CLT Analogies and Word Relationships 3

Question 1

MAGNANIMOUS : PETTY :: PRUDENT : ?

Accepted Answer

Reckless

Answer

Magnanimous (great-souled, generous) and petty are antonyms; prudent (exercising sound judgment) and reckless are antonyms.

Question 2

MONARCHY : KING :: OLIGARCHY : ?

Accepted Answer

A council of few

Answer

A monarchy is ruled by a single king, while an oligarchy (from Greek oligos, 'few') is ruled by a small group or council of elites.

Question 3

ETYMOLOGY : WORDS :: ORNITHOLOGY : ?

Accepted Answer

Birds

Answer

Etymology is the study of the origin and history of words; ornithology is the scientific study of birds.

Question 4

DANTE : INFERNO :: MILTON : ?

Accepted Answer

Paradise Lost

Answer

Dante's Inferno is the first canticle of the Divine Comedy depicting the descent into Hell; Milton's Paradise Lost is his epic poem depicting the Fall of Man — both are monumental Christian epic poems.

Question 5

THESIS : ANTITHESIS :: ARGUMENT : ?

Accepted Answer

Counterargument

Answer

In dialectical reasoning, a thesis is opposed by its antithesis; in formal argumentation, an argument is met with a counterargument.

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CLT Analogies and Word Relationships 3