Thursday, July 10, 2008

Analogies 96 - 100

96). DOGGEREL:VERSE::

(A) burlesque:play
(B) sketch:drawing
(C) operetta:symphony
(D) fable:narration
(E) limerick:sonnet

97). MEANDERING:DIRECTNESS::

(A) menacing:ambition
(B) affable:permissiveness
(C) digressive:conciseness
(D) circuitous:rotation
(E) aboveboard:openness

98). LUMINARY:ILLUSTRIOUS::

(A) zealot:intense
(B) miser:prodigal
(C) atheist:devout
(D) dignitary:conceited
(E) celebrity:wealthy

99). SYCOPHANT:FLATTERY::

(A) extortionist:intimidation
(B) champion:dispiritedness
(C) arsonist:retribution
(D) sociopath:nonconformity
(E) intellectual:speciousness

100). GRANDSTAND:IMPRESS::

(A) patronize:alienate
(B) hedge:reveal
(C) equivocate:deceive
(D) presume:disprove
(E) upbraid:dislike


Answers:

96). OA - A - Vulgar derisive form of Y is X

97). OA - C - X is tending to depart from Y or X lacks Y

98). OA - A - Y person is X (where X is a positive word)

99). OA - A - Y is a characteristic of X

100). OA - C -
X is done to Y