SCAT Verbal Analogies: Word Relationships 2

Question 1

SCALPEL : SURGEON :: GAVEL : _____

Accepted Answer

JUDGE

Answer

A scalpel is the primary tool of a surgeon, just as a gavel is the primary tool of a judge.

Question 2

ARID : DRY :: FRIGID : _____

Accepted Answer

COLD

Answer

Arid means extremely dry, and frigid means extremely cold — both are formal synonyms of their paired common word.

Question 3

NOVEL : CHAPTER :: PLAY : _____

Accepted Answer

ACT

Answer

A novel is divided into chapters as major structural units, just as a play is divided into acts.

Question 4

HERBIVORE : PLANTS :: CARNIVORE : _____

Accepted Answer

MEAT

Answer

A herbivore's diet consists of plants, just as a carnivore's diet consists of meat.

Question 5

OPTIMISTIC : PESSIMISTIC :: COURAGEOUS : _____

Accepted Answer

COWARDLY

Answer

Optimistic and pessimistic are antonyms, just as courageous and cowardly are antonyms.

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