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Analogy problems can also be based on antonymous relationships.
Two words that have opposite meanings are called "antonyms," such as
"young" and "old" and "weak" and "strong." Analogy problems with antonyms
can be solved as easily as those with synonyms once the relationship between
the words is identified.
LIGHT : DARK
(A) fearful : anxious
(B) verbose : concise
(C) gracious : perceptive
(D) sun : star
(E) proud : careful
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1. Which of the following is the best formula sentence for the above problem?
(A) "Light" is a synonym for "dark." (B) "Light" and "dark" both
refer to illumination. (C) "Light" is the opposite of "dark."
(D) A and B
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"Light" and "dark" are antonyms; they have opposite meanings.
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2. What is the correct answer to the above analogy problem?
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B
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B
"Verbose" is the opposite of "concise" in the same way that "light"
is the opposite of "dark."
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INTROVERTED : EXTROVERTED
(A) calm : peaceful
(B) obscure : vague
(C) defunct : mechanical
(D) aversion : affinity
(E) authoritarian : ethnocentric
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1. Which of the following is the best formula sentence for the above
problem?
(A) "Introverted" and "extroverted" are synonyms.
(B) "Introverted" and "extroverted" refer to personality.
(C) "Introverted" and "extroverted" are antonyms.
(D) To be introverted is to be shy.
(E) To be extroverted is to be outgoing.
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Correct.
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"Introverted" and "extroverted" have opposite meanings.
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2. What is the correct answer to the above problem?
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C
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C
"Aversion" and "affinity" are antonyms.
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BENIGN : MALIGNANT
(A) humble : arrogant
(B) fortunate : adamant
(C) premature : early
(D) deleterious : harmful
(E) predominant : perspicacious
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1. What is the best formula sentence for this analogy?
(A) "Benign" and "malignant" are synonyms.
(B) "Benign" and "malignant" refer to tumors.
(C) "Benign" and "malignant" refer to growth.
(D) all of the above
(E) "Benign" and "malignant" are antonyms.
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"Benign" and "malignant" have opposite meanings.
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2. What is the correct solution?
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D
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D
"Humble" is the opposite of "arrogant" in the same way that "benign"
is the opposite of "malignant."
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ASSUAGE : PROVOKE
(A) encourage : defer
(B) attenuate :strengthen
(C) insinuate : imply
(D) reciprocate : allocate
(E) truncate : infer
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1. Which of the following is the best formula sentence?
(A) To "assuage" is to "provoke."
(B) "Assuage" and "provoke" refer to the same thing.
(C) "Assuage" and "provoke" have opposite meanings.
(D) Some people provoke arguments.
(E) Some people assuage other people.
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Correct.
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"Assuage" and "provoke" are antonyms.
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2. What is the correct answer to the above analogy?
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E
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E
"Attenuate" is the opposite of "strengthen" in the same way that
"assuage" is the opposite of "provoke."
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PROPINQUITY : REMOTENESS
(A) sagacious : obtuse
(B) diabolical : fortuitous
(C) circumspect : irresponsible
(D) subliminal : vulnerable
(E) chaotic : confused
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1. Which of the following is the best formula sentence?
(A) "Propinquity" and "remoteness" are synonyms.
(B) "Propinquity" means "nearness."
(C) Both A and B are correct.
(D) "Propinquity" and "remoteness" are antonyms.
(E) "Propinquity" and "remoteness" refer to distance.
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d
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"Propinquity" and "remoteness" have opposite meanings.
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2. What is the correct solution to this analogy problem?
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F
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F
"Sagacious" and "obtuse" have opposite meanings in the same way that
"propinquity" and "remoteness" do.
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