CFAT Verbal Skills: Word Analogies 4

Question 1

CHRONOLOGY is to TIME as TOPOGRAPHY is to:

Accepted Answer

Terrain

Answer

Chronology is the arrangement/study of time; topography is the study/description of terrain.

Question 2

OPAQUE is to TRANSPARENT as DENSE is to:

Accepted Answer

Sparse

Answer

Opaque (not allowing light through) is the opposite of transparent; dense (thick, crowded) is the opposite of sparse.

Question 3

COWARD is to VALOR as MISER is to:

Accepted Answer

Generosity

Answer

A coward lacks valor; a miser lacks generosity.

Question 4

PROLOGUE is to EPILOGUE as INTRODUCTION is to:

Accepted Answer

Conclusion

Answer

A prologue comes before a story just as an introduction comes before main content; an epilogue and conclusion both follow the main content.

Question 5

METEOROLOGIST is to WEATHER as SEISMOLOGIST is to:

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

Answer

A meteorologist studies weather; a seismologist studies earthquakes.

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