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- Choose the correct matching pair in the following analogies:
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- 1. COMELY : BEAUTIFUL
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- (A) bridges : supportive
- (B) malleable : inflexible
- (C) critical : caustic
- (D) petite : immense
- (E) different : aggressive
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- Correct.
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- "Caustic" means "critical" in the same way that "beautiful" means "comely."
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- 2. BUMPTIOUS : SHY
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- (A) germane : irrelevant
- (B) scholar : intelligent
- (C) portentous : hesitant
- (D) intriguing : rebellious
- (E) potent : lucid
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- Correct.
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- "Germane" is the opposite of "irrelevant" in the same way that "bumptious"
- is the opposite of "shy."
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- 3. IMPRESSIONISM : POST-IMPRESSIONISM
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- (A) Modern : Gothic
- (B) Modern : Romanesque
- (C) Renaissance : Mannerism
- (D) Cubism : Byzantine
- (E) Gothic : Prehistoric
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- Correct.
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- The Renaissance period in art was followed by Mannerism, and Impressionism
- was followed by Post-Impressionism.
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- 4. ADROIT : ADEPT
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- (A) artist : imaginative
- (B) impetuous : careful
- (C) blasphemous : gratuitous
- (D) otiose : useless
- (E) detailed : abstract
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- Correct.
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- "Otiose" means "useless" in the same way that "adroit" means "adept."
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- 5. THERAPY : RECOVERY
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- (A) acquittal : trial
- (B) amphetamine : excitation
- (C) regression : electrolysis
- (D) hemoglobin : condensation
- (E) diuretic : pontification
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- b
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- Correct.
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- Amphetamines can cause excitation just as therapy can cause recovery.
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- Amphetamines can cause excitation, as therapy can cause recovery.
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- 6. CIRCUMSPECT : INDISCREET
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- (A) languid : absent
- (B) omnipotent : strong
- (C) puerile : mature
- (D) nonchalant : relaxed
- (E) tedious : monotonous
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- B
- Correct.
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- "Puerile" and "mature" are antonymous in the same way that "circumspect"
- and "indiscreet" are antonymous.
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