Category Archives: Analogy

COHABIT : RESIDE ::

conspire : plot
coincide : contradict
secrete : conceal
infiltrate : influence
frame : incriminate

CONTRACT : IMPLODE ::

A. expand : swell
B. descend : plummet
C. add : accelerate
D. cool : solidify
E. stretch : flex

SOLILOQUY : PLAY ::

A. violin : concerto
B. overture : musical
C. duet : ensemble
D. lyric : poem
E. aria : opera

HOST : PARASITE ::

A. meadow : soil
B. egg : bird
C. medium : bacterium
D. lair : predator
E. kernel : seed

SENSITIZATION : ALLERGIC ::

A. immunity : vulnerable
B. habituation : inured
C. invigoration : stimulating
D. sleep : anesthetic
E. disinfection : preventive

EUPHEMISM : OFFENSE ::

A. rhetoric : persuasion
B. prevarication : truth
C. metaphor : description
D. repetition : boredom
E. conciliation : appeasement

APOLOGIZE : CONTRITE ::

A. aggravate : contemptuous
B. endorse : esteemed
C. extenuate : guilty
D. compliment : impressed
E. rationalize : modest

COWARD : CRAVEN ::

A. liar : facetious
B. dupe : gullible
C. commentator : caustic
D. judge : impartial
E. criminal : hostile

RENOUNCE : PLEDGE ::

A. exculpate : victim
B. desecrate : shrine
C. recriminate : hero
D. redeem : honor
E. rescind : order

BLANDISHMENT : COAX ::

A. medal : honor
B. budget : save
C. diary : reminisce
D. concert : play
E. plea : threaten