Monday, March 31, 2008

Analogies 81 - 85

81). EUPHEMISM:OFFENSE::

(A).
rhetoric:persuasion
(B). prevarication:truth

(C). metaphor:description
(D). repetition:boredom
(E). conciliation:appeasement

83). NUGATORY:SIGNIFICANCE

(A). sublime:worthless
(B). entrenched:precedent
(C). quotidian:regularity
(D). deceptive:plausibility

(E). ethereal:substance

83). CONSTRICT:DIAMETER::

(A). circumvent:space
(B). rotate:size
(C). plumb:depth
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(D). elevate:height
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(E). truncate:length

84). BUCKET:VESSEL::
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(A). window:glass
(B). ladle:tureen
(C). car:train
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(D). room:house
(E). dagger:weapon
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85). ENERVATE:STRENGTH::


(A). aggrandize:importance
(B). exalt:admiration

(C). blazon:reputation

(D). repeat:redundancy

(E). dispirit:morale


Answers:

81. B is the answer - X avoids Y

82. E is the answer - X and Y are antonyms

83. E is the answer - To decrease Y is to X it

84. E is the answer - X is a type of Y

85. E is the answer - To X is to weaken/ lower in Y