A) unbiased

   (B) severely hampered

   (C) inapplicable

   (D) highly productive

   (E) crooked



19. REDUNDANT:

   (A) consistent

   (B) complicated

   (C) diffuse

   (D) insightful

   (E) economical



20. RUE:

   (A) tenderness

   (B) insincerity

   (C) heartiness

   (D) spite

   (E) satisfaction

Exercise Ten


1. COMA: UNCONSCIOUSNESS::

  (A) amnesia: effort

  (B) delirium: confusion

  (C) paralysis: pain

  (D) hallucination: numbness

  (E) fever: ailment



2. TOURNIQUET: BLOOD::

  (A) bridge: river

  (B) germicide: surgery

  (C) dam: water

  (D) pressure: air

  (E) bucket: well



3. FOUNDATION: HOUSE::

  (A) mountain: tunnel

  (B) earth: sky

  (C) net: trapeze

  (D) pedestal: statue

  (E) pole: banner



4. PHILATELIST: STAMPS::

  (A) numismatist: coins

  (B) astrologer: presages

  (C) geneticist: chromosomes

  (D) cartographer: maps

  (E) pawnbroker: jewelry



5. INSECT: BUTTERFLY::

  (A) perfume: essence

  (B) botany: chrysanthemum

  (C) philosophy: metaphysics

  (D) pitch: black

  (E) light: brightness



6. PERNICIOUS: INJURE::

  (A) officious: deny

  (B) propitious: conjure

  (C) audacious: allude

  (D) avaricious: repel

  (E) disingenuous: mislead



7. FLAG: VIGOR:

  (A) endure: courage

  (B) tire: monotony

  (C) question: perception

  (D) waver: resolution

  (E) fawn: charm



8. EMBARRASS: MORTIFY::

  (A) adumbrate: insinuate

  (B) indulge: mollycoddle

  (C) aggrandize: venerate

  (D) relent: inflate

  (E) upstage: demoralize



9. DISTILL: PURITY::

  (A) leaven: volume

  (B) pulverize: fragility

  (C) absorb: brilliance

  (D) homogenize: liquidity

  (E) conduct: charge



10. EXECUTOR: WILL::

   (A) soldier: order

   (B) predecessor: desire

   (C) benefactor: award

   (D) inheritor: estate

   (E) author: testimony



11. ABHOR:

   (A) greatly admire

   (B) promise absolutely

   (C) inspire

   (D) discredit

   (E) improve



12. TAINTED:

   (A) unavailable

   (B) strident

   (C) conspicuous

   (D) wholesome

   (E) insensible



13. CARDINAL:

   (A) abstract

   (B) elusive

   (C) subtle

   (D) minor

   (E) minimal



14. ESTRANGEMENT:

   (A) reconciliation

   (B) dissemblance

   (C) consolation

   (D) chaotic situation

   (E) continued negotiation



15. ABATE:

   (A) adhere

   (B) alter

   (C) absent

   (D) assist

   (E) augment



16. DOFF:

   (A) raze

   (B) don

   (C) ply

   (D) clasp tightly

   (E) hide carefully



17. ERUDITE:

   (A) unsettled

   (B) unfettered

   (C) ungifted

   (D) untitled

   (E) unlettered



18. GARRULITY:

   (A) seriousness

   (B) forbearance

   (C) peacefulness

   (D) constancy

   (E) taciturnity



19. SCOTCH:

   (A) entrust

   (B) emphasize

   (C) encourage

   (D) restore

   (E) unfasten



20. LIBERTINE:

   (A) serf

   (B) skinflint

   (C) prisoner

   (D) ascetic

   (E) authoritarian

Exercise Twelve


1. GADGETS: TOOLS::

  (A) blankets: linen

  (B) leaflets: posters

  (C) trinkets: jewelry

  (D) sockets: bulbs

  (E) ringlets: hair



2. LISTEN: RECORDING::

  (A) carve: sculpture

  (B) reproduce: plan

  (C) review: book

  (D) frame: painting

  (E) view: photograph



3. CENSORSHIP: INFORMATION::

  (A) frugality: restraint

  (B) sampling: measurement

  (C) sanitation: disease

  (D) cultivation: erosion

  (E) philanthropy. generosity



4. DELUGE: DROPLET::

  (A) beach: sand

  (B) desert: oasis

  (C) blizzard: icicle

  (D) landslide: pebble

  (E) cloudburst: puddle



5. SPEAK: RETICENT::

  (A) spend: parsimonious

  (B) excel: audacious

  (C) extol: irate

  (D) work: servile

  (E) invent: diffident



6. PATRIOTIC: CHAUVINISTIC::

  (A) imprudent: intolerant

  (B) furtive: surreptitious

  (C) incisive: trenchant

  (D) receptive: gullible

  (E) verbose: prolix



7. BOUQUET: FLOWERS::

  (A) grove: trees

  (B) husk: corn

  (C) mist: rain

  (D) woodpile: logs

  (E) drift: snow



8. ENDEMIC: REGION::

  (A) homogeneous: population

  (B) inborn: individual

  (C) hybrid: species

  (D) sporadic: time

  (E) aberrant: convention



9. PECCADILLO: SIN::

  (A) provocation: incitement

  (B) anxiety: fear

  (C) perjury: corruption

  (D) penury: poverty

  (E) admonishment: castigation



10. DROSS: METAL::

   (A) kernel: maize

   (B) chaff: grain

   (C) sand: concrete

   (D) omelet: egg

   (E) lava: volcano



11. SHUN:

   (A) seek actively

   (B) perform occasionally

   (C) understand intuitively

   (D) answer correctly

   (E) influence difficultly



12. EQUITY:

   (A) uncleanness

   (B) unfairness

   (C) unskillfulness

   (D) unreadiness

   (E) unfullness



13. PROPAGATION:

   (A) regulation

   (B) emulation

   (C) extirpation

   (D) infiltration

   (E) determination



14. PRESUMPTUOUS:

   (A) delicate

   (B) humble

   (C) definitive

   (D) constructive

   (E) contemptible



15. VACILLATION:

   (A) perpetual activity

   (B) rapid development

   (C) motionless balance

   (D) accurate focus

   (E) minimal response



16. PENCHANT:

   (A) dilemma

   (B) dishonesty

   (C) disbelief

   (D) grievance

   (E) dislike



17. SOMATIC:

   (A) unitary

   (B) disjointed

   (C) nonphysical

   (D) by hand

   (E) without effort



18. CONFOUND:

   (A) specify

   (B) signify

   (C) scrutinize

   (D) discriminate between

   (E) concur with



19. CHARY:

   (A) blithe

   (B) bold

   (C) untidy

   (D) ungenerous

   (E) unfriendly



20. FLAG:

   (A) sustain

   (B) strive

   (C) savor

   (D) cut

   (E) wax

Exercise Thirteen


1. NURTURE: CHILD::

  (A) cultivate: crop

  (B) quench: fire

  (C) marvel: child

  (D) secure: possession

  (E) delimit: obligation



2. SAW: CARPENTER::

  (A) palette: painter

  (B) typewriter: author

  (C) trowel: bricklayer

  (D) wagon: farmer

  (E) scissors: tailor



3. EPITAPH: TOMBSTONE::

  (A) pedestal: statue

  (B) salutation: letter

  (C) melody: song

  (D) prologue: play

  (E) motto: shield



4. SIMPER: SMILE::

  (A) babble: talk

  (B) thought: blank

  (C) see: espy

  (D) leer: ogle

  (E) wink: eye



5. EGG: CHICKEN::   

  (A) pearl: oyster

  (B) roe: salmon

  (C) shell: clam

  (D) skin: shark

  (E) tusk: elephant



6. GLIMMER: DAZZLE::

  (A) delineate: proclaim

  (B) recede: abandon

  (C) recite: harangue

  (D) muse: reflect

  (E) murmur: resound



7. RESCIND: LAW::

  (A) postpone: performance

  (B) withdraw: candidacy

  (C) default: liability

  (D) demote: hierarchy

  (E) retire: position



8. ENTANGLE: INNOLVE::

  (A) caution: fear

  (B) compel: force

  (C) grill: question

  (D) replicate: copy

  (E) vacillate: adhere



9. ALCHEMY: SCIENCE::

  (A) sideshow: carnival

  (B) forgery: imitation

  (C) burlesque: comedy

  (D) ploy: strategy

  (E) nostrum: remedy



10. DUCTILITY: MALLEABLE::

   (A) rigidity: hale

   (B) liquidity: absorbent

   (C) toxicity: poisonous

   (D) density: unwieldy

   (E) luminosity: intense



11. TRUCE:

   (A) resumed fighting

   (B) false pretenses

   (C) genuine grievances

   (D) nonmilitary service

   (E) tactical mistake



12. DAMPED:

   (A) phonetic

   (B) inflexible

   (C) amplified

   (D) concentrated

   (E) variable



13. TURBULENT:

   (A) obverse

   (B) extensive

   (C) serial

   (D) pacific

   (E) inflated



14. LUCID:

   (A) vague

   (B) cynical

   (C) tedious

   (D) unreliable

   (E) impolite



15. EBULLIENCE:

   (A) pomposity

   (B) sterility

   (C) awkwardness

   (D) careless organization

   (E) calm restraint



16. CAPRICIOUS:

   (A) deductive

   (B) meaningful

   (C) steadfast

   (D) unlimited

   (E) straightforward



17. IMPASSIVE:

   (A) overwrought

   (B) long-winded

   (C) grandiloquent

   (D) energetic

   (E) adept



18. TORTUOUS:

   (A) gently inclined

   (B) logically accurate

   (C) surmountable

   (D) scanty

   (E) direct



19. TOUT:

   (A) pacify

   (B) misrepresent

   (C) withhold consent

   (D) cast aspersions on

   (E) deny the relevance of



20. PROMPT:

   (A) betray

   (B) check

   (C) waver

   (D) complicate

   (E) defer

Exercise Fourteen


1. ANXIOUS: REASSURANCE::

  (A) resentful: gratitude

  (B) perplexed: clarification

  (C) inured: imagination

  (D) vociferous: suppression

  (E) restrained: indulgence



2. STANZA: POEM::

  (A) pirouette: ballet

  (B) rhyme: verse

  (C) duet: choir

  (D) act: opera

  (E) mimicry: pantomime



3. COIN: DENOMINATION::

  (A) book: title

  (B) officer: rank

  (C) house: architecture

  (D) doctor: profession

  (E) tree: grove



4. EMBELLISH: AUSTERE::

  (A) condense: illusive

  (B) alter: remarkable

  (C) train: clumsy

  (D) adulterate: pure

  (E) refine: rare



5. PORTFOLIO: SECURITIES::

  (A) assessment: taxes

  (B) computer: programs

  (C) insurance: loss

  (D) resume: careers

  (E) dossier: reports



6. EXHORT: SUGGEST::

  (A) crave: receive

  (B) goad: direct

  (C) instruct: teach

  (D) tamper: adjust

  (E) conspire: plan



7. CLAY: PORCELAIN:

  (A) glass: mosaic

  (B) fire: ash

  (C) slag: iron

  (D) flax: linen

  (E) sand: sediment



8. SERMON: HOMILETICS::

  (A) argument: logic

  (B) baseball: athletics

  (C) word: language

  (D) teacher: pedagogy

  (E) album: philately



9. MATRIX: NUMBERS::

  (A) gas: molecules

  (B) volume: water

  (C) crystal: atoms

  (D) interaction: reagents

  (E) stratum: layer



10. SCYTHE: REAPER::

   (A) pipe: plumber

   (B) crop: farmer

   (C) grease: mechanic

   (D) quarry: hunter

   (E) axe: woodcutter



11. INNOCENCE:

   (A) punishment

   (B) judgement

   (C) corrosion

   (D) guilt

   (E) conflict



12. ELABORATE:

   (A) denounce

   (B) simplify

   (C) imbue

   (D) expel

   (E) confuse



13. PERSISTENCE:

   (A) independence

   (B) inconstancy

   (C) irrelevance

   (D) incompetence

   (E) intemperance



14. SKEPTICISM:

   (A) plausibility

   (B) audacity

   (C) excuse

   (D) argument

   (E) conviction



15. REACTANT:

   (A) by-product

   (B) high-grade ore

   (C) inert material

   (D) inorganic substance

   (E) nonradioactive element



16. CODA:

   (A) prelude

   (B) crescendo

   (C) ensemble

   (D) refrain

   (E) improvisation



17. HACKNEYED:

   (A) useless

   (B) admissible

   (C) ornate

   (D) meticulous

   (E) original



18. MACERATE:

   (A) harden by drying

   (B) influence by lying

   (C) cover by painting

   (D) cure by medicating

   (E) assess by spying



19. GLIB:

   (A) illiterate

   (B) inexplicit

   (C) prolix

   (D) perfunctory

   (E) labored



20. IMPUGN:

   (A) revoke

   (B) dismiss

   (C) champion

   (D) console

   (E) restore