Verbal Reasoning Flashcards

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Which word is most OPPOSITE in meaning to FRUGAL?
Answer: Extravagant
Frugal means carefully avoiding waste, so its opposite is extravagant, meaning spending excessively or lavishly.
Complete the analogy: AUTHOR is to NOVEL as COMPOSER is to ___.
Answer: Symphony
An author creates a novel just as a composer creates a symphony, both being primary creative works in their respective fields.
If all GLURPS are SNORBS, and no SNORBS are FLIMPS, which conclusion is valid?
Answer: No glurps are flimps
Since all glurps are snorbs and no snorbs are flimps, it follows logically that no glurps can be flimps.
Which sentence uses the word ENERVATE correctly?
Answer: The long illness enervated his strength.
Enervate means to weaken or drain of energy, so a long illness weakening someone's strength is the correct usage.
Find the odd one out: ELEGY, SONNET, HAIKU, EPITAPH, ODE
Answer: Epitaph
An epitaph is an inscription on a tombstone, not a poetic form intended for recitation or publication like the others.
What does the prefix CIRCUM- mean in words like CIRCUMNAVIGATE and CIRCUMFERENCE?
Answer: Around
The Latin prefix circum- means around, as seen in circumnavigate (sail around) and circumference (the distance around a circle).
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The diplomat's remarks were deliberately ___; no one could tell which side she supported.
Answer: Ambiguous
Ambiguous means open to multiple interpretations, which fits a diplomat who intentionally avoids revealing her position.