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● Word Pair Analogies 7
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.
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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
Bridge Type: Part to Whole
1) BRANCH : BUREAUCRACY
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
picnic : basket
denouement : plot
album : photograph
abbey : cathedral
impresario : hostess
2) STOCK : INVENTORY
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
celebrity : questionnaire
antique : appraisal
negotiation : bazaar
trial : interrogation
population : census
3) ESTIMATE : APPROXIMATE
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
narcissist : egocentric
canoe : rapid
businessman : perspicacious
child : legitimate
heiress : coddled
Bridge Sentence:
A branch is part of a bureaucracy.
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4) HEART : CARDIAC
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
teenager : neonatal
piano : Italian
tree : arboreal
syringe : medical
electricity : static
5) INEVITABLE : PREVENTABLE
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
humorous : amusing
unintelligible : illegible
plausible : impossible
déclassé : rude
racist : prejudiced
6) DISINGENUOUS : CHARLATAN
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
padded : résumé
hardwood : floor
cooperative : rival
somnambulant : nightmare
indigent : mendicant
7) AUTHENTICITY : FRAUDULENT
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
simplicity : complex
importance : instrumental
worth : priceless
thirst : parched
meaning : purposeful
8) POLISH : SHINY
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
procure : valuable
insulate : warm
reject : commonplace
sand : rough
varnish : colorless
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