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Everest is to mountain as Nile is to __________.
"Everest" is a famous "mountain," whereas the "Nile" is a famed "river."
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Hydrogen is to element as water is to __________.
"Hydrogen" is an "element," whereas "water" is a "molecule."
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Coffee is to bean as tea is to __________.
"Coffee" is produced from a "bean" whereas "tea" comes from "leaves."
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Bovine is to cow as porcine is to __________.
"Bovine" refers to a "cow," while "porcine" refers to a "pig."
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Genius is to brilliant as idiot is to __________.
A "genius" is "brilliant" while an "idiot" is "moronic."
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Aspen is to tree as tulip is to __________.
An "aspen" is a type of "tree," just as a "tulip" is a type of "flower."
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Neon is to gas as titanium is to __________.
"Neon" is a type of elemental "gas," just as "titanium" is a type of "metal."
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Balcony is to railing as road is to __________.
A "balcony" has a "railing" to keep people safe, much like a "road" has a "guardrail" to keep cars and their drivers safe.
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Herd is to cattle as flock is to __________.
A group of "cattle" is called a "herd;" similarly a group of "seagulls" is called a "flock."
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Rigid is to flaccid as coarse is to __________.
"Rigid" and "flaccid" are total opposites, just as an antonym for "coarse" is "delicate."
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Abundant is to scarce as gargantuan is to __________.
"Abundant" is the opposite of "scarce," as are "garngantuan" and "miniscule" antonyms.
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Serene is to agitated as violent is to __________.
"Serene" and "agitated" are opposites; therefore "violent" and "pacific" are antonyms.
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Fill is to permeate as satisfy is to __________.
The prefix "per_-_" comes from the Latin meaning thorough. We see this in words like "perfect" and "pervade." When something permeates something else (e.g. a smell in a room), it completely fills it. Thus, permeate is a kind of "complete filling." To be "satiated" is to be satisfied completely. This is a kind of "complete satisfaction."
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Vexed is to calm as after is to __________.
When someone is "vexed," he or she is annoyed. This is the opposite of being calm. Therefore, we are looking for a word that is an antonym for "after." he prefix "ante-" comes from Latin and means before. It is found in words like "antechamber" and "antecede." Something that is "anterior" is before something else. This is the opposite of being "after."
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Impress is to dazzle as decorate is to __________.
The word "bedeck" generally means decorate. However, the prefix "be-"can also function as an intensifier meaning thoroughly. To "bedeck" something is to decorate it thoroughly. To be "bedecked" is to be covered or decorated very completely. Just as something dazzling is very illuminated, so too is something bedecked "very decorated."
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Juxtaposed is to location as instantaneous is to __________.
The prefix "juxta_-_" comes from the Latin meaning close. When two things are juxtaposed, they are bordering on each other (like neighboring plots of land). Just as juxtaposition is a close placement with regard to location, so is being "instantaneous" a kind of being close with regard to time.
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Traditional is to irregular as occupied is to __________.
"Traditional" and "irregular" are strong antonyms; therefore "occupied" and "liberated" have opposite definitions.
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Malicious is to benevolent as extraneous is to __________.
Someone who is malicious is not benevolent. Being benevolent means being "good-willed"—quite the opposite of someone with a malicious will, a bad will! Therefore, we are looking for something that is the opposite of "extraneous." The prefix "extra-" means outside of. Extraneous details are unimportant and irrelevant—as when someone tells you all about the recent weather when you ask him or her to give you an outline of the a class you missed. Therefore, extraneous details are not relevant.
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Defeat is to vanquish as finish is to __________.
To "vanquish" someone is to completely defeat him or her. Therefore, we are looking for a word that intensifies the meaning of "finish," giving the sense of being wholly finished. The prefix "per-" is from a Latin root meaning throughout, though it often means "thoroughly" or "completely." When something is perfected, it is completely made—it is totally finished.
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Selfish is to egocentric as illustrious is to __________.
The word "illustrious" comes from the Latin root meaning clear or bright. Having a "luster" is to have a glow or a shine, and an "illustration" is something that makes its topic clear by means of a kind of example. Someone who is selfish thinks of himself or herself. This is the meaning of "ego-centric," which literally means "I-centered." We are therefore looking for a synonym of "illustrious." Generally speaking, this word means well-known—as though a bright light is visible. Such a person or thing would also be "eminent."
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