Analogies
Question:SLEEPER : SMOKE ALARM
A. Snake : Hiss
B. Air Raid : Siren
C. Car Horn : Driver
D. Sailor : Lighthouse
E. Crossing : Bell
Correct Answer D
Explanation:
A sleeper is warned by a smoke alarm in the same way as a sailor is warned by a lighthouse.
Hiss: to make a sound like that of a prolonged s, as of a goose or snake when provoked or alarmed
Air raid: an attack by aircraft, esp. bombers, against a surface target, as a city
Question:
APPLE : TREE
A. Silver : Ore
B. Bronze : Copper
C. Plank : Wood
D. Glass : Sand
E. Pearl : Oyster
Correct Answer E
Explanation:
An apple is produced by a tree, and a pearl is produced by an oyster.
Plank: a long, broad, thick board
Oyster: any of various bivalve mollusks with an irregularly shaped, unequal shell, living attached to rocks, other shells, etc
Question:
ARROW : QUIVER
A. Actress : Applause
B. Garage : Car
C. Editorial : Newspaper
D. Pistol : Holster
E. Dirt : Shovel
Correct Answer D
Explanation:
A quiver is a case for holding an arrow; the closest parallel is holster, which is the case that holds a pistol.
Quiver: to shake with a tremulous motion; tremble
Dirt: any unclean or soiling matter, as mud, dust, dung, trash, etc.
Shovel: a tool with a broad, deep scoop or blade and a long handle: used in lifting and moving loose material, as earth
Question:
ELECTRON : ATOM
A. Electric : Exciting
B. Steer : Herd
C. Magnet : Pole
D. Cell : Wall
E. Compound : Interest
Correct Answer B
Explanation:
An electron is part of an atom; a steer is part of a herd.
Steer: to be steered or guided !a car that steers easily"
Pole: to push along (a boat or raft) with a pole
Question:
MYSTIFY : UNDERSTANDING
A. Nip : Maturation
B. Insure : Disaster
C. Rearrange : Order
D. Intensify : Endurance
E. Reciprocate : Interchange
Correct Answer A
Explanation:To mystify is to bewilder someone intentionally, to block that person’s understanding. The relationship between the capitalized words is clear. To Nip something, as used here, is to destroy its progress or fulfillment (as in the phrase “nipped in the bud”: when the FBI nips a conspiracy in the bud, they prevent the plot from achieving completion). Just as to mystify someone is to block his or her understanding, to nip something is to block its full growth or maturation.
Endurance: Duration, that which is endured; hardship
Question:
DEFECTOR : CAUSE
A. Counterfeiter : Money
B. Deserter : Army
C. Critic : Book
D. Advertiser : Sale
E. Intruder : Meeting
Correct Answer B
Explanation:
Counterfeiter: made in imitation of something genuine so as to deceive or defraud; forged
Critic: such a person whose profession is to write or broadcast such judgments of books, music, paintings
Intruder: to push or force (something in or upon)
Question:
CARNIVORE : MEAT
A. Carnivore : Vegetables
B. Herbivore : Plants
C. Vegetarian : Vitamins
D. Botanist : Herbs
E. Pollinator : Plants
Correct Answer B
Explanation:
A carnivore eats only meat, and an herbivore eats only plants.
Carnivore: any of an order (Carnivora) of fanged, flesh-eating mammals, including the dog, bear, cat, and seal
Pollinator: to transfer pollen from a stamen to the upper tip of the pistil of (a flower)
Question:
PERJURY : TRUTH
A. Attorney : Client
B. Treason : Loyalty
C. Courage : Cowardice
D. Sorcery : Witchcraft
E. Patience : Indecision
Correct Answer B
Explanation:
Perjury is the opposite of truth and the treason is the opposite of loyalty.
Cowardice: lack of courage; esp., shamefully excessive fear of danger, difficulty, or suffering
Sorcery: the supposed use of an evil supernatural power over people and their affairs; witchcraft; black magic
Question:
ELICIT : RESPONSE
A. Crime : Arrest
B. Answer : Question
C. Amoral : Ethics
D. Coax : Smile
E. Deduce : Conclusion
Correct Answer D
Explanation:
One elicits (tries to draw out) a response; one coaxes a smile.
Amoral: not to be judged by criteria of morality; neither moral nor immoral
Coax: to induce or try to induce to do something; (seek to) persuade by soothing words, an ingratiating manner, etc
Synonyms
AbashA. Inland
B. Meddle
C. To Bring To A Lower Position
D. Investor
Correct Answer D
Explanation:The Best Answer is D.
Abash: to make embarrassed and ill at ease
Inland: pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region
Meddle: to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation
Investor: to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure
Abate
A. Make Less
B. Invert
C. Increase
D. Flood
Correct Answer A
Explanation:
The Best Answer is A.
Abate: to make less in amount, degree, force
Invert: to turn upside down
Flood: a great flowing or overflowing of water
Abbess
A. Abusive Oratory
B. Insure
C. Excitement
D. Woman Who Is Head Of A Nunnery
Correct Answer D
Explanation:
The Best Answer is D.
Abbess: a woman who is head of an abbey of nuns
Abusive Oratory: involving or characterized by abuse or misuse; abusing; mistreating
Abbey
A. Make Known
B. Motion
C. Bad
D. Society Of Monks Or Nuns
Correct Answer D
Explanation:The Best Answer is D.
Abbey: a monastery headed by an abbot, or a convent of nuns headed by an abbess
Motion: the action or process of moving or of changing place
Abbreviate
A. To Make Shorter
B. Initial
C. Deep
D. Recite
Correct Answer A
Explanation:
The Best Answer is A.
Abbreviate: to shorten (a word or phrase) by omitting letters
Initial: pertaining to, or occurring at the beginning
Abattoir
A. Details
B. Theory
C. Slaughter House
D. Create
Correct Answer C
Explanation:
The Best Answer is C.
Abattoir: a slaughterhouse
Antonyms
LICENTIOUS
A. Scrupulous
B. Lionized
C. Iconoclast
D. Fanciful
E. Dubious
Correct Answer A
Explanation:
The best answer is A.
Licentious means amoral lawless, while its antonym, scrupulous, means moral and law abiding.
Lionized means treated as a famous person.
Iconoclast means a person who attacks popular beliefs.
Fanciful means imaginary.
Dubious is a person feeling doubt.
EQUIVOCAL
A. Equipoise
B. Foolproof
C. Morose
D. Petrous
E. Explicit
Correct Answer E
Explanation:
The best answer is E.
Equivocal means having a double or unclear meaning. While Explicit, the antonym means being clear and unambiguous.
Foolproof means unable to fail or err.
Morose means unsocial.
Petrous means hard, stony.
Equipoise means an equal distribution of weight.
PHILISTINE
A. Mercurial
B. Highbrow
C. Bourgeois
D. Luminary
E. Halcyon
Correct Answer E
Explanation:
The best answer is E.
Philistine means a barbarian, a savage. Highbrow is the antonym – a cultural person.
Mercurial means quick, fleeting.
Bourgeois is a synonym.
Luminary is a light-giving object.
Halcyon means calm and peaceful, second best here but not precise enough.
FINICKY
A. Niggling
B. Eschew
C. Ingress
D. Minatory
E. Slovenly
Correct Answer E
Explanation:
The best answer is E.
Finicky means over particular, over precise. Slovenly is the antonym and means negligent.
Niggling is a synonym.
Eschew means to avoid.
Ingress is the art of entrance.
Minatory means threatening.
OCCLUDED
A. Congested
B. Nugatory
C. Unclogged – Right
D. Perfidious
E. Servile
Correct Answer C
Explanation:
The best answer is C.
Occluded means blocked up. Unclogged in the antonym and means open.
Congested is a synonym.
Nugatory means worthless.
Perfidious means done as a duty, without care.
Servile means lacking independence, slave like.
VERDANT
A. Seminal
B. Luxuriant
C. Nexus
D. Autumnal
E. Insipid
Correct Answer D
Explanation:
The best answer is D.
Verdant means fresh and green. Autumnal is the antonym and means dying.
Seminal is originative.
Luxuriant is a synonym.
Nexus means a link, a connection.
Insipid is tasteless.
PRECLUD
A. Facilitate
B. Miscreant
C. Inimical
D. Fledged
E. Evince
Correct Answer A
Explanation:
The best answer is A.
Preclude means to prevent, stop. Facilitate means make easy, enable, and is the antonym.
Miscreant means a villain.
Inimical is harmful or toxic.
Fledged means able to fly has all of his feathers (a chick).
Evince means to show clearly.
Sentence Completion
Question:In many cases, the formerly _______ origins of diseases have now been identified through modern scientific techniques.
A. Insightful
B. Mysterious
C. Cruel
D. Notable
E. Useful
Correct Answer B
Explanation:
Cruel: deliberately seeking to inflict pain and suffering; enjoying others‘ suffering; without mercy or pity
Question:
In view of the extenuating circumstances and the defendant’s youth, the judge recommended _______.
A. Conviction
B. A Defense
C. A Mistrial
D. Leniency
E. Life Imprisonment
Correct Answer D
Explanation:
Mistrial: a trial made void because of a) a prejudicial error in the proceedings or lack of jurisdiction by the court ) the inability of the jury to agree upon a verdict
Question:
Ravens appear to behave _______ actively helping one another to find food.
A. Mysteriously
B. Warily
C. Aggressively
D. Cooperatively
E. Defensively
Correct Answer D
Explanation:
This sentence asks you to look for a word that describes how the ravens behave. The information after the comma restates and defines the meaning of the missing word. You are told that the ravens actively help one another. There is only one word among the choices that accurately describes this behavior – cooperatively.
Ravens: any of various large crows; esp., the largest crow (Corvus corax), with a straight, sharp beak, found in Europe, Asia, and North America
Warily: in a wary manner; cautiously
Aggressive: ready or willing to take issue or engage in direct action; militant
Question:
Those who feel that war is stupid and unnecessary think that to die on the battlefield is ______ .
A. Courageous
B. Pretentious
C. Useless
D. Illegal
E. Heroic
Correct Answer C
Explanation:
You’re looking for a word that completes the logic of the sentence. You might come up with something like dumb which is not here but useless is pretty close.
Pretentious: making claims, explicit or implicit, to some distinction, importance, dignity, or excellence
Question:
With the _______ of winter storms, all drivers should take extra ______ while on the road.
A. Demise.........Caution
B. Approach.........Precautions
C. Waning.........Care
D. Proximity.........Leisure
E. Duration.........Heed
Correct Answer B
Explanation:
This is the only logical answer. "With the duration" is poor diction.
Demise: Law a transfer of an estate by lease, esp. for a fixed period
Waning: to grow gradually less in extent: said esp. of the visible face of the moon during the phases after full moon in which the lighted portion is gradually reduced to a thin crescent on the left
Heed: to pay close attention to; take careful notice of
Question:
A few of the critics _________ the play, but the majority either disregarded or ridiculed it.
A. Mocked
B. Discredited
C. Criticized
D. Denounced
E. Appreciated
Correct Answer E
Explanation:
The word but is your clue that the blank will be filled by a word that means the opposite of disregarded. The only one of the answer choices that works is appreciated.
Mocked: to lead on and disappoint; deceive
Denounced: to accuse publicly; inform against
Question:
After observing several vicious territorial fights, Jane Goodall had to revise her earlier opinion that these particular primates were always _______ animals.
A. Ignorant
B. Inquisitive
C. Responsive
D. Cruel
E. Peaceful
Correct Answer E
Explanation:
To answer the question, you have to follow the logical flow of the ideas in the sentence. A few key words reveal that logic:
First the introductory word After tells you that the information at the beginning of the sentence is going to affect what comes later. The word After also gives an order to the events in the sentence.
Second the word revise tells you that something is going to change. It is going to change after the events described at the beginning of the sentence. So the events at the beginning really cause the change.
Finally the end of the sentence – her earlier opinion that these particular primates were always ---- animals – tells you what is changing. The word filling the blank should convey a meaning you would have to revise after seeing the animals fight. Peaceful is the only such word among the five choices.
Inquisitive: inclined to ask many questions or seek information; eager to learn
