ANALOGIES (Selected the pair which is related in the same way as the capitalised words are related to each other) 1. INTIMATE : FEAR a) maintain : satisfaction b) astonish : wonder c) soothe : concern d) lion : tame 2. BANISH: APOSTATE a) reward : traitor b) renegade : assistance c) remorse : result d) welcome : ally 3. WAVE : CREST a) pinnacle : nadir b) mountain : peak c) sea: ocean d) high : low 4. HANDCUFFS:HANDS a) leash : dog b) rope : tie c) shoes: feet d) paper : kite 5. BUZZ: HUM a) whisper : noise b) echo : sound c) tinkle : clang d) crack : whip 6. APOCRYPHAL : AUTENTICITY a) nefarious : wickedness b) dogmatic : assertiveness c) deceptive : artifice d) hypocritical : integrity 7. STARE: GLANE a) participate : observe b) scorn : admire c) hunt : stalk d) gulp :sip 8. MOISTEN : DRENCH a) enclose : confine b) prick : stab c) disregard : ignore d) scrub : polish 9. CONFESS: DENY a) royal : regal b) speak : hear c) release : imprison d) pierce : dart 10. DELICATE: FASTIDIOUS a) hardworking : diligent b) altruistic : mercenary c) demonstrative: effusive d) deceptive : fallacious 11. MYSTERY : SOLVE a) break : crack b) door : key c) detective : crime d) book : render 12. FAIR : FARE a) smart : pretty b) bushel : corn c) hair : hare d) moral : amoral 13. GALLEY : SHIP a) mall : market b) Restaurant : hotel c) kitchen : bedroom d) banquet : feast 14. DIAMETER : CIRCLE a) altitude : triangle b) diagonal : rectangle c) noon : day d) equator : hemisphere 15. ANNEXE : BUILDING a) lyric : song b) paragraph : text c) postscript : letter d) hill : mountain 16. GARBAGE : SQUALOR a) dirtiness : cleanliness b) colour : brush c) diamond : magnificence d) poor : hunger 17. EYE : LIGHT a) hear : see b) fry : bake c) ear : sound d) hand : fist 18. PUBLICATION : LIBEL a) magazine : book b) life : death c) speech : slander d) lump : sugar 19. MAROON : SAILOR a) red : ship b) stranded : tourist c) crimson : flower d) colour : dress 20. NATIVE : CHEAT a) gullible : convince b) cunning : clever c) hurt : retaliate d) sensible : foolish 21. WORD : CHARADE a) phrase : act b) message : code c) fun : frolic d) chart : graph 22. LINEAGE : PERSON a) foliage : tree b) derivation : word c) adolescence : child d) title : book 23. SCURRY : MOVE a) chant : sing b) chatter : talk c) carry : lift d) sleep : drowse 24. JOY : ECSTASY a) admiration : love b) life : help c) happiness : sorrow d) youth : fun 25. GLOSSARY : WORDS a) catalogue : dates b) atlas : maps c) almanac : synonyms d) thesaurus : rhymes 26. ADULATION : FLATTERY a) humility : vanity b) credulity ; sincerity c) emulation : rivalry d) castigation : admonishment 27. OPEN : SECRETIVE a) mystery : detective b) tunnel : toil c) forthright : snide d) better : best 28. GERM : DISEASE a) man : woman b) doctor : medicine c) war : destruction d) shopkeeper : goods 29. EPAULETTE : SHOULDER a) noose : neck b) tiara : head c) splint : arm d) knapsack : back 30. MODERATOR : DEBATE a) legislator : election b) chef : banquet c) auditor : lecture d) umpire : game 31. APOGEE : PERIGEE a) opposite : composite b) dog : pedigree c) inappropriate : apposite d) effigy : statue 32. METAPHOR : FIGURATIVE a) fable : contemporary b) adage : paradoxical c) precept : instructive d) irony : dramatic 33. INSULT : INVULNERABLE a) success : capable b) poverty : miserable c) assault : impregnable d) purchase : sell 34. LAW : CITIZEN a) reins : horse b) tyranny : despot c) democracy : communist d) weapon : peace 35. GROVEL : SERVILITY a) titter : arrogance b) fume : anger c) yawn : civility d) preen : modesty 36. TRAILER : MOTION PICTURE a) truck : cargo b) theatre : play c) edition : novel d) commercial : product 37. PHYSIQUE a) intellect : noble b) punctuality : tardy c) investment : sound d) fabric : women 38. IMPEACH : DISMISS a) arraign : indict b) exonerate : charge c) plant : reap d) imprison : police 39. EMULATE : MIMIC a) aggressive : lessen b) praise : flatter c) aggravate : promote d) express : imply 40. DEFLECT : MISSLE a) defend : fortress b) reflect : mirror c) dismantle : equipment d) distract : attention 41. CELEBRATE: MARIAGE a) window : bedroom b) lament : bereavement c) pot : pan d) face : penalty 42. GLAND : ENZYME a) muscle : spasm b) generator : current c) organ : kidney d) brain : context 43. STUTTER : SPEECH a) blare : hearing b) aroma : smelling c) astigmatism : sight d) novacaine : touch 44. ASCETIC : LUXURY a) capitalist : communist b) teacher : classroom c) misogynist : women d) scholar : knowledge 45. ASYLUM : REFUGEE a) destination : traveler b) accident : injury c) peace : war d) flight : escape 46. CLAMOUR : NOISE a) steal : human b) proclaim : impose c) clandestine : secret d) stringent : inflation 47. ERRATIC : INCONSISTEMENT a) careless : spending b) slightly : detectable c) charred : shapeless d) traits : peculiar 48. TETRAHEDRON : FOUR a) polyhedron : ten b) dodecahedron : twelve c) pyramid : six d) pentagon : six 49. CIRCUMCIRCLE : CIRCUMSCRIBED a) circularise : combination b) circumference : harmonic c) conjugate : pair d) damping : stationary 50. DISPATCH : TARDINESS a) accomplish : abandon b) travesty spiritual c) colic : shear d) rational : temptation Analogies 1.b 2.d ) 3.b 4.a 5.c 6.d 7.d 8.b 9.c 10.c 11.b 12.c 13.b 14.b 15.c 16.c 17.c 18.c 19.b 20.a 21.b 22.b 23.b 24.a 25.b 26.d 27.c 28.c 29.b 30.d 31.c 32.c 33.c 34.a 35.b 36.d 37.c 38.a 39.b 40.d 41.b 42.b 43.c 44.c 45.a 46. c 47.c 48.b 49.c 50.a 2.d (Just as an apostate is banished from society an ally is welcomed by society 9.c (‘Confess’ and ‘Deny’ are antonyms; the pair with the same relationship is ‘c’) 26.d (Adulation is praise or flattery. Similarly, castigation is severe admonishment or criticism) 30.d (A moderator is a person who presides over a debate and takes decision, just as an umpire does in a match) 34.a (Law are made to keep citizens in control. Reins control the movement of a horse) 38.a (After being) 45.a (Just as a refugee seeks asylum, a traveler seeks his destination)
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