GCAT Verbal Reasoning Analogies 5

Question 1

LACONIC : VERBOSE :: TIMID : ?

Accepted Answer

Audacious

Answer

Laconic (brief) is the opposite of verbose (wordy), just as timid (fearful) is the opposite of audacious (bold).

Question 2

CARTOGRAPHER : MAPS :: LEXICOGRAPHER : ?

Accepted Answer

Dictionaries

Answer

A cartographer makes maps, and a lexicographer makes dictionaries.

Question 3

PEEL : ORANGE :: SHELL : ?

Accepted Answer

Egg

Answer

Peel is the protective outer layer removed from an orange, just as a shell is the protective outer layer removed from an egg.

Question 4

ZENITH : NADIR :: DAWN : ?

Accepted Answer

Dusk

Answer

Zenith (highest point) and nadir (lowest point) are opposites, just as dawn (beginning of day) and dusk (end of day) are opposites.

Question 5

GLACIER : ICE :: DELTA : ?

Accepted Answer

Sediment

Answer

A glacier is a large, slow-moving mass of ice, and a river delta is a landform made of deposited sediment.

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