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  1. ARCHITECT : BLUEPRINT :: COMPOSER : ?

    Answer: Score

    An architect creates a blueprint as a plan; a composer creates a score as the written plan for music.

  2. Which word does NOT belong with the others?

    Answer: Synonym

    Simile, metaphor, and allegory are all figures of speech used for comparison, while synonym is a vocabulary term.

  3. If no mammals are cold-blooded and all dolphins are mammals, which conclusion is valid?

    Answer: No dolphins are cold-blooded

    By applying the universal negative (no mammals are cold-blooded) to the universal affirmative (all dolphins are mammals), no dolphins can be cold-blooded.

  4. EPHEMERAL : PERMANENT :: OPAQUE : ?

    Answer: Transparent

    Ephemeral (short-lived) is opposite to permanent; opaque (not allowing light through) is opposite to transparent.

  5. A word that means 'relating to the countryside' is to RURAL as a word meaning 'relating to the city' is to ?

    Answer: Urban

    Rural describes the countryside; urban is its direct counterpart describing the city.

  6. Complete the analogy: PRIDE : LION :: PARLIAMENT : ?

    Answer: Owl

    A pride is the collective noun for lions; a parliament is the collective noun for owls.

  7. Which sentence uses 'infer' correctly?

    Answer: From the clues, she was able to infer the suspect's identity.

    To infer means to draw a conclusion from evidence; only a person (not data or a report) can infer.