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321. Choose analogous pair: Dubious : Indisputable
- A. Slander : Libel
- B. Painful : Tormenting
- C. Avaricious : Generous
- D. Perspicacious : Tenacity
Explanation: Dubious means uncertain or questionable, making it an opposite of indisputable; avaricious, meaning greedy, is likewise opposite to generous. The first pair in option a consists of near-synonyms, not antonyms.
Correct answer: Avaricious : Generous322. Choose analogous pair: Chocolate : Sugar
- A. Egg : Yolk
- B. Road : Traffic
- C. Building : Cement
- D. Milk : Cream
Explanation: Sugar is a principal ingredient of chocolate, just as cement is a principal construction material in a building. Yolk and cream are parts or components of an egg and milk, but the relationship is less exact here.
Correct answer: Building : Cement323. Choose analogous pair: Sound : Muffled
- A. Moisture : Humid
- B. Colour : Faded
- C. Despair : Anger
- D. Odour : Pungent
Explanation: Muffled describes sound that has been softened or obscured, while faded describes colour that has lost intensity. Both are altered forms or qualities of the thing named first.
Correct answer: Colour : Faded324. Choose analogous pair: Traitor : Disloyalty
- A. Executioner : Reliability
- B. Rebel : Defiance
- C. Manager : Administration
- D. Hope : Pessimism
Explanation: A traitor is marked by disloyalty, while a rebel is marked by defiance or resistance to authority. Manager and administration are related by role, not by a person and characteristic trait.
Correct answer: Rebel : Defiance325. Choose analogous pair: Symphony : Music
- A. Mural : Painting
- B. Ode : Prose
- C. Preface : Book
- D. Editorial : Journal
Explanation: A symphony is a form of music, just as a mural is a form of painting. An editorial and a journal are related publications, but neither is a type of the other.
Correct answer: Mural : Painting326. Choose analogous pair: Low : Cattle
- A. Sheep : Beef
- B. Gaggle : Chicken
- C. Grunt : Hogs
- D. Flock : Goat
Explanation: Low is the characteristic sound made by cattle, while a grunt is a sound made by hogs. The other options pair animals with meat or use incorrect collective nouns.
Correct answer: Grunt : Hogs327. Choose analogous pair: Arrows : Quiver
- A. Fear : Tremble
- B. Money : Bank
- C. Sound : Music
- D. Coin : Mint
Explanation: A quiver is a container for arrows, just as a bank is a place where money is kept. A mint produces coins, so it is not primarily a container for them.
Correct answer: Money : Bank328. Choose analogous pair: Wrestler : Arena
- A. Cricket : Pitch
- B. Ring : Finger
- C. Farmer : Field
- D. Assistant : Clerk
Explanation: An arena is the usual venue for a wrestler, just as a field is the usual workplace of a farmer. A cricket pitch is the playing surface for cricket, not the direct workplace of a person.
Correct answer: Farmer : Field329. Choose analogous pair: Cool : Cold
- A. Length : Width
- B. Gold : Bourne
- C. Plant : Tree
- D. Pretty : Beautiful
Explanation: Cool and cold express increasing degrees of low temperature, while pretty and beautiful express closely related degrees of attractiveness. Length and width are dimensions rather than graded synonyms.
Correct answer: Pretty : Beautiful330. Choose analogous pair: Shoes : Cobbler
- A. Spectacles : Optician
- B. Education : Teacher
- C. Oxygen : Plant
- D. Food : Kitchen
Explanation: A cobbler makes or repairs shoes, while an optician examines, makes, or fits spectacles. Both pairs link an article with the professional associated with it.
Correct answer: Spectacles : Optician