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● Word Pair Analogies 8
high-advanced level (GRE)
Directions: Choose the pair of words that
best express a relationship similar to that
of the original pair. Then write the bridge
sentence(s) to the right.
By definition, a platitude is cliché.
By definition, a sage is wise.
1) SUBTERFUGE : DECEIVE
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
smoke : burn
allegory : recant
pedant : walk
cloak : conceal
prosecutor : judge
2) ABIDING : EPHEMERAL
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
mawkish : stoic
spineless : timorous
frightened : petrified
listless : jejune
speechless : deaf
3) EXPULSION : SCHOOL
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
ostracism : society
reluctance : hesitation
rebuttal : debate
gravity : orbit
exeunt : drama
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Example:
Bridge Type: Definition
#) PLATITUDE : CLICHÉ
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
dogma : accurate
theater : dramatic
sage : wise
legerdemain : obvious
portent : beneficial
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4) MARTINET : DISCIPLINE
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
libertine : freedom
fundamentalist : religion
ballerina : nutrition
cynic : optimism
sculptor : clay
5) ABOLITION : SLAVERY
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
choreography : dance
anarchism : government
vegetarianism : food
capitalism : money
conservation : trees
6) OBDURATE : STUBBORN
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
ironic : metallic
happy : felicitous
improbable : impossible
aforementioned : appropriate
lethargic : sluggish
7) DEFAME : VENERATE
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
elucidate : clarify
dismay : embolden
defend : barricade
daze : confuse
haggle : negotiate
8) CONTROL : IRREPRESSIBLE
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
penetrate : impermeable
mend : replaceable
sell : profitable
damage : decimated
see : visible
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