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Choose the correct matching pair in the following analogies:
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1. NESCIENT : INTELLIGENT
(A) ludicrous : ridiculous
(B) peripheral : central
(C) immense : overwhelming
(D) adult : mature
(E) sporadic : occasional
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b
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Correct.
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"Peripheral" and "central" have opposite meanings in the same way that
"nescient" and "intelligent" have opposite meanings.
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2. WILLIAM THACKERAY : VICTORIAN
(A) Charlotte Bronte : Modern
(B) Balzac : Sumerian
(C) Da Vinci : Romantic
(D) Mozart : Baroque
(E) John Steinbeck : 20th Century
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Correct.
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John Steinbeck was a writer of the 20th Century just as William Thackeray
was a writer of the Victorian era.
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3. INVIDIOUS : INJURIOUS
(A) serious : trivial
(B) regressive : progressive
(C) proper : decorous
(D) superficial : omnipresent
(E) obtuse : prolific
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Correct.
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"Proper" and "decorous" have the same meaning; "invidious" and "injurious"
have the same meaning.
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4. BRAIN : CONTROL CENTER
(A) kidney : filter
(B) liver : receptor
(C) eye : gland
(D) hemoglobin : anachronism
(E) tendons : transmittors
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a
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Correct.
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The kidney functions as a filter in the same way that the brain functions
as a control center.
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5. UNRESPONSIVE : CATATONIC
(A) effusive : reserved
(B) maudlin : humorous
(C) happy : euphoric
(D) malicious : apathetic
(E) anomalous : concrete
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c
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Correct.
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"Euphoric" means "extremely happy" just as "catatonic" means "extremely
unresponsive."
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6. LENIENT : STRINGENT
(A) observant : sly
(B) redundant : bold
(C) indiscreet : unpredictable
(D) rancorous : benevolent
(E) neurotic : anxious
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d
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Correct.
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"Rancorous" and "benevolent" have opposite meanings in the same way that
"lenient" and "stringent" have opposite meanings.
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7. SKIM : PERUSE
(A) taste : devour
(B) watch : notice
(C) ask : answer
(D) buy : rent
(E) officiate : judge
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Correct.
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"Taste" and "devour" both refer to eating, but "devour" is more extreme
than "taste." Similarly, "skim" and "peruse" both refer to reading, but
"peruse" is a more intense act.
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