Analogies
In each of the following, encircle the item that best completes
the comparison.
1. callow is to experience as
a. predatory is to intelligence
b. pensive is to. aplomb
c. petulant is to imagination
d provincial is to sophistication
6. lax is to stringent as
a. circuitous is to straight
b. errant is to nightly
c. seditious is to subversive
d. legal is to elicit
2. rant is to bombastic as
a. exhort is to jaded
b. whine is to inadvertent
C. inveigh is to vitriolic
d. advocate is to noncommital
a. innuendo is to subtlety
b. drivel is to Substance
c. exhortation is to clarity
d. bombast is to padding
3. hackneyed is to originality as
8. tired is to exhausted as
7. gibberish is to mea·ning as
a. circuitous.·is to direction
b. tenuous is to soUndness
c. adventitious is to.excitement
d. intrinsiC is· to value
a. jaded is to pearly
b. delighted is to aghast
c. fat is to ·obese
d. nominal is to free
4. reprehensible is to condemnation as
a. meritorious is to approbation
b. intrinsic is to commiseration
C. occult is· to perm~;J:ation
d. nomi~al is to exPiation
9. assuaQe is to ·soothe as
5. vitriolic is to acid as
a. petulant is to wine
b. decadent is to water
C. !Jnctuous is to oil
d. seditious is to milk
Synonyms
1. aghast at the sight
a. horrified
a. intercede is to meditate
b. expedite is to retard
c. surmise is to verify
d. ameliorate is to improve
10. wheedle is to llallery as
a. ingratiate is to threats
b. alienate is to prerogatives
C. simulate is to enticements
d. insinuate is to innuendoes
In eq.ch of the following groups, encircle the word or expression
that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in
boldface type in the introductory phrase.
b. amused
c. puzzled
d. pleased
2. misconstrue his suggestions
a. accept
b. ignore
C.
misinterpret
d. ~eject
3. exhort them to cooperate
a. order
b. encourage
c. ask politely
d. forbid
c. privilege
d. necessity
c. a hint
d. good advice
c. confirm
d. act as a
go- between
4. prerogative to change your mind
a. desire
b. refusal
5. took umbrage at my remark
a. pleasure
b. offense
6. intercede in someone's behalf
a. pay
b. withdraw
7. ascribe the painting to Picasso
a. sell
b. credit
C.
deliver
d. offer
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B. period of decadence
a. decline
b
prosperity
C.
contusion
d. power
extremely bitter
C.
justified
d. foolish
10. predaiory businessman
a. hardworking
b. plundering
C.
clever
d. cautious
110 intringe on my territory
a. inspect
b. trespass
c. do business
d. travel
b. help
c. expand
d. prevent
b. perfume
C.
spoil
d. fill
b. make fun of
c.
admire
d. dislike
b. loudmouth
C.
intruder
d. foreigner
9. a
vitriol~c
attack
a. mild
b
12. transcend understanding
a. surpass
13. permeate the air
a
breathe
14. simulate his mannerisms
a. imitate
15. stop the interloper
a. criminal
16. adopt stringent rules
a. lenient
b. unnecessary
c. punitive
d. strict
17. punished the laggards
a. those falling
~
b. cowards
C.
intruders
d. lawbreakers
C.
enjoyed
d. paid for
c.
genius
d. mental block
behind
18. enjoined our attendance
a. commanded
b. expressed
thanks for
19. a proclivity tor foreign languages
a. dislike
b. inclination
20. elicited our applause
a. forbade
b. acknowledged
Antonyms
c. ignored
d. drew forth
In each of the fo/JoW;ng groups_, encircle the Word or 'expression
thBt is most nearly opposite-in meaning to the word in boldface
type in .the introductory phrase.
7. view with approbation
a. joy
b
indifference
C.
disapproval
d. sadness
b
even-tempered
C.
beautiful
d. brilliant
b
of low intellectual quality
C.
boring
d. marked by simple,
restrained language
8. the petulant chrld
a. unruly
9. a bombastic speech
a. peaceful
10. assuage their feelings
sense
a.
b. record
c. inflame
d. soothe
c. assurance
d. nobility
c. speed
d. Jack of self-control
b. unreasonable
c. cosmopolitan
d. local
b. patriotic
C.
11. behaved with great aplomb
a. skill
b. aWkwardness
12. faced his toe with amazing sang froid
a. composure
b. bravery
13. a provincial point of view
a. selfish
14. seditious acts
a. violent
planned
d. subtle
15. a tenuous connection
a. logical
Completing
the Sentence
b. remote
c. firm and strong
d. non-existent
From the following words, choose the one that best completes
each of the sentences below. Write the word in the appropriate
space,
Group A
inveigh
assuage
callow
m
ce
ex officio
meritorious
occult
surmise
permeate
wheedle
commiserate
sang froid
vitriolic
1. She was elected to one minor office, but she filled so many posts
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that she became a highly influential member of the
government.
2. As one who has experienced personal tragedy, I can---------~ with
those who have lost loved ones.
3. Since it was you who made that tactless remark, you alone will have to find the means
to
his hurt feelings.
4. Believing that the city is being mismanaged, he writes endless letters to the
newspapers in which he
against "the crowd in City Hall."
5. It was easy to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from the child's appearance and behavior that
he was lost.
6. Don't waste your time trying to __________ me into doing something as
foolish as that!
3. decadence
4. laggard
5. meritorious
6. infringement
7. epitome
1 him.
es
8. approbation
9. exhortation
10. expeditious
a
Filling
the Blanks
Encircle the pair of words that best complete the meaning of
each of the following sets. of sentences.
1. PeoPle who aren't grossly overweight normally don't need to go on particularly
~----
diets to lose unwanted pounds. People who have become _ _ _ __
· however, must usually restrict their intake of food severely in order to shed the
excess tonnage
a. unctuous ... jaded
b. stringent . . obese
c.
d.
inadvertent ... bombastic
petulant ... decadent
2. Some Senators favored the proposal and in the warmest terms _____ their
colleagues to pass the measure. Others disliked the idea and just as vehemently
a.
b.
_ _ _ against its adoption.
wheedled ... enjoined
assuaged ... interceded
c.
d.
exhorted . . inveighed
elicited ... infringed
3. For days after the fire at the tire factory. the acrid _____ of burnt rubber hung
·,n the air. It
everything. Even my freshly laundered shirts stank of it!
a. stench ... permeated
c. aroma ... tarnished
b. smell . . simulated
d. fragrance ... transcended
4. "A _____ government will prove workable only so long as its r:nembers are
able t o - - - - ·
party differences," the professor remarked. "As soon as they
become entangled in factional disputes, the partnership will begin to collapse."
a. predatory ... surmise
c. seditious . . ameliorate
b. hiatus ... misconstrue
d. coalition ... transcend
5. "The general"s death-defying feats of gallantry in the recent war certainly deserve
our _____ ," the article declared. "But, by the same token, his wanton acts of
cruelty
our severest censure."
a. umbrage . . enjoin
c.
b. approbation . . merit
d.
aplomb ... expiate
sang froid ... elicit