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- Choose the correct matching pair in the following analogies:
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- 1. HAMLET : SHAKESPEARE
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- (A) OTHELLO : Homer
- (B) Romeo : Juliet
- (C) ULYSSES : Joyce
- (D) England : Napoleon
- (E) Washington : Chekhov
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- Correct.
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- ULYSSES was written by James Joyce in the same way that HAMLET was written
- by William Shakespeare.
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- 2. IMPOLITIC : JUDICIOUS
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- (A) judge : impartial
- (B) tacit : explicit
- (C) contrary : argumentative
- (D) ostentatious : predictable
- (E) assertive : confident
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- b
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- Correct.
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- "Tacit" and "explicit" have opposite meanings in the same way that "impolitic"
- and "judicious" have opposite meanings.
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- 3. BIPOLAR : AMACRINE
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- (A) endocrine : exocrine
- (B) trivial : momentous
- (C) crucial : vital
- (D) helium : gas
- (E) vertebrate : mammal
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- Correct.
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- "Endocrine" and "exocrine" refer to kinds of glands in the same way that
- "amacrine" and "bipolar" refer to kinds of nerve cells.
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- 4. ACRIMONY : BITTERNESS
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- (A) hostility : benevolence
- (B) candy : sweet
- (C) guile : fate
- (D) exigency : emergency
- (E) matrimony : divorce
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- Correct.
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- "Exigency" and "emergency" are synonyms in the same way that "acrimony"
- and "bitterness" are synonyms.
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- 5. RUDIMENTARY : INCHOATE
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- (A) monument : respectful
- (B) inadvertent : unintentional
- (C) precise : vague
- (D) procrastinate : expedite
- (E) moribund : altruistic
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- b
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- Correct.
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- "Inadvertent" means "unintentional" in the same way that "rudimentary"
- means "inchoate."
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- 6. TEXTBOOK : DIDACTIC
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- (A) hymn : sermon
- (B) introduction : conclusion
- (C) lecture : speech
- (D) comedy : morose
- (E) diatribe : critical
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- Correct.
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- A diatribe is expected to be critical in the same way that a textbook is
- expected to be didactic.
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- 7. ABSOLVE : INCRIMINATE
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- (A) lift : amalgamate
- (B) shock : stultify
- (C) irritate : exacerbate
- (D) expedite : retard
- (E) allocate : distribute
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- B
- Correct.
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- "Expedite" is the opposite of "retard" in the same way that "absolve" is
- the opposite of "incriminate."
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