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Choose the correct matching pair in the following analogies:
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1. ALEXANDER HAMILTON : FEDERALISM
(A) Theodore Roosevelt : progressivism
(B) Ronald Reagan : socialism
(C) Karl Marx : capitalism
(D) Mussolini : democracy
(E) Lincoln : communism
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Correct.
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Roosevelt is associated with progressivism in the same way that Hamilton is
associated with federalism.
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2. EGREGIOUS : FLAGRANT
(A) verbose : concise
(B) blatant : discreet
(C) modest : pompous
(D) alien : strange
(E) endemic : foreign
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d
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"Alien" means "strange" in the same way that "egregious" means "flagrant."
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3. CRITICIZE : CASTIGATE
(A) accept : reject
(B) critique : ignore
(C) disapprove : censure
(D) indict : acquit
(E) object : observe
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"Censure" means "to strongly disapprove" in the same way that "castigate"
means "to strongly criticize."
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4. HYPERBOLE : UNDERSTATEMENT
(A) opera : seriousness
(B) nadir : zenith
(C) vertebrate : photosynthesis
(D) brashness : boldness
(E) torpor : lethargy
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b
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Correct.
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"Nadir" is the opposite of "zenith" as "hyperbole" is the opposite of
"understatement."
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5. RACONTEUR : INTERESTING
(A) melodrama : emotional
(B) climax : insipid
(C) subtle : discreet
(D) timid : bold
(E) thesis : pointless
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Correct.
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A melodrama is expected to be emotional in the same way that a raconteur
is expected to be interesting.
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6. HOOVER : DEPRESSION
(A) Reagan : California
(B) Kennedy : Korean War
(C) Truman : World War I
(D) Lincoln : Revolution
(E) Lincoln : Civil War
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Correct.
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Lincoln was president during part of the Civil War as Hoover was president
during part of the Depression.
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7. INTRINSIC : INNATE
(A) caustic : kind
(B) brusque : patient
(C) rebellious : recalcitrant
(D) carnal : abstract
(E) arrogant : diffident
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Correct.
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"Rebellious" and "recalcitant" are synonyms in the same way that
"intrinsic" and "innate" are synonyms.
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