Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
6.
UMBRAGE : OFFENSE
A. confusion : penance B. infinity : meaning
C. decorum : decoration D. elation : jubilance
E. outrage : consideration
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Umbrage and offense are synonyms; elation and jubilance are synonyms.
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7.
DIRGE : FUNERAL
A. chain : letter B. bell : church
C. telephone : call D. jingle : commercial
E. hymn : concerto
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
A dirge is a song used at a funeral; a jingle is a song used in a commercial.
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8.
DOMINANCE : HEGEMONY
A. romance : sympathy B. furtherance : melancholy
C. independence : autonomy D. tolerance : philanthropy
E. recompense : hilarity
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Hegemony means dominance; autonomy means independence.
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9.
PHOBIC : FEARFUL
A. finicky : thoughtful B. cautious : emotional
C. envious : desiring D. shy : familiar
E. asinine : silly
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option E
Explanation:
To be phobic is to be extremely fearful; to be asinine is to be extremely silly.
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10.
FERAL : TAME
A. rancid : rational B. repetitive : recurrent
C. nettlesome : annoying D. repentant : honorable
E. ephemeral : immortal
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option E
Explanation:
Feral and tame are antonyms; ephemeral and immortal are antonyms.