Verbal and Reasoning :: Analogies
21.
LECHER : LUST
A. Pith : Herb
B. Glutton : Greed
C. Business : Profit
D. Showbiz : Fame
E. Garrulous : Cottage
Answer: B
Explanation:
A lecher is a person full of lust, as a glutton is a person full of greed for food.
22.
LUGUBRIOUS : DOLEFUL
A. Banal : Insipid
B. Tractable : Recalcitrant
C. Pensive : Vacuous
D. Profligate : Miserly
E. Tangible : Illusory
Answer: A
Explanation:
Lugubrious and doleful both refer to sorrow similarly banal and insipid both refer to commonplace.
23.
GROVEL : SERVILE
A. Elevator : Skyscraper
B. Neglect : Fortuitous
C. Summary : Narration
D. Foresee : Prescient
E. Risk : Indiscriminate
Answer: D
Explanation:
Grovel means to humble oneself or act in an abject manner as in great fear or utter servility. A person in grovel shows servility similarly a person who foresees is prescient (knowing before)
24.
CLARIFY : CONFUSION
A. Clound : Thunder
B. Wish : Success
C. Declare : Bankruptcy
D. Algorithm : Structure
E. Mediate : Altercation
Answer: E
Explanation:
To clarify alleviate confusion to mediate correct an altercation (dispute).
25.
ETHEREAL : EMPYREAL
A. Fetus : Offspring
B. Earnest : Saccharine
C. Novice : Expert
D. Obsequious : Sycophantic
E. Jargon : Authentic
Answer: D
Explanation:
Ethereal and empyreal both refer to heavenly or unearthly. Similarly obsequious and sycophantic both refer to submissive behavior.
26.
MOAT : CASTLE
A. Bridge : River
B. Propel : Ship
C. Archer : Bow
D. Cummerbund : Waist
E. Shoe : Foot
Answer: D
Explanation:
A moat surrounds castle a cummerbund is an article of dress that goes around the waist.
27.
DOLLER : DIME
A. Rupee : Frank
B. Saleswoman : Pitch
C. Retreat : Victory
D. Century : Decade
E. Ring : Necklace
Answer: B
Explanation:
The relation nere is of 100 10: a dollar (100 cents) to a diem (10 cents) or a century (100 years) to a decade (10 years)
28.
CHEFF : RECIPE
A. Celestial : Deferential
B. Musician : Score
C. People : Band
D. Novelist : Puzzle
E. Ambivalent : Dexterous
Answer: B
Explanation:
The recipe is the written composition and direction from which the chef produces a dish the score is the written account of the piece upon which a musician depends.
29.
OSSIFY : BONE
A. Embezzle : Account
B. Refine : Crude Oil
C. Pulverize : Dust
D. Filter : Water
E. Euphoria : Hydrophobia
Answer: C
Explanation:
To ossify is to turn to bone to pulverize is to convert to dust.
30.
CHIME : JAR
A. Hug : Abjure
B. Command : Request
C. Zenith : Nadir
D. Arrow : Quiver
E. Seek : Find
Answer: A
Explanation:
Chime is a musical sound and jar is a harsh sound. Similarly Hug (cherish) and abjure (to renounce) are antonyms.
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