Verbal Analogies: Word Relationships Flashcards

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SCALPEL : SURGEON :: GAVEL : _____
Answer: JUDGE
A scalpel is the primary tool of a surgeon, just as a gavel is the primary tool of a judge.
ARID : DRY :: FRIGID : _____
Answer: COLD
Arid means extremely dry, and frigid means extremely cold — both are formal synonyms of their paired common word.
NOVEL : CHAPTER :: PLAY : _____
Answer: ACT
A novel is divided into chapters as major structural units, just as a play is divided into acts.
HERBIVORE : PLANTS :: CARNIVORE : _____
Answer: MEAT
A herbivore's diet consists of plants, just as a carnivore's diet consists of meat.
OPTIMISTIC : PESSIMISTIC :: COURAGEOUS : _____
Answer: COWARDLY
Optimistic and pessimistic are antonyms, just as courageous and cowardly are antonyms.
CANVAS : PAINTER :: STAGE : _____
Answer: ACTOR
A canvas is the primary workspace where a painter creates, just as a stage is the primary workspace where an actor performs.
AMPLIFY : SOUND :: MAGNIFY : _____
Answer: IMAGE
To amplify means to increase sound, just as to magnify means to make an image appear larger.

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