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Flashcard 1: Which option completes the synonym analogy: RELUCTANT : UNWILLING :: EAGER : ?
Answer: ARDENT. Unwillingness links to enthusiasm through equivalent terms, upholding the synonym bridge.
Flashcard 2: Which relationship should you assume in a synonym analogy (A:B :: C:?) when no other clue is given?
Answer: A and B are synonyms; choose a synonym of C. In synonym analogies lacking specific clues, the default relationship is synonymy between the first pair, guiding selection of a matching synonym for the third term.
Flashcard 3: Which option completes the synonym analogy: ENORMOUS : GIGANTIC :: TINY : ?
Answer: MINUSCULE. The structure links terms denoting large size, requiring a match for small size to maintain the synonym pattern.
Flashcard 4: Which option completes the synonym analogy: ABUNDANT : PLENTIFUL :: SCARCE : ?
Answer: MEAGER. Abundance pairs with scarcity through equivalent wording, preserving the quantity relationship.
Flashcard 5: Which option completes the synonym analogy: LOQUACIOUS : TALKATIVE :: FRUGAL : ?
Answer: THRIFTY. The analogy connects words with similar meanings, pairing a term for talkative with one for economical spending.
Flashcard 6: What is the best first step for solving a synonym analogy: A:B :: C:?
Answer: Restate the A:B meaning as “A means B.”. Rephrasing the initial pair as a definition clarifies the synonym relationship to apply consistently to the third term and find its pair.
Flashcard 7: Which option completes the synonym analogy: ANCIENT : ARCHAIC :: NEW : ?
Answer: NOVEL. The analogy equates old with new through synonymous vocabulary, preserving the meaning equivalence.
Flashcard 8: Which option completes the synonym analogy: TRANSPARENT : CLEAR :: OPAQUE : ?
Answer: CLOUDY. Clarity opposes obscurity with matching synonyms, reflecting the visibility theme.
Flashcard 9: Which option completes the synonym analogy: HASTY : IMPETUOUS :: CAREFUL : ?
Answer: CAUTIOUS. Pairs hasty actions with careful ones through synonymous terms, ensuring the relationship holds across both sides.
Flashcard 10: Which option completes the synonym analogy: CALM : SERENE :: NOISY : ?
Answer: BOISTEROUS. Tranquility links to clamor via synonyms, maintaining the noise level analogy.
Flashcard 11: Which option completes the synonym analogy: VIGOROUS : ROBUST :: WEAK : ?
Answer: FEEBLE. Strength connects to weakness using synonymous expressions, ensuring parallel structure.
Flashcard 12: Which option completes the synonym analogy: HONEST : SINCERE :: FAKE : ?
Answer: PHONY. Authenticity links to falsity via equivalent terms, ensuring the genuineness analogy.
Flashcard 13: Which option completes the synonym analogy: CONFUSE : BEWILDER :: ANNOY : ?
Answer: IRRITATE. Confusion pairs with frustration through synonymous actions, ensuring verbal consistency.
Flashcard 14: Which option completes the synonym analogy: BUILD : CONSTRUCT :: DESTROY : ?
Answer: DEMOLISH. Creation pairs with destruction through synonymous actions, upholding the building theme.
Flashcard 15: Which option completes the synonym analogy: OBSERVE : NOTICE :: DISREGARD : ?
Answer: IGNORE. Attention connects to inattention with matching verbs, preserving the observation pattern.
Flashcard 16: Which option completes the synonym analogy: GENEROUS : MAGNANIMOUS :: SELFISH : ?
Answer: EGOCENTRIC. Generosity links to self-centeredness with equivalent vocabulary, reflecting character traits.
Flashcard 17: Which option completes the synonym analogy: SAD : MELANCHOLY :: TIRED : ?
Answer: WEARY. Sorrow connects to fatigue with matching terms, maintaining the emotional state analogy.
Flashcard 18: Which option completes the synonym analogy: QUICK : RAPID :: SMART : ?
Answer: ASTUTE. Speed pairs with intelligence through synonymous terms, upholding the attribute pattern.
Flashcard 19: Which option completes the synonym analogy: RUDE : IMPOLITE :: POLITE : ?
Answer: COURTEOUS. Rudeness opposes politeness via synonyms, preserving the manners relationship.
Flashcard 20: Which option completes the synonym analogy: PRAISE : COMMEND :: BLAME : ?
Answer: CENSURE. Approval links to disapproval with equivalent terms, upholding the judgment pattern.
Flashcard 21: Which option completes the synonym analogy: BEGIN : COMMENCE :: END : ?
Answer: CONCLUDE. Initiation connects to termination via synonyms, preserving the sequence relationship.
Flashcard 22: Which option completes the synonym analogy: HELP : ASSIST :: HINDER : ?
Answer: IMPEDE. Aid pairs with obstruction through matching verbs, maintaining the assistance dynamic.
Flashcard 23: Which option completes the synonym analogy: FEARLESS : INTREPID :: SHY : ?
Answer: TIMID. Boldness opposes reticence with synonymous adjectives, reflecting personality traits.
Flashcard 24: Which option completes the synonym analogy: ANGRY : IRATE :: HAPPY : ?
Answer: ELATED. Anger connects to joy with intensified synonyms, ensuring emotional equivalence.