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1 Word Analogy Practice 1
2 Word Analogy Practice 9
3 Word Analogy Practice 17
4 Word Analogy Practice 25
5 Word Analogy Practice 33
6 Word Analogy Practice 41
7 Word Analogy Practice 49
8 Word Analogy Practice 57
9 Word Analogy Practice 65
10 Word Analogy Practice 73
11 Word Analogy Practice 81
12 Challenging Word Analogy Practice 89
13 Targeted Word Analogy Practice for the 97
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In this case you need to know that the chemical symbol for silver is
Ag. Even though these questions require some basic knowledge you
can still apply logic to the question. For example, if you know that the
chemical name for table salt is NaCl, you can eliminate these two
answers. This leaves you with Ag and K. If you happen to know that
the French word for silver is argent, then Ag would be an excellent
educated guess.
There is a nal type of analogy question that is purely a logic test.
These questions pair seemingly unrelated words. The relationship is
found in the arrangement of the letters. For example:
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In this case, the answer is amend because that is the word formed by
adding an a in front of mend. You will also nd scrambled words
and anagrams in this category of analogies.
The questions increase in difculty as you move through each set
of exercises. Because this book is designed for many levels of test tak-
ers, you may nd that some of the more advanced questions are
beyond your ability. If you are using this book to study for a high
school entrance exam, you may get a number of questions that appear
later in a section wrong. Dont worry! If you are getting the earlier
questions correct, you are probably in good shape for your test.
However, if you are studying for a graduate-level exam such as the
GRE or the MAT, the full range of questions presented is appropri-
ate for your level.
The questions in this book can help you prepare for your test in
many ways. First, completing these practice exercises will make you
familiar with the question format. They will also help you get used
to identifying the relationships between pairs of words. In the case of
solving analogies, practice really does make perfect. The more com-
fortable you are with the question format and the more familiar you
are with the range of analogy types, the easier this section on your
test will become.
Second, your performance on these questions will help you assess
your ability and vocabulary level. You may nd that you do very well
on those questions that require logical deduction to nd the correct
answer, but that you have trouble with those questions that test word
knowledge. In this case, you will know that you need to spend more
time improving your vocabulary.
Third, you will become familiar not only with word relationships
and word meanings, but you will also learn to spot and disregard
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To come up with the correct answer, you must rst gure out the
relationship. This is an analogy of degrees. Warm is less intense than
hot, therefore what answer choice is something that is less intense
than hilarious? The right answer is d, based on the relationship of
amusing being less intense than hilarious. To illustrate how some test
takers get led astray by carefully crafted wrong answer choices, lets
take a closer look at choices a, b, and c. Some test takers will impul-
sively pick a because humid is related to the rst word pair, warm and
hot, but it is not part of the analogy of degree. This choice is offered
as an option for the careless reader. Other test takers will choose b
because they have misunderstood the analogy. They may think that
the word pair, warm : hot, is a synonym pair, showing faulty reason-
ing skills. Choosing c is a slightly different case. Wrong answers may
also be chosen because of the test takers predisposition. In this exam-
ple, summer is chosen because warm : hot reminds the test taker of
summer. These are all illustrations of ways in which test takers can
get thrown off or distracted by wrong answer choices. Careful, close
reading, and lots of practice will help you to avoid the wrong answer
trap. And remember, as time runs out, you are more prone to make
careless mistakes, so read carefully and stay calm. Your reasoning
skills and power of logic work better when you are not ustered, so
remain in control and stay alert.
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Finally, lets tackle the time issue. Most assessment tests are timed,
and time can be an important factor with analogy questions. Most
test takers have the necessary knowledge to answer the majority of
analogy questions, what many test takers dont have is the ability to
answer the questions quickly. As you become more familiar with anal-
ogy questions, you will nd that you can answer the questions more
quickly. You will be able to move through the basic questions with
condence and allow yourself more time with the advanced questions
without feeling the pressure of the clock.
Each chapter contains between 35 and 50 questions, and the cor-
rect answers are explained at the end of each chapter. The answer sec-
tion provides you with not only the right answer, but also the
relationship that is used to solve the analogy. Use your performance
to create a study guide. For example, examine your answers to deter-
mine if a particular type of analogy question is giving you trouble.
You may also nd that your lack of word knowledge is causing you to
answer questions incorrectly. In this case you can spend time study-
ing word lists to improve your performance. If you are simply hav-
ing trouble with the more difcult questions, then more practice is
the answer. If you are looking for more challenging analogies, Chap-
ter 12 is made up of more difcult analogy questions. In addition, if
you are studying for the Miller Analogies Test (MAT), dont miss
Chapter 13, which contains analogies that are great practice for this
unique test.
You have already taken an important step toward improving your
score. You have shown your commitment by purchasing this book.
Now all you need to do is complete each exercise, study the answers,
and watch your ability to solve analogies increase. You can even work
in pencil and do the exercises again to reinforce what you have
learned. Good luck!
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11. pill : bore :: core : ______ 17. hovel : dirty :: hub : ______
a. center a. unseen
b. mug b. prideful
c. bar c. busy
d. placebo d. shovel
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73. ______ : play :: sing : anthem 76. scrub : wash :: sob : ______
a. act a. cry
b. scene b. water
c. theater c. sad
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115. dog : kennel :: bird : ______ 121. vamp : shoe :: hood : ______
a. y a. jacket
b. feather b. car
c. aerie c. clean
d. eagle d. crook
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c. 1 a. snip
3 b. bouquet
d.
2 c. teeth
d. excise
379. ______ : armor ::
equipment : gear
385. ______ : land :: slice : cake
a. horse
a. earth
b. divine
b. y
c. mask
c. mud
d. shield
d. acre
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402. ______ : spoil :: walk : path 407. ______ : bow :: stumble : fall
a. hike a. truckle
b. grass b. trickle
c. mold c. tickle
d. trail d. tuck
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TEST 1
Choose the answer key which contains a pair of A. taiga
words with a relationship most similar to the
B. Scandinavia
relationship between the pair of words in capital
letters. C. steppe
A. ion
B. -ful
C. -ity
D. -ily
A. sound
B. timbre
C. loudness
D. color
TEST 2 Choose the answer key which contains a 7. FENESTRATION : (____) :: PORTAL : DOOR
pair of words with a relationship most similar to the
A. mural
relationship between the pair of words in capital
letters. B. table
C. window
1. ELECTED : (____) :: CONDEMNED : EXECUTION
D. atrium
A. graduation
8. (____) : MARBLE :: SEDIMENTARY :
B. inauguration METAMORPHIC
C. dismissal A. granite
D. exhibition B. slate
2. DIVIDEND : STOCKHOLDER :: (____) : AUTHOR C. limestone
A. patent D. basalt
B. royalty 9. (____) : LENIENT :: MISER : CHARITABLE
C. wage A. philanthropist
D. interest B. virtuoso
3. ARCHIPELAGO : ISLAND :: CONSTELLATION : C. hedonist
(____)
D. authoritarian
A. hamlet
10. ALLAY : SUSPICION :: (____) : FEAR
B. zodiac
A. plant
C. sea
B. anger
D. star
C. generate
4. (____) : ELABORATION :: SIMPLIFICATION :
DECORATION D. calm
B. revision A. history
C. emendation B. mechanics
D. prodigality C. linguistics
D. tree
A. sinus
B. mollusk
C. fovea
D. fontanel
A. square
B. rhombus
C. trapezium
D. cube
TEST 3 Choose the answer key which contains a 7. EMIT : MITE :: EVIL : (____)
pair of words with a relationship most similar to the
A. huge
relationship between the pair of words in capital
letters. B. vile
C. veil
1. BOAST : LANGUAGE :: SWAGGER : (____)
D. time
A. anger
8. HOMOGENEOUS : KIND :: (____) : TIME
B. gait
A. fast
C. sight
B. disparate
D. wealth
C. diverse
2. BELITTLE : DISPARAGE :: (____) : RIDICULE
D. contemporary
A. jeopardize
9. ANTHRACITE : (____) :: HARD : SOFT
B. efface
A. diamond
C. assuage
B. peat
D. deride
C. mica
3. (____) : INNOCUOUS :: REPREHENSIBLE :
PRAISEWORTHY D. uranium
D. Siberia
A. engage
B. loosen
C. splinter
D. mend
A. withered
B. blooming
C. unfruitful
D. stale
TEST 4 Choose the answer key which contains a
A. peculiarity
pair of words with a relationship most similar to the
relationship between the pair of words in capital B. balance
letters.
C. fervor
B. delicacy A. whimsical
C. porosity B. elegant
D. translucence C. generous
B. trunk A. triangle
C. flower B. rectangle
D. needle C. pentagon
B. solitude A. orthodoxy
C. ambition B. order
D. foresight C. incongruity
B. joule A. illustrious
C. volt B. sagacious
D. watt C. enervated
B. novel A. Sicily
C. prose B. Alps
D. overture C. Crete
C. stretch B. Classicism
D. hasten C. Realism
A. monologue
B. performance
C. repertoire
D. drama
A. faith
B. fortitude
C. ineptitude
D. charity
TEST 5 Choose the answer key which contains a 7. SPORADIC : CONTINUOUS :: (____) :
pair of words with a relationship most similar to the CACOPHONOUS
relationship between the pair of words in capital
A. tranquil
letters.
B. cathartic
1. EARTH : (____) :: MARS : PHOBOS C. perennial
A. Venus D. fitful
B. Sirius 8. HONE : SHARP :: (____) : SHINY
C. moon A. . caulk
D. sun B. . scald
2. DIPLOMAT : TACT :: (____) : SKILL C. . burnish
A. novice D. . rusticate
B. virtuoso 9. (____) : HYPOTHESIS :: DEDUCE : THEOREM
C. sybarite A. adjudge
D. dilettante B. terminate
3. OUTWIT : RUSE :: FRUSTRATE : (____) C. abrogate
A. desire D. formulate
B. fiasco 10. DEVANGIRI : CYRILLIC :: HINDI : (____)
C. irritant A. Russian
D. statute B. Swahili
4. COTTAGE : (____) :: POND : LAKE C. French
A. hamlet D. Sanskrit
B. camp 11. RACONTEUR : NARRATE :: (____) : ENTERTAIN
C. tent A. ruffian
D. mansion B. recluse
5. (____) : FAULKNER : WESSEX : C. host
YOKNAPATAWPHA
D. spendthrift
A. DICKENS
12. TAWDRY : SHOWY :: MERETRICIOUS : (____)
B. HARDY
A. attractive
C. HAWTHORNE
B. urbane
D. SAWYER
C. delicate
6. (____) : VENGEFUL :: CONCILIATE : FLEXIBLE
D. flexible
A. ameliorate
13. (____) : MAGNESIUM :: LIQUID : SOLID
B. retaliate
A. copper
C. ruminate
B. mercury
D. iterate
C. aluminum
D. sulfur
A. . overture
B. . premise
C. . glossary
D. . epilogue
A. radius
B. diameter
C. circumference
D. diagonal
TEST 6 Choose the answer key which contains a
pair of words with a relationship most similar to the A. 1/8
relationship between the pair of words in capital
B. 1/9
letters.
C. 1/16
1. (____) : DISPLEASURE :: FIDGET :
RESTLESSNESS D. 1/20
A. saccharine
B. volatile
C. viscous
D. brittle
A. money
B. success
C. respect
D. trepidation
TEST 7 Choose the answer key which contains a
pair of words with a relationship most similar to the A. second
relationship between the pair of words in capital
B. radian
letters.
C. inch
A. sartorial
B. macroscopic
C. corporeal
D. fetal
A. Minerva
B. Juno
C. Sappho
D. Diana
TEST 8 Choose the answer key which contains a
A. Germany
pair of words with a relationship most similar to the
relationship between the pair of words in capital B. Denmark
letters.
C. New Zealand
B. decipher A. parochial
C. encrypt B. miserly
D. conquer C. capricious
B. ostracize A. moratorium
C. swindle B. sequestration
D. decorate C. dejection
B. educate A. amorousness
C. test B. virtue
D. expel C. frugality
B. trombone A. arrogant
C. flute B. disinterested
D. piano C. blatant
B. building A. shirk
C. town B. fulfill
D. brook C. fight
A. alkaline
B. acid
C. basic
D. caustic
A. confound
B. underplay
C. underscore
D. undermine
TEST 9 Choose the answer key which contains a 7. SYMPHONY : MUSIC :: (____) : POEM
pair of words with a relationship most similar to the
A. epic
relationship between the pair of words in capital
letters. B. anecdote
C. opera
D. anthem
1. WOOD : (____) :: BUTTER : KNIFE
8. (____) : PALINDROME :: REARRANGED :
A. string REVERSED
B. paper A. epithet
C. saw B. metaphor
D. drill C. acronym
D. anagram
2. FORD : (____) :: STREAM : MOUNTAIN
B. route A. mergers
C. field B. streams
D. scale C. ores
D. parallels
3. SUPPORT : PATRON :: (____) : INSPIRATION
B. muse A. rabies
C. parent B. liquids
D. soldier C. smallpox
D. antibodies
4. (____) : WARDEN :: MUSEUM : PRISON
B. servant A. information
C. conductor B. datum
D. curator C. item
D. date
5. INCUMBENT : OFFICE :: MONARCH : (____)
B. accommodation A. compliance
C. station B. aggression
D. throne C. vacillation
D. sobriety
6. (____) : EXPERIENCE :: VAGRANT : ABODE
B. magnate A. sanguine
C. neophyte B. saturnine
D. scholar
C. introverted
D. jaundiced
A. trivial
B. arduous
C. torturous
D. corrupt
A. elucidate
B. engender
C. accredit
D. exacerbate
TEST 10 Choose the answer key which contains a
A. amino acid
pair of words with a relationship most similar to the
relationship between the pair of words in capital B. ribosome
letters.
C. fatty acid
1. TARSAL : (____) :: CARPAL : WRIST
D. carbohydrate
A. heel
8. BEACON : (____) :: PRECEPT : PRINCIPLE
B. toe
A. shroud
C. tunnel
B. light
D. hinge
C. confusion
2. PORTION : DOSE :: FOOD : (____)
D. call
A. rain
9. EXTRICATE : ENSNARED :: (____) : ENSLAVED
B. drug
A. entice
C. dessert
B. condone
D. amount
C. coordinate
3. ESSAY : THESIS :: ARTICLE : (____)
D. liberate
A. protagonist
10. EDITORIAL : (____) :: BIOGRAPHY : LIFE
B. book HISTORY
C. fiction A. doctrine
D. topic B. censorship
A. journalist D. opinion
A. sheep D. paradigm
D. mourning
14. LYELL : DALTON :: GEOLOGY : (_____)
A. biology
B. chemistry
C. sociology
D. music
A. sophomoric
B. covetous
C. moribund
D. shrewd
TEST I
1. A Cellini is an artist best known for his works of sculpture as Puccini is a composer best known for opera.
2. D Articulate speech flows well (is well-expressed); coordinated movement flows well
3.C Inception means 'beginning'. Therefore, inception is the beginning of a process and conclusion is the end;
4.B Scintillating means 'sparkling'. Therefore we can say, someone scintillating is not noted for dullness;
someone boisterous is not noted for calm. (boisterous = noisy, lively; erudite = scholarly; exalted = elevated)
9. B Arable land is land suitable for cultivation; a navigable waterway is suitable for sailing.
10. C To attenuate a signal is to make the signal grow weaker; to dampen enthusiasm is to make the enthusiasm weaker
(less). (exacerbate = make worse)
11. B Slag is the waste produced in a furnace; ashes are the waste produced by a fire. (Silo = large structure to store
grain)
12. D The numbers 17 and 19 are consecutive prime numbers; 31 and 37 are also consecutive primes.
13. A Sri Lanka was formerly known as Ceylon; Thailand was formerly known as Siam.
14. B The suffix -ful is a common ending for an adjective (e.g. beautiful, hopeful). The ending -ly is associated with
adverbs (e.g. beautifully, hopefully).
15. C The pitch of a sound is determined by the wavelength of the sound wave; the loudness of a sound is determined by
the amplitude of the sound wave.
TEST 2
1. B Inauguration can only take place after the person is elected; execution can only take place after the person is
condemned.
2.B A dividend is money paid to a stockholder according to how well the stocks have performed; a royalty is money paid
to an author according to how many books have been sold
3.D An archipelago is a chain (group) of islands; a constellation is a group of stars. (hamlet = village)
4.A A prcis shortens and simplifies, whereas an elaboration makes more complex. A simplification makes simpler,
whereas decoration adds complexity.
(expurgation = censorship)
5.A To mince is to walk taking tiny steps (it makes the person look a little foolish). To simper is to smile in a foolish way.
6. D Mark Twain was the pseudonym of the writer Samuel Clemens; George Eliot was the pseudonym of Mary Ann
Evans.
7 C Fenestration is an elaborate word for a window, and portal is a more elaborate word for a door.
9. D An authoritarian is not noted for being lenient; a miser is not noted for being charitable.
(authoritarian = strict person; virtuoso = expert; hedonist = pleasure seeker)
10. D To allay suspicion is to make suspicion less; to calm fear is to make fear less.
(allay = make less; impede = hinder; fell = cut down; exacerbate = make worse)
11 B Mendels laws concern the science of genetics; Newtons laws concern the science of mechanics
12. A You can use a directory to look up an address; you can use a dictionary to look up a spelling.
(solecism = error)
13. A Foot and boot contain the same vowel pair (oo) but the vowels are pronounced differently in each word.
Similarly, cough and bough contain the same vowels (ou) which are pronounced differently in each case.
14. C The fovea is part of the mammalian eye; the cochlea is part of the ear.
15. C The fovea is part of the mammalian eye; the cochlea is part of the ear.
TEST 3
1. B To boast is to talk using arrogant language; to swagger is to walk with an arrogant gait.
(swagger = behave arrogantly; gait = style of walking)
4. A Rococo is a style known to be ornate; Minimalist is a style known to be plain and unadorned.
5. A o desecrate something holy spoils it and takes away its holiness; to despoil something beautiful spoils it and takes
away its beauty.
(desecrate = contaminate; corporeal = concerned with the body)
7. B Emit and mite are anagrams (contain the same letters in different order). Evil and vile and veil are also anagrams.
The further connection is that to convert emit to mite you need to move the first letter of emit and put it at the
end. To convert evil to vile you also move the first letter to the end.
8. D Homogeneous things are all of the same kind; contemporary things are of the same time.
(homogenous = same, even; contemporary = occurring at the same time; disparate = different)
9. B Coal is formed by the compression of organic remains. As the compression progresses, the product becomes
progressively harder. Peat is an early and soft stage in this process; anthracite is a very hard form of coal formed at the
end of the process.
14. C To fragment is to break up and to merge is to put together; to splinter is to break up and to join is to put together.
TEST 4
1. D Glass is a material noted for its translucence; metal is noted for its luster.
(translucence = ability to let light through; luster = shine)
3. C In Shakespeares plays, Macbeth is noted for his ambition which leads to his downfall, whereas Othello is noted for
jealousy
4. C The ohm is a unit of electrical resistance; the volt is a unit of electrical potential.
8. A Someone erudite is noted for learning; someone whimsical is noted for caprice.
(erudite = learned, scholarly; whimsical = fickle; caprice = whims)
9. C The sum of the degree measures of the internal angles of a pentagon is 540; the sum of the degree measures of the
internal angles of a square is 360.
11. B Someone indefatigable has a lot of energy; someone sagacious has a lot of wisdom.
(indefatigable = cannot be tired out; sagacious = wise; illustrious = famous; enervated = weakened)
13. D Cubism is a movement in Art with which Picasso is associated; Surrealism is an Art movement with which Dali is
associated.
14. A A monologue is a speech by an actor performing alone; a solo is a song performed by a single singer.
(repertoire = set of skills)
15. B A stoic is note for his fortitude; a benefactor is noted for his generosity.
(stoic = person who can tolerate hardship; fortitude = courage to face hardship; ineptitude = incompetence)
TEST 5
3. A To outwit a ruse is to prevent the ruse from having any effect; to frustrate a desire is to prevent the desire from
having an effect.
(ruse = trick, plot; fiasco = disaster; statute = law)
4. D A cottage is a small dwelling, and a mansion is a big one; a pond is a small body of water, and a lake is a big one.
(hamlet = village)
5. B Hardy wrote about an area of Britain to which he gave the fictional name Wessex; Faulkner wrote about an area
of America to which he gave the fictional name Yoknapatawpha.
10. A Devangiri is the script in which the language Hindi is written. Cyrillic is the script in which Russian is written.
12. A Something tawdry is showy but not really valuable; something meretricious is attractive but has no real value.
(tawdry = poor quality, little value; meretricious = falsely attractive; urbane = sophisticated.)
13. B Mercury is a metal which is liquid at room temperature; magnesium is a metal which is solid at room temperature.
14. D An appendix comes at the end of a book; an epilogue comes at the end of a play.
(overture = introductory piece of music; glossary = list of definitions)
15. C The hypotenuse is a section of the perimeter of a right-angled triangle: an arc is a section of the circumference of a
circle.
TEST 6
5. A Someone noted for probity is not noted for guile; someone noted for industry is not noted for laziness.
(probity = honesty; guile = cunning; felicity = happiness; ingenuity = inventiveness; decorum = good behavior; industry =
capacity for hard work)
6. D A turnip is a vegetable that is formed from the root of the plant; a potato is a vegetable that is formed from the stem of
the plant
7. A The fraction 1/8 expressed as a decimal is 0.125; the fraction expressed as a decimal is 0.75
8. D To amalgamate is to join, and is the opposite of to separate; to join is the opposite of to rend (tear apart).
(desecrate = spoil something that was holy; capitulate = give in to, surrender; promulgate = spread = propagate)
9.A People who carouse are not sedate; people who enthuse are not lukewarm.
(carouse = to party noisily; sedate = refined, calm; voluble = talkative; enthuse = to be very enthusiastic; lukewarm =
unenthusiastic)
11. C Keynes was an expert in the field of economics; Jung was an expert in psychiatry.
12. D The character Dr. Frankenstein was created by Mary Shelley, and the character Count Dracula was created by
Bram Stoker.
TEST 7
13. A The Battle of the Somme took place in 1916; the Battle of Waterloo took place in 1815
14. B Something corporeal is concerned with the body; something rational is concerned with the mind.
(macroscopic = large scale; sartorial = concerned with clothing)
15. C In Roman mythology, Venus is the goddess of love and in Greek mythology Aphrodite is her counterpart; Minerva is
the Roman goddess of wisdom, and Athene is her Greek counterpart.
TEST 8
4. C The oboe and the flute are wind instruments, and the oboe is the larger of the two; the cello and the violin are both
stringed instruments, and the cello is the larger of the two.
6. D A sluggard is not noted for energy; a slattern is not noted for tidiness.
(sluggard = lazy person; slattern = dirty, untidy person)
8. A Someone parochial is concerned with local matters; someone mercenary is concerned with money.
(parochial = narrow minded and concerned only with local matters; capricious = whimsical; germinal = growing)
TEST 9
8. D If the letters of a word can be rearranged to make another word the two words are anagrams; if the letters of a word
are read in reverse order and still form the same word, the word is a palindrome.
10. A Salk developed a vaccine against polio; Pasteur developed a vaccine against rabies.
12. B Someone bellicose is noted for aggression; someone pliant is noted for tractability.
(bellicose = aggressive, warlike; compliance = readiness to obey or follow; pliant = flexible, not stubborn; tractability =
flexibility, readiness to obey; sobriety = being sober
13. A Someone choleric is noted for anger; someone sanguine is noted for optimism.
(choleric = easily angered; sanguine = optimistic; saturnine = gloomy; jaundiced = pessimistic outlook; introverted =
inward looking)
14. C The addition of a single letter to the word tortuous changes its meaning. Similarly, the addition of a single letter
to venal also changes its meaning.
15. D To exacerbate means to make something worse; to ameliorate means to make something better.
(exacerbate = make worse; elucidate = make clear; engender = cause; ameliorate = make better)
TEST 10
3. D The thesis of an essay is the main point it is making; the topic of an article is the main subject it is about.
(protagonist = main character of book, film or play
5. D Furtive behavior is secret and stealthy; covert action is secret and stealthy.
(furtive = stealthy = covert; evanescent = short-lived; cerebral = concerned with thinking)
6. A Bovine is an adjective that pertains to cows: ovine is an adjective that pertains to sheep
7. A DNA is a polymer made of nucleotide subunits; proteins are polymers made of amino acid subunits
9. D To extricate is to set free something ensnared; to liberate is to set free something enslaved.
(extricate = get out of something; ensnared = trapped; entice = attract or tempt; condone = give silent approval )
10. D An editorial is written to provide opinion; a biography is written to provide life history.
(doctrine = orthodox theory; synopsis = summary)
14. B Lyell was a major figure in the development of the science of geology. Dalton was an important figure in the
development of Chemistry.
15. CNascent is just born and moribund is on the point of death; germinal is just growing and senescent is ageing and
decaying. (Both are opposites)
(sophomoric = immature =puerile; covetous = greedy)