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Example Question #352 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Temperate is to scorching as mild is to __________.
desert
sweltering
balmy
frigid
weather
sweltering
"Temperate" and "scorching" are opposites, just as "mild" and "sweltering" are opposites.
Example Question #211 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Sophisticated is to brutish as civilized is to __________.
elegant
uncultured
refined
earthly
historical
uncultured
"Sophisticated" and "brutish" are antonyms; therefore the opossite of "civilized" is "uncultured."
Example Question #354 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Revoke is to enact as abolish is to __________.
refute
helpful
cancel
slavery
establish
establish
"Revoke" and "enact" are strong antonyms; therefore the opposite of "abolish" is to "establish."
Example Question #355 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Stout is to slight as portly is to __________.
deviated
misunderstood
overweight
oblong
lean
lean
"Stout" and "slight" mean opposite things; therefore an antonym for "portly" is "lean."
Example Question #212 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Liberal is to conservative as spendthrift is to __________.
wealthy
miser
debated
congressional
wasteful
miser
"Liberal" and "conservative" are antonyms, just as "spendthrift" and "miser" mean the opposite thing.
Example Question #357 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Famous is to obscure as unbiased is to __________.
judge
celebrity
courtroom
jury
prejudiced
prejudiced
"Famous" and "obscure" are both antonyms; therefore the opposite of "unbiased" would be "prejudiced."
Example Question #358 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Paradise is to hell as fictitious is to __________.
abysmal
delinquent
genuine
unsure
false
genuine
"Paradise" and "hell" are antonyms, therefore the opposite of "fictitious" is "genuine."
Example Question #213 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Astute is to inept as perceptive is to __________.
clever
clear
optimistic
naïve
insightful
naïve
"Astute" and "inept" have opposite meanings; therefore "perceptive" and "naïve" are antonyms.
Example Question #231 : Analogies
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Corrupt is to honest as selfish is to__________.
manipulative
upcoming
generous
forhtright
uncertain
generous
"Corrupt" and "honest" are both antonyms; therefore the opposite of "selfish" is "generous."
Example Question #232 : Analogies
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Aggressive is to passive as overjoyed is to __________.
hopeful
abundant
ecstatic
astounding
disappointed
disappointed
"Aggressive" is an antonym of "passive," just as "overjoyed" is the opposite of "disappointed."
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