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Example Question #211 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Temperate is to scorching as mild is to __________.
weather
desert
balmy
sweltering
frigid
sweltering
"Temperate" and "scorching" are opposites, just as "mild" and "sweltering" are opposites.
Example Question #122 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Sophisticated is to brutish as civilized is to __________.
elegant
refined
uncultured
earthly
historical
uncultured
"Sophisticated" and "brutish" are antonyms; therefore the opossite of "civilized" is "uncultured."
Example Question #123 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Revoke is to enact as abolish is to __________.
slavery
refute
establish
helpful
cancel
establish
"Revoke" and "enact" are strong antonyms; therefore the opposite of "abolish" is to "establish."
Example Question #224 : Analogies
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Stout is to slight as portly is to __________.
overweight
misunderstood
lean
deviated
oblong
lean
"Stout" and "slight" mean opposite things; therefore an antonym for "portly" is "lean."
Example Question #221 : Analogies
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Liberal is to conservative as spendthrift is to __________.
miser
debated
congressional
wealthy
wasteful
miser
"Liberal" and "conservative" are antonyms, just as "spendthrift" and "miser" mean the opposite thing.
Example Question #121 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Famous is to obscure as unbiased is to __________.
jury
courtroom
prejudiced
judge
celebrity
prejudiced
"Famous" and "obscure" are both antonyms; therefore the opposite of "unbiased" would be "prejudiced."
Example Question #227 : Analogies
Choose the best answer that completes the comparison.
Paradise is to hell as fictitious is to __________.
delinquent
unsure
genuine
false
abysmal
genuine
"Paradise" and "hell" are antonyms, therefore the opposite of "fictitious" is "genuine."
Example Question #122 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Astute is to inept as perceptive is to __________.
insightful
optimistic
clear
clever
naïve
naïve
"Astute" and "inept" have opposite meanings; therefore "perceptive" and "naïve" are antonyms.
Example Question #212 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Corrupt is to honest as selfish is to__________.
upcoming
uncertain
forhtright
manipulative
generous
generous
"Corrupt" and "honest" are both antonyms; therefore the opposite of "selfish" is "generous."
Example Question #121 : Synonyms, Antonyms, And Changes In Intensity
Choose the word that best completes the comparison.
Aggressive is to passive as overjoyed is to __________.
astounding
disappointed
ecstatic
abundant
hopeful
disappointed
"Aggressive" is an antonym of "passive," just as "overjoyed" is the opposite of "disappointed."
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