Category Archives: Analogy

REQUEST : COMMAND ::

A. propose : stipulate
B. enlist : support
C. relegate : consign
D. volunteer : accept
E. select : reject

EXORBITANT : MODERATION ::

A. dispassionate : equanimity
B. macabre : interest
C. perfidious : loyalty
D. brilliant : gullibility
E. lavish : extravagance

FERTILIZE : GROW ::

A. immunize : resist
B. nourish : enrich
C. heat : burn
D. graft : multiply
E. prune : dwarf

PERFUNCTORILY : INSPIRATION ::

A. insolently : veneration
B. ardently : passion
C. phlegmatically : composure
D. surreptitiously : obsession
E. haltingly : reluctance

RELEVANT : CRUCIAL ::

A. marginal : unique
B. perceptible : obvious
C. apparent : real
D. peripheral : central
E. possible : desirable

 

CANVAS : PAINTER ::

A. leather : shoe
B. brush : palette
C. chisel : wood
D. marble : sculptor
E. hammer : carpenter

TROUBLED : DISTRAUGHT ::

A. annoyed : disillusioned
B. disturbed : interrupted
C. covetous : rapacious
D. outmoded : ostentatious
E. tranquil : placid

MERCENARY : MONEY ::

A. vindictive : revenge
B. scholarly : library
C. immaculate : cleanliness
D. thirsty : water
E. belligerent : invasion

SKIRMISH : INSIGNIFICANCE ::

A. revolution : democracy
B. duel : formality
C. feud : impartiality
D. bout : sparring
E. crusade : remoteness

COMPLAIN : CARP ::

A. supply : donate
B. argue : debate
C. grumble : accuse
D. drink : guzzle
E. pacify : intervene