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Saturday 16 July 2011

Verbal Reasoning - Antonyms

Antonyms

Letter-'A'

1.ADULATION X CRITICISM
Meaning : Flattery,Admiratioin(respect highly)
Usage : The rock star thrived on the adulation
of his groupies and yes-men.

2.ADVOCATE X OPPOSE
Meaning : A person who recommends a policy,
recommended(v).
Usage : The abolitionists advocated freedom
for the slaves.

3.AFFABLE X RUDE
Meaning : Easyilyapproachable,warmly friendly.
Usage : Nicholas was amazed at how affable
his new employer was.

4.AFFECTED X UNFEIGNED
Meaning : Artificial,pretended manner,assumed
inorder to impress.
Usage : His affected mannerisms his harvard
accent, his air of boredom his use of obscure foreign words
bugged us.

5.AFFLUENCE X POVERTY
Meaning : Abundance,wealth.
Usage : Foreigners are amaged by the affluence
and luxury of american way of life.

6.AGILITY X AWKWARDNESS
Meaning : Nimbleness,quick removing.
Usage : The agility of the acrobat amazed and
thrilled the audience.

7.ALACRITY X SLOWNESS
Meaning : cheerful ,promptness,eagerness.
Usage : They packedup their skigear and
climbed into the van with alacrity.

8.ALLEVIATE X WORSEN
Meaning : Relieve.
Usage : This should alloviate the pain,
if it does not we shal have to use stronger drugs.
9.ALLUR X REPEL
Meaning : Entice,attract.
Usage : Allured by the song of the sirens,
the helmsman steered the ship towards the roof.
10.ALOO X GRAGARIOUS
Meaning : apart,reserved.
Usage : Shy by nature,she remained aloof
while all the rest conversed.
11.AMALGAMATE X SEPARATE
Meaning : combine,unite in one body.
Usage : the union will attempt to amalgamate
their groups into one national body
12.AMBIGUOUS X CLEAR
Meaning : Unclear,doubtful in meaning.
Usage : His ambiguous instructions misled us,
we did not know which road to take.
13.AMBLE X HASTEN
Meaning : Moving at an easy pace.
Usage : When she first mounted the horse,
she was afraid to urge the animal to go faster than a
gentle amble.
14.AMBULATORY X BEDRIDDEN
Meaning : Able to walk,not bedridden.
Usage : Calvin was a highly ambulatory
patient,not only did he refused to be confined to bed,but
also he insisted onriding his skate board up down the halls.
15.AMELIORATE X MAKE WORSE
Meaning : Improve.
Usage : Many social workers have attempted
to amelirate the the conditions of people living in the slums.
16.ANALOGOUS X NOT COMPARABLE
Meaning : Comparable.
Usage : she called our attention to the things
that had been done in
an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.
17.ANATHEMATIZE X BLESS
Meanin : Curse.
Usage : The ayotolla khomeini heaped anatheme
upon “The Great satan”,that is the us.
18.ANOMALY X REGULARITY
Meaning : Irregularity
Usage : A bird that can not fly is an anomaly.
19.ANTIPATHY X FONDNESS
Meaning : Aversion,dislike.
Usage : Among his other antipathies are
honking cars,boom boxes and heavy metal rock.
20.ANTITHISIS X SIMILARITY
Meaning : Contrast,direct opposite of or to.
Usage : This tyranny was the antithisis of
all that he had hopped for ,and he tought it with all his
strenghts.
Letter-'B'
Letter-'B'
1.BAROUQUE X SIMPLE
Meaning : highly ornate
Usage : Accustomed to the severe,angular
lines of modern skyscrapers ,they found the flamboyance
of baroque architecture amusing.
2.BEATIFIC X DREADFUL
Meaning : Giving bliss
Usage : The beatific smile on child's face
made us very happy.
3.BELITTLE X EXTOL
Meaning : Disparage,deprecate
Usage : Parents should not belittle the
children's early attempts at drawing, but should encourage
their efforts.
4.BELLICOSE X PEACEFUL
Meaning : Warlike
Usage : His bellicose disposition alienated
his friends.
5.BENIGN X MALIGANT
Meaning : Kindly,Favorable.
Usage : Benign at poor people is the best
nature of human beings.
6.BENISON X CURSE
Meaning : Blessing
Usage : Let us pay that benision of peace
oncemore shall prevail among the nations of the world.
7.BERATE X PRAISE
Meaning : Scold strongly.
Usage : He feared, she would berate him
for his forgetfulness.
8.BESTIAL X NOBLE
Meaning : Beastlike,brutial,inhuman.
Usage : The red cross sought to put an
end to the bestial treatment of prisoners of war.
9.BIGOTRY X TOLERANCE
Meaning : Stubborn,intolerance.
Usage : Brought up in a democratic atmosphere
the student was shocked by the bigotry and narrowness
expressed by several of his classmates.
10.BIZARRE X NORMAL
Meaning : Fantastic
Usage : the plot of novel was too bizarre to be
believed.
11.BLANCH X DARKEN
Meaning : Bleach,whiten.
Usage : Although age had blanched his hair,
he was still vigorous and energitic.
12.BLEND X SOFT
Meaning : Soothing or mild,agreeable.
Usage : Jill tried a bland onitment for
his sunburn.
13.BLESE X ARDENT
Meaning : Bored with pleasure or dissipation.
Usage : Although beth was an thrilled with
the idea of atrip to paris as her classmates were, she tried
to act supercool and blasé as if she'd been abroad hundreds
of times.
14.BLITHE X CHEERLESS
Meaning : Gay,joyous
Usage : Shelley called skylark a blithe spirit
because of its happy song.
15.BLEAK X CHEERFUL
Meaning : Unlikely to be favorable,clod or
cheerless.
Usage : The frigid inhospitable aleution islands
are bleak militory outposts.
Letter-'C'
Letter-'C'
1.CAPACIOUS X NOT SPACIOUS
Meaning : SPACIOUS
Usage : The capacious areas of railroad terminal,
thousands of travelers lingered while waiting for their trains.
2.CAPRICIOUS X STEADFAST
Meaning : Unpredictable,fickle.
Usage : The storm was capricious it changed
course constantly.
3.CAPTIOUS X TOLERANT
Meaning : Faultfinding
Usage : His criticisms were always capacious
and frivolus,never offering constructive suggestions.
4.CARNAL X SPIRITUAL
Meaning : Freshly
Usage : Is the public more interesed in carnal
pleasures than in spiritual matters?
5.CARNIVOROUS X VEGITARIAN
Meaning : Meat-eating
Usage : A cow is not a carnivore,she likes the
taste of grain, not gore.
6.CARPING X UNCRITICAL
Meaning : Petty criticism,fault finding
Usage : Welcoming constructive criticism, lexy
appreciated her editor;'s comments, finding them free of carping.
7.CASTIGATION X COMMENDATION
Meaning : Punishment,severe criticism.
Usage : Sensitive even to mild criticism, woolf
could not bear the castigation that she found in certain reviews.
8.CATEGORIAL X QUALIFIED
Meaning : Without exceptions,unqualified.
Usage : Though the captain claimed he was never,
sick at sea, he finally qualified his categorial denial.
9.CATHOLIC X NARROW
Meaning : Universal,wide ranging liberal.
Usage : He was extremely catholic in his taste
and read everything the could find in the library.
10.CELERITY X DELAY
Meaning : Speed,rapidity
Usage : Hamlet resented his mother's celerity
in remarrying
within a month after his father's death.
11.CELIBATE X MARRIED
Meaning : Unmarried,Abstaining from sexual
intecourse.
Usage : Though the late havelock ellis wrote
extensively about.Recentstudies maintain he was celebrate
throughout his life.
12.CENSURE X PRAISE
Meaning : Blame,criticize
Usage : The senator was censured for behavior
in appropriate to a member of congress.
13.CENTRIFUGAL X CENTRIPETAL
Meaning : Radiating,departing from center.
Usage : Many automatic drying machines remove
excess moisture from clothing by centrifugal force.
14.CESSATION X GRAVITY
Meaning : Stoppage
Usage : The airline employees threatened
acessation of all work if managemet failed meet their demands.
15.CHAFFING X CAPITILISTIC
Meaning : Bantering,joking
Usage : Sometimes chad's flipant, chaffing
remarks aanoy us still chad's keeps us laughing.
Letter-'D'
Letter-'D'
1. DANK X DRY
Meaning : The Damp
Usage : The walls of the dungeon were dank and
slimy
2. DAPPER X UNTIDY
Meaning : neat and trim
Usage : In the odd couple, Tony Randall played
Felix Unger,an excessively dapper soul who could not stand
to have a hair out of place
3. DAUNTLESS X COWERDLY
Meaning : bold
Usage : despite the dangerous nature of the
undertaking,the dauntless soldier volunteered for the
assignment
4. DEARTH X BUNDANCE
Meaning : scarity
Usage : the dearth of the skilled labor
compelled the employeers to open trade schools
5. DEBACLE X PROGRESS
Meaning : Sudden downfall, complete disaster
Usage : Air plane movies, every flight turns
into a debacle, with passengers and crew members collapsing,
engines falling apart, and carry-on baggage popping out of
the overhead bins
6. DEBILIATE X STRENGTHEN
Meaning : weaken,Enfeeble
Usage : Michael's severe bout of the flu
debilitated him very much that he was too tired to go to
work for a week
7. DEBONAIR X AWKWARD
Meaning : Friendly, aiming to please
Usage : The debonair youth was liked by
all who met him,because of his cheerful and obliging manner
8. DEROGATORY X PRAISING
Meaning : Expression a low opinion
Usage : I resent your derogatory remark
.
9. DESECRATE X CONSERETE
Meaning : profane, violate the sancitity of
Usage : Shattering the altar and trampling
the holy objects underfoot, the invaders desecrated the
sanctuary
10. DESTITUTE X AFFLUENT
Meaning : extremely poor
Usage : because they had no health insurance,
the father's costly illness left the family destitute.
11. DEVOID X FULL OF
Meaning : lacking
Usage : you may think cher's mind is a
total void, but she's actually not devoid of intelligence.
she just sounds like an airhead
12. DEVOUT X IMPOUS
Meaning : pious
Usage : the devout man prayed daily
13. DIABOLICAL X SERAPHIC
Meaning : devilish
Using : ”what a fiend i am, to devise such
a deabolical scheme to destroy Gotham city” chortled the
joker.
14. DIATRIBE X EULOGY
Meaning : Bitter Scolding, investive
Using : During the leanghty diatribe delivered
by his opponent he remained calm and self-controlled.
15. DIFFDENCE X BOLDNESS
Meaning : Shyness
Usage : You must ovrecome your dffidence if you
intend to become a salesperson
16. DILATE X CONTRAST
Meaning : Expand
Usage : In the dark the pupils of your eyes
dilate.
17. DILATORY X PROMPT
Meaning : delaying
Usage : your dilatory tactics may compel
me to cancel the contact.
18. DIMINUTION X APPRECIATION
Meaning : Lessening, reduction in size
Usage : Old Jack was as sharp at eighty as
he had been at fifty;increasing age led no diminution of
hes mental acuity.
19. DIN X SILENCE
Meaning : continued loud noice
Usage : The din of the jack-hammers
outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer's
voice.
20. DISABUSE X DECEIVE
Meaning : Correct a false impression, undeceive.
Usage : I will attempt to disabuse you of your
impression of my client's guilt; I know he is innocent.
21. DISCONSOLATE X JOYOUS
Meaning : sad
Usage : The death of his wife left him
desconsolate.
Letter-'E'
Letter-'E'
1.ENERVATE X STRENGTHEN
2.ENHANCE X DEGRADE
3.ENNUI X EXCITEMENT.
4.ENUNCIATE X MUMBLE
5.EPHEMERAL X ETERNAL
6.EQUABLE X STORMY
7.EQUANIMITY X AGITATION
8.EQUILIBRIUM X IMBALANC
9.EWUITABLE X UNFAIR
10.EQUIVOCAL X CLEAR
11.ERRATIC X STEADY
12.ERRONEOUS X ACCURATE
13.ERUDITE X IGNORANT
14.ETHEREAL X EARTHY
15.EULOGISTIC X CRITCAL
Letter-'G'
Letter-'G'
1.GRANDIOSE X SIMPLE
Meaning : Impressive,planned on large scale,ridiculusly
exaggerated,pretentious.
Usage : The aged matinee idol still had grandiose
notation of his supposed importance in the theatrical world.
2.GRATUITOUS X WARRANTED
Meaning : Given frely,unwarranted,uncalled for.
Usage : Quit making gratuitous comments about my
driving no one asked you for your opinion.
3.GREGARIOUS X ANTISOCIA
Meaning : Helpful,sociable
Usage : Typically party-throwers are gregarious,hermits
are not.
4.GRISLY X ANTISOCIAL
Meaning : Ghastly,causing fear, informal very unpleasent.
Usage : She shuddered at the grisly sight.
5.GULLIBLE X INCREDULOUS
Meaning : Easily deceived
Usage : Guillible people have only themselvesto blame if
they fall for can artists repeatedly.
6.GUSTO X DISTASTE
Meaning : Enjoyment,enthusiasm
Usage : He accepted the assignment with such gusto that
i feel he would have been satisfied with a small salary.
7.GUSTY X CALM
Meaning : Windy,brave,spirited,greedy
Usage : The gusty weather made sailing.
Letter-'H'
Letter-'H'
1.HACKNEYED X ORIGINAL
Meaning : Overused,lacking impact,commonplace
Usage : When the reviewer criticized the movie
for its hackneyed spot, we agreed.
2.HAGGARD X PLUMP
Meaning : Wasted away,gaunt
Usage : After his long illness, he was pale and
haggard.
3.HALCYON X MARTIAL
Meaning : Calm,peaceful
Usage : In those halcyon days,people were not
worried about sneak attacks and bombings.
4.HAPHAZARD X DELIBERATE
Meaning : Random,bychance
Usage : his haphazared reading left him
ubacquainted with many classic books.
Letter-'I'
Letter-'I'
1.IGNOBLE X WORTHY
unworthy,not noble
A true knight ,Si Galahad never stopped to perform an ignoble
deed
2.ILLUSIVE X NOT DECEPTIVE
This is only a mirage,let us not be fooled by its illusive
effect.
3.IRKSOME X INTERESTING
annoying, tedious
He found working on the assembly line irksome because of
the monotony
of the operation he had to perform.
4.IRRELEVANT X PERTINENT
not applicable, unrelated
no matter how irrelevant the patients mumblings may seem,
they give
us some indications of what is on his mind.
5.IRREPARABLE X CORRECTABLE
not able to be corrected or repaired
Your apology cannot alone for the irreparable damage you
have done to her repultion.
6.IRREVERENT X PIOUS
Lack of proper respect
Some people are irrevent to this elders.
Letter-'J'
Letter-'J'
1.Jaded x Stimulated
Usage:He looked for exotic food to stimulate his jaded appetite
2.Jaundiced x Unbiased
Usage: Because she disliked uma ,she looked at uma's paintings
with a jaundiced eye , caling them formless smears.
3.Jaunty x sedate
Usage: In singing in the rain ,sowji sang and danced with her
way through the lighthearted number in a property jaunty
style.
4.Jeopardy x Safety
Usage: Yoou can not give me a d in chemistry , you will
jeopardize my chances or being admitted to mit.
5.Jettison x Salvage
Usage:In order to enable the ship to ride safely through
the storm,the captain had to jettison much of his cargo.
6.Jocular x Serious
Usage: Although bill knew the boss hated jokes , he could not
resist making one jocular remark , his jocularity cost him
the job.
7.judicious xunwise
Usage:At akey moment in his life , he made a judicious
investment that was the foundation of his later wealth.
Letter-'K'
Letter-'K'
1.KINDLE X EXTINGUISH
Meaning : Start a fire,inspire
Usage : Her teacher's praise for her poetry
kindled a spark of hope inside maya.
2.KEEN X DULL
Meaning : Sharp
Usage : Generalist must have keen observation
on their work.
3.KNOWLWDGE X IGNORANCE
Meaning : Knowing about something
Usage : It has come to my knowledge that she
gave a secret assurance to him
4.KILL X ANIMATE
Meaning : Spoil
Usage : The smoke killed off the mosquitoes.
Letter-'L'
Letter-'L'
1.LACHRYMOSE X CHEERING
Meaning : Producing tears
Usage : His voice has a lachrymose quality
that is more appropriate at a funeral than a class reunion.
2.LACKADAISICAL X AMBITIOUS
Meaning : Lacking purpose or zest.
Usage : Their Lackadaisical approch to their
work resulted in a huge loss of the bussiness.
3.LACONIC X VERBOSE
Meaning : Brief and to the point.
Usage : Many of the characters portrayed by
clint eastwood are loconictypes strong men offew words
4.LAMPOON X PRAISE
Meaning : Ridicule,a literacy composition abusing others
Usage : The article lampoon the pretension of
some movie moguls
5.LANGUOR X VITALITY
Meaning : Lassitude,deprssion
Usage : His friends tried to overcome the
languor into which ha had fallen by taking him to parties and
tothe theater.
6.LATENT X OBVIOUS
Meaning : Potential but undeveloped
Usage : education means to bring our thr latent
potential alities of everyday
7.LAVISH X FRUGAL
Meaning : Liberal,wasteful
Usage : The actors lavish gifts pleased her
8.LAUDATORY X DEFAMATORY
Meaning : Praise
9.LAX X STRICT
Meaning : Careless
Usage : We dislike restaurants where the
service is lax and inattentive.
10.LECHERY X PURITY
Meaning : Gross lewdness,lustfulness
Usage : His lecherous life made him miserable.
11.LETHARGIC X INVIGORATING
Meaning : Drowsy,dull
Usage : The stuffy room made her lethergic,
she felt as if she was about to nod off
12.LEVITY X SOLEMNITY
Meaning : Lak of seriousness or steadiness
Usage : Stop giggling and wriggling around
in the few such levity is improper in church
13.LIMPID X TURBID
Meaning : Clear
Usage : A limpid stream ranthrough his property
14.LITHE X STIFF
Meaning : Flexble,supple
Usage : Her figure was lithe
15.LOATH X EAGER
Meaning : Reluctant,disinclined
Usage : Romeo and juliet wereboth loath for
him to go
16.LOQUACIOUS X TACITURN
Meaning : Talktive
Usage : She is a laquacious lady
17.LUGUBRIOUS X CHEERFUL
Meaning : Mornful
Usage : The lugubrious of the dogs added
to our sadness
18.LURID X DULL
Meaning : Colorful
Usage : the lurid tale of the crimininal filled
our hearts with sbock and despair.
Letter-'M'
Letter-'M'
1.MALIGAN - Eulogize
Speak evil of,bad mouth,dafame,aggresively,malevolent
Putting her hands over her ears,Rose refused to listen to Betty
malign her friend Susan
2.MALLEABLE X Brittle
Capable of being shaped by pounding ,impressionable
Gold is malleable metal,easily shaped into bracelets and rings
3.MANIACLE X Sane
Restrain ,Handcuff
The police immediately manacled the prisioner so he could not
escape
4.MANIFEST X Obscure
Evident ,visible,obvious
Digby's embarassment when he met Madonna was manifest:his
eyes turned bright pink
5.MANUMIT X Enslave
Emancipate,free from bondage
Enlightend slave owners were willing to manumit their slaves
and thus put an end to the evil
6.MARTIAL X Bellicose
Pertaining to marriage
After the publication of his book on martal affairs,he was often
consulted by married people verge of dworie
Letter-'N'
Letter-'N'
1.NEBULOUS X Clear
Wague,hazy,cloudy
Uma and sowji tried to come with a clear intelligible
business plan,not some hazy
2.NEFARIOUS X Berign
Very wicked
The villans crimes though various were one and all nefarious
3.NEGATION X Afferimation
Cancle out,nullify,deny
A Sudden surge of adrenalin can negate the effects of
fatigue
4.NEOPHYTE X Veteran
Recent convert,beginner
The mountain slope contains slides that will challenge
experts as well as
neophytes
5.NIGGARDLY X Prodigal
Meanly stingy,parsimonious
The neggardly pittance the window receives from the government
6.NOCTURNAL X Daily
Done at night
Uma obtaned a watch dog to prevent the nocturnal raids on
her children coops
Letter-'O'
Letter-'O'
1.OBDURATE *FLEETING
Meaning:stubborn
Usage:He was OBDURATE in his refusal to listen to our
complients.
2.OBESE*CADAVEROUS
Meaning:Excessively Fat
Usage:It is advisable that OBESE people try to loose
weight.
3.OBJECTIVE*EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED
Meaning:Goal,Aim
Usage:Even though he was her son,she tried to be
objective of his behaviour.
4.OBLIGATORY*OPTIONAL
Meaning:Binding,Required
Usage:It is OBLGATORY that books borrowed from the
library be returned with in 2 weeks.
5.OBLOQUY*PRAISE
Meaning:Slander,Disgrace,infamy
Usage:I resent the OBLIQUY that u r costing upon my
reputation.
6.OBSEQUIOUS*SUPERCILIOUS
Meaning:servile,slavishly,attentive,showing undew
respect
7.ODIUM*LIKING
Meaning:Detestation,Hatefulness
Usage:Prince charming could not express the odium ,he
felt toward cinderella’s stepsisters because of their
mistreatment of poor cinderella.
8.OMNIPOTENT*WEAK
Meaning:All powerful
Usage:The monarch regarded himself as OMNIPOTENT and
responsible to no one for his acts.
9.OMNISCIENT*IGNORANT
Meaning:All Knowing
Usage:I do not pretend to be Omniscient but I am
positive about this fact.
10.OPIATE*STIMULANT
Meaning:Medicine to induce Sleep or Deaden pain
Usage:To say that religion is the OPIATE of the
people is to condemn religion as drug that keeps the
people quite and submissive to those in power.
11.OPPORTUNE*AWKWARD
Meaning:Timely,Well choosen
Usage:Clearly this would not be an OPPORTUNE moment
to ask him for an increase in her allowance
12.OPPORTUNIST*MAN OF PRINCIPLE
Meaning:Individual who sacrifice principles for a
expediency by taking adv. Of circumstances.
Usage:Forget about ethics ,he is such an OPPORTUNIST
that he will vote in favour of any deal that will give
him a break
13.OPPROBRIUM*PRAISE
Meaning:infamy,vilification
Usage:His criticism of the prime minister contained
certain OPPROBRIUM terms.
14.OPTIMUM*WORST
Meaning:most favorable
Usage:f u wait for the optimum moment to act u may
never begin ur project.
15.OPULENCE *POVERTY
Meaning:Extreme Wealth,luxuriousness,abundance
Usage:The glitter and OPULENCE of the ballroom took
cinderella’s breath away.
16.OSTENTATIOUS*UNASSUMING
Meaning:Showy,Pretentious
Usage:Trump’s latest casino in atlantic city is the
most OSTENTATIOUS gambling place in the east.
Letter-'P'
Letter-'P'
1.Precipitete X Stationary.
Meaning:Walking about,moving.
Usage: The peripatetic school of philosophy derives its name
frm the fact that aristote walked with his pupils while
discussing phylosophy with them
2.Permeable X impenetrable
Meaning:penetrable,porous,allowing liquds,gas to pass
Usage: If your jogging clothes were not made out of
permeable fabric,you would
drown in your own sweat.
3.Pernicious X Harmless
Meaning:harmful,injurious
Usage: Never pursue pernicious policies
4.Perpeteral X momentary
Meaning:ever lasting
Usage:Ponce de leon hoped to find the legendary fountain
of perpetual youth
5.Perspicuity X Vegueness
Meaning: having insight,penetrating,astute
Usage:The brilliant lawyer was known for his perspicacious
deduction
6.pertinacious X Superficial
Meaning: stubborn,persistent
Usage:she is bound to succed because her pertinacious
nature will not permt her
to quit
7.Petualant X Uncomplaining
Meaning:complaing,touchy,peevish
8.Percipitate X Cautious
Meaning:throw headlong,hasten
Usage:The remval of american political support appeared
to have precipitated the downfall of the macros regime.
9.Prefactory X Conclusive
Meaning:Introductory
Usage: The chairman made a few prefatory remarks
before he called on the frst speaker
Letter-'Q'
Letter-'Q'
1.QUELL x INCITE
Meaning:- Supress,subdue,putdown
Usage:-The military regine is taking every possible step to
que the riots in the country.
2.QUINTESSENCE X IMPURE
Meaning:-Purest,highest embodiment
Usage:-Noel coward displayed the quintessence of wit
3QUEUE x CURVE,ZIGZAG
Meaniing:-Line
Usage:-They stood patiently in the queue outside the
movie theatre.
Letter-'R'
Letter-'R'
1.Resilient x Unyielding
elastic,having the power of spruning back
Highly resilient steel makes excellent bed springs
2.Restive x placid
restlessly imaptient,obstinately resisting control waiting
impatiently inline to see Santaclause,even the best behaved
childrengrow restiva and start to fidget.
3.Retentive x forgetful
holding,having a good memory
the pupil did not need to spend much time in study as he
had a retentive mind
4.reticence x loquaciousness
reserved,uncommunicative,inclined to silence
fearing his competition might get advance word about his
plans from talkitive staff memebers Huges preferred
reticent employees to loquacious ones.
5.Retrograde x progressing
backwards degenerate
instead of advancing our civilization seems to have
retrogarded in ethics and culture
6.reverie x dishonor
daydream,musing
she was awakened from her reverie by the teachers question
7.rife x scant
abundant,current
in the face of the many rumore of scandal which are rife
at the momment it is best to remain silent
8.robust x weak
vigorous,strong
after pumping vion and taking karate for six months the
little old lady was far more robust in health and could
break a plank with her fist
9.rotunoity xslimness
roundness,sonorousness of speech
Washington Irving emphasized the rotunoity of the
governor by describing his height and circumference
10.rubble x unbrokenstone
fragments
ten years after world war II some of the rubbles left by
enemy bombings could still be seen
11.ruddy x war
reddish,healthy looking
SantaClause's ruddy cheeks nicely complement Radolph
the Reindeer's bright red nose
12.Rudimentary x developed
not developed,elementary,crude
Although my grandmother's english vocabulary was limited
to a few rudimentary phrases,she always could make
herself understood
13.rueful x content
regret,lament,mourn
Uma rrued thae night she met sowjy and wondered how
she ever fell for such a jerk
14.rustic x urban
pertaining to country people,uncount
The backwoodman looked out of place in his rustic attire.
15.ruthless x merciful
pittiless,cruel
CAptain Hook was a dangerous ,ruthless villain who would
stop at nothingt to destroy Peter pan.
Letter-'W'
Letter-'W'
1. WRECK * Restore
Meaning:To destroy
Usage:seventy passengers in a ship wreck.
2. WONDER * Expectations
Meaning:Feeling of surprise,struck
Usage:The world in which we live is a land of wonder.
3. WANE * Prosper
Meaning:Waningy
Usage:His chances of getting promotion are waning.
4. WRATH * Delight
Meaning:Severe anger
Usage:Due to the escaping of her son father has wrath to his son.
5. WITHIN * Beyond
Meaning:Inside
Usage:The account will be closed within one week.
Letter-'Z'
Letter-'Z'
1.Zany X sane
meaning : physically healthy
usage: He is zany from one week.
2. Zeal X apathy
meaning : enthusiasm
usage : His zeal for learning inpress me a lot

Verbal Reasoning - Synonyms

VERBAL REASONING

Synonyms- A
1.Abase = lower , degrade , humiliate
usage:Anna expected to have to curtsy to the king of Siam,
whentold to cast herself down on the ground before him
however,she refused toabase herself
2.Abate = subside ,moderate
Usage : Rather than leaving immediately ,they waited for the
storm to abate
3.Aberrant = abnormal ,deviant
Usage : Given the aberrant nature of the day,we came to
doubt the validity of the entire experiment
4.Abeyance = suspended action , not in continuation
Usage : The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival
5.Abet = Assist, usually doing something in wrong
Usage : She wall unwilling to abet him in the swindle he
had planned
6.Abbreviate = shorten
Usage : because we were running out of time , the lecture
had to abbreviate her speech
7.Abolish = cancel, put an end to
Usage : The president of the college refused to abolish to
physical education requirement
8.Ablution = Washing
Usage : His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises
pretence,deception, (or)fraudulent intent
fidelity-faithfullness
infidel-one who does not have the right
faith(or)religion, especially to the marriage vows
that he humorously labeled opera in the both.
9.Abominate = loathe ,hate
Usage : Moses scold the idol worshipers in the tribe because
of abominated the custom
10. Adjure = renounce upon oath, he adjured his allegiance
to the king
11. Abnegation = renunciation ,self sacrifice
Usage : Rani and Son loved one another but their love was
doomed she had to wed the king their act of abnegation was
necessary to preserve the kingdom
12.Abscission = cutting off, separation
Usage : when a flower or leaf separates naturally from the
parent ,this process is called abscission
13.Abridge = condence ,shorten
Usage : Because the publishers felt the public wanted
a shorter versionof war and peace ,they proceeded to abridge
the novel
14.Abscond = depart secretly, and hide
Usage : The teller who absconded with the bonds went
uncaptured until some one recognized him
15.Absolute = complete, certain
Usage : The king of Siam was an absolute monarch
16.Absolve = pardon
Usage : The father confessor absolved him of his sons
17.Abstinence = restraint from eating or drinking
Usage : The doctor recommended total abstinence from
salted foods
18.Abusive = coarsely insulting
Usage : An abusive parent damages a child both mentally
and physically
19.Abut = border upon
Usage : where our estates abut , we must build a fence
20.Abortive = unsuccessful, fruitless
Synonyms- B
Synonyms- B
1.Bard:Poet
Shakespeare is a great poet(Bard).
2.Boretaced:Shameless,bold Shocked by Huck finn's boretaced lies,Miss Watson prayed the
good lord would give him a sense of his regenerate dickedness.
3.Bask:luxuriate,take pleasure in warmth.
Basking on the beach,she relaxed so completely that shell fell
asleep. 4.Bate:let down,restrain.
Until it was to open the presents,the children had to bate their
curiosity.
5.Beatific:giving bliss,blissful.
The beatificsmile on the child's face made us very happy.
6.Beeline:Direct,Quick route.
As soon as the movie was over,jim made a beeline for the exit.
7.Behoove:Be suited to.
In this time of crisis,it behooves all of us to remain calm
and await the instruction of our superiors.
8.Belie:Contradict,give a false impression.
His coarse,hard bitten exterior belied his innate sensitivity.
Bestow:Conter.
He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero.
10.Bilk:Swindle,Cheat.
The Con man specialized in bilking insurance companies.
11.Bland:Soothing or mild,agreeable.
Jill tried a bland ointment for her sun burn.
12.Blanch:Bleach,whiten.
Although age had blanched his hair,he was still energetic.
13. Bicker:Quarrel.
The children bickered morning,noon and night ,exasperating
their parents.
14.Blurt:utter impulsively.
Before she could stop him,he blurted out the news.
15.Boon:blessing,benefit.
The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs
were a boon to the whole community.
16.Brawn:Muscular strenght,sturdiness.
It takes brawnto become a champion weight-lifter.
17.Brook:tolerate;endure.
The dean would brook no interference with his disciplinnary
actions.
18.Brittle:easily broken,difficult.
My employer's brittle personality made it difficult for me
to get along with her.
19.Broach:Introduce,open up.
He did not even try to broach the
subject.
20.Brazen:Insolent.
Her brazen contempt for authority angered the aooicials.
21.Brandish:Wave around,Hourish.
Doctor watson wildly brandished his gun until Holmes told him
to put the thing away before he shot himself.
22.Brunt:Main impact or shock.
Tom sawyer claimed credit for painting the fence,but the brunt
of the work fell on others.
23.Brackish:Somewhat salinc.
He found the only wells in the area were brackish.
24.Bizarre:Fantastic,violently contrating.
The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.
25.Bivouac:Temporary encampment.
While in bivouac,we spent the night in our sleeping bags under
the stars.
26.Bait:harass,tease.
The school bully baited the smaller children.
27.Babble:Chatter idly.
The little girl babbled about her doll.
28.Balk:Stop short,as it faced with an obstacle and refuse
to continue.
The cheif of police balked at sending his officers into the
riot torn area.
29.Banal:hackneyed,commonplace,trite,lacking originality.
He even resorted to the banality of having someone slip on a
banana peel!
30.Beneficent:Kindly,doing good.
The overgenerous philanthropist had to curb his beneficent
impulses before he gave away all his money and left himself
with nothing.
Synonyms- C
Synonyms- C
1)Cacophonous Discardant,Inharmonious
Usage:Some of th students in the orchestra enjoy the
cacophonous sounds .
2)Capricious Unpredctable,steadfast
UsageThe storm was capricious changed couse constantly
3)Castigation Punishment,severe criticism,commendation
Usage:Woolf could not bear the castigation that she faced in
certain reviews.
4) Catalyst :Agent that brings about chemical change while it
remains uneffected and unchanged
Usage:Many chemical reactions can't take place without the
presenc of a catalyst
5) Cache: Hiding place
Usage : The dective followed the suspect until he led them to
the cache where he had store his loot.
6)Callow : Immature,inexperenced,Youthful
Usage : In both the cases the judge shows how callow he was.
7) Chast :Pure,modest.outspoken
Usage:The crusader had her fitted out with a chastebelt.
8)Coagulate :Thicken , clot
Usage:Even after u remove the pudding from the bushes , it
willcontinue to coagulate as it stands.
9)Coda :Concluding section of a musical composition
Usage:The piece concluded with distinctive coda that
strickingly brought together various motifs.
10)Connoisseur :Person competent to act as judge of art,A
loverof an art.
Usage:She had developed into a connoisseur of fine chdna.
Synonyms- D
Synonyms- D
1)Dabble : Work at in a non serious fashion ,splash around
Usage:The amateur painter dabbled at art , but seldom produced
a finished pece.
2)Dally :Tritle with.
Usage:Lourtes told Ophelia that Hamlet would only dally with
her affections.
3)Dank :Damp
Usage:The walls of the dungen were dank and slimy
4)Dappled : Neat and trim
Usage:The odd couple Nimmy played Felix , an excessively
dapper soul who could not stand to have a hair out the wall.
5)Daub :Smear
Usage: From the way he daubed his paint on the canvas, I
could tell he knew nothing of oils.
6)Daunt :frighten
Usage:'Boast all you like your prowess mere word cannot
daunt me,' the hero answered the villian
7)Debris :rubble
Usage:a full year after the earthquake in Mexico city,
workers were still carting a way the debris.
8)Dawdle :loiter, waste time
Usage:we have to meet a dead line dont dwadle.Just get
down to work
9)Dearth:scarcity
Usage:The dearth of skilled labour compelled the
employers to open trade schools.
10)Decant:pour of gently
Usage:Be sure to decant this wine before serving it.
11)Decapitate:behead
Usage:They didd not hand Lady Jane ;they decapitated
her."off with her head", cried the Duches, eager to
decapitate poor alice
12)Decipher:Decode
Usage:I could not decipher the doctor's hand writing.
13)Declivity :Downward slope
Usage:The children loved to skid down the declivity.
14)Deface:Mar, Disfigure.
Usage: If you deface a library book you have to pay
a hefty fine.
15)Decoy : Lure or bait
Usage:the wild ducks were not fooled by the decoy
16)Defile:Pollute, profane
Usage:the hand looms defiled the church with their
scurrilous writings.
17)Descry :catch site of
Usage:In the distance, we could darely descry the enemy
vessels.
18)Derogatory: expressing a low opinion
Usage:I resent your derpgatory remarks.
19)Dirge :layment with music
Usage:the funeral dirge stirred us to tears.
20)Diadem:Crown
Usage:The King's diadem was on display at the museum
Synonyms- E
Synonyms- E
1)Encumber:Burden
Usage:Some people encumber themselves with too much luggage
when they take short trips.
2)Endearment:Fond word or act
Usage:Your gifts and endearments can't make me forget your
earlier insolence.
3)Endure:Provide with some Quality , endow.
Usage ; He was endued with a lions courage.
4)Enduring:asting , surviving.
Usage:Keats believed in the enduring power of great art,
which would out last its creators brief lives.
5)Eminent:Lofty , Conspicious , celebrated,remarkable .
UsageV:VThis award will be given away by an eminent
person.
6) Enervate:Weaken
Usage:She was slow to recover from her illness;even
a sheet walk to the window enervated her
7)Engross:Occupy fully
Usage:John was so engrossed in the studies thst he
didn't he hear his mother call
8)Engima:Puzzle , Mystery
Usage:Their behaviour was an engima to him
9)Ennui:Borden
Usage:The monotous routine of hospital life induced
a feeling of ennui that amde her moodyard irritable.
10)Enormity:Hugeness
Usage:He didn't realize the enormity of his crime
untill he saw what suffering he had caused.
11)Enrapture:Please intensely
Usage:The audience was enraptured by the freshness
of the voices the excellent orchestration.
12)Ensconce:Settle comfortably
Usage:Now that children were ensconced safely in
the private school.
13)Ensue: Follow
Usage:he evils that ensured were direct result of
the miscalculations of the leaders.
14)Entail:Require , necessitate ;involve
Usage: Building a college level vocabulary will
entail some work on your part.
15)Entreat:Plead , ask earnestly.
Usage: She entreated her father to let her stay
out till midnight.
16)Eon:Long peroid of time , on age
Usage:It has taken Eons for our civilization to
develop.
17)Enthrall:Capture ,enslave
Usage: From the moment he saw her picture, he was
enthralled by her beauty.
18)Epiram:
Usage:Witty thought or saying usually short.poor
richards epigrams made Benjamin frankline famous.
19)Epilogue:Short speech at conclusion of dramatic
work.
Usage:The audience was so disappointed in the
play that many did not remain to heaer the epilogue.
20)Erode:Eat away
Usage:The limestoen was eroded by the dripping
water until only a thin shell remained.
21)Erotic :Pertaining to passionate love.
Usage:The erotic passages in this novel should
be removed as they are merely pornographic.
22)Erroneous :Mistaken ,wrong
Usage:I thought my answer was correct , but it
was erroneous.
23)Eshew:Avoid
Usage:Hoping to present himself to his girlfriend
as a totally reformed character ,he tried to eshew
all this vices ,especially chewing tobacco
and drinking bathtub gin.
24)Escapade:Prank , Flighty conduct.
Usage:The headmaster could not regard this latest
escapade as a byish joke and expelled the young man.
25)Espouse:adopt,support.
Usage:She was always ready to espouse a worthy cause.
Synonyms- F
Synonyms- F
1. Fanciful : whimsical, visionary
This is a fanciful scheme because it does not consider
the facts.
2. Fatuos : foolish , inane
She is far too intelligent to utter such fatous remarks.
3. Falter : hesitate
when told to dive off the high board she did not falter
but proceeded at once.
4. Farce : broad comedy , mockey , nothing went right ,
The entire interview degenerated into farce.
5. Fecundity : fertilty , frutfulness
The fecundity of her mind illustrated by many vivid
imagesin her poems.
6. Fell : cruel, deadly
The newspaper told of the tragic spread of the fell
disease.
7. Felon : person convicted of a grave crime.
A convicted felon loses the right to vote.
8. Ferret : drive or hunt out of hiding.
She ferreted out their secret.
9. Fete : honor at a festival
The returning hero was feted at a community supper and
dance.
10. Flay : strip off skin , plunder
The criminal was condemned to be flayed alive.
11. Fleece : rob , plunder
The tricksters fleeced him of his inheritance.
12.Flinch : hesitate , shrink
She did not flinch in the face of danger but tought back
bravely.
13.Finesse : delicate , skill
The finesse and adroitness of the
surgeon impressed the observers in the operation room.
14.Filch : steal
The boys filched apples from fruit stand.
15. Figment : invention , imaginary thing.
That incident never took place , it is a figment of your
imagination.
16.Fidelity : loyalty
A dogs fidelity to its owner is one of the reasons why
animal is a favourite househod pet.
17. Fiat : command
I cannot accept government by fiat.
18.Felter : shackle
The prisoner was feltered to the wall
19.fetid : malodorous
The neglected wound became fetid.
20.Flit : fly, dart lightly, pass swiftly by.
Like a bee flitting from flower to flower, Rose
flitted from one boyfriend to next.
21. Floe : mass of floating ice
The ship made slow progress as it batlered its way through
the ice floes.
22. Flourish : grow well , prosper , make sweeping gestures.
The orange trees flourished in the sun.
23.Flout : reject , mock
The headstrong youth flouted all authority , he refused
to be curbed.
24. Fluster : confuse
The teachers sudden question flustered him and he
stammered his reply.
25. Foray : raid
The company staged a midnight foray against the enemy
outpos.
Synonyms- G
Synonyms- G
1.Gadfly=animal-biting,An irritating person
Usage:like a gadfly he irritated al the guests in the hotel.
2.Gattle=social blunder
Usage:According to Miss manners to call your husband by your
lover's
name is worse than a mere gattle ,it is a mistake.
3.Gainsay=deny
Usage:she was too honest to gainsay the truth of the report.
4.Gait=Manner of walking or running ,spped
Usage: The lame man walked with an uneven gait.
5.Gale=windstrom
Usage:The weather channel warned viewers about a rising gale,
with winds of up to 60mph.
6.Gall=bitterness,nerve
Usage:The knowledge of his failure filled him with gall.
7.Gall=annoy,chate
Usage:Their faunts galled him.
8.Gambol=skip about
Usage:Watching the children gambol inthe park, betty morveled
at their youthful energy.
9.Gape=open widely
Usage:The huge pit gaped before him.
10.Garner=gather ,store up
Usage:She hoped to garner the woorld literature in one library.
11.Gauche=clumsy ,coarse and uncouth
Usage:Compared to the sophisticated young ladies intheir
elegant gowns,
tomboyish felt gauche and out of place.
12.Gaunt=lean and angular
Usage:His once round face looked surprisingly gaunt after
he had lost weight.
13.Gavel=hammerlike tool ,mallet
Usage:"sold" cried the actioneer ,banging her gavel on the
table
to indicate she had accepted the final bid.
14.Gentry=people of standing ,class of people just below
nobility
Usage:The llocal gentry did not welcome the visits of summer
tourists and tried to ignore their presence in the community.
15.Genuflect=bend the knee as in worship
Usage:A proud democrat,he refused to genuflect to any man.
16.Ghostly=horrible
Usage:The murdered man was a ghostly sight.
17.Gibe=mock
Usage:As you gibe at their superstitious beliefs,do
you realize that you,too,are guilty of similarly foolish
thoughts?.
18.Giddy=light-hearted,dizzy
Usage:He felt his giddy youth was past.
19.Girth=distance around something;circumference
It took an extra large cunmerbund to fit around Andrew
Carnegies considerable girth.
20.Gory=bloody
Usage:The audience shuddered as they listened to the
details of the gory massacre.
Synonyms- H
Synonyms- H
1.Hale=healthy
Usage :After a brief ilness,he was soon hale.
2.Hap=chance,luck
Usage :In his poem hap,thomas objects to the path chance plays
in our lives.
3.Haphazard=random,by chance
Usage :His haphazard reading left him unacquired with many
classic books.
4.Haggard=wasted away,gaunt
Usage :After his long illness he was pale and haggard.
5.Halcyon= cam , peaceful
Usage :In those halcyon days ,people were not worried about
sneak attacks.
6. Hallucination=delusion
Usage : Ithink you are frightened by a hallycination that
you created in your own mind.
7.Harbinger=forerunner
Usage :The crocus is an early harbinger of spring.
8.Hew = cut to pieces with axe or sword
Usage :The cavalry rushed into themelee and hewed the enemy
with their swords.
9.Heedless=not noticing,disregardind
Usage :She drove on, heedless of the warnings that the road
was dangerous.
10.Heckler=person who verbaly harasses others
Usage :The hackler kept interrupting the speaker with rude
remarks.
11.Hazy=slightly obsecure
Usage :In hazy weather,you cannot see the top of the mountain.
12.Harbor=provide a & refuge for,hide
Usage :The church harbored illegal aliens who were politica
refugees.
13.Hibernal=wintry
Usage :Bears prepare for their long hibernal sleep by
overeating.
14.Hurtle=crash,rush
Usage :The runway train hurtled toward disaster.
15.Hypercritical=excessively exacting
Usage :You are hypercritical in your demands for perfection,
we all make mistakes.
16.Hypochondriac=person unduly worried about his health,
without cause about ilness
Usage :The docter prescribed chocolate pills for her patient
who was a hypochondriac.
17.Hover=hang about,wait nearby
Usage :The police helicopter hovered above the accident.
18.Humdrum=dul,monotonous
Usage :After her years of adventure she coud not settle down
to a humdrum existence.
19.Humility=humbleness of spirit
Usage :He spoke with a humility and lack of pride that
impressed his listeners.
20.Homage=honor,tribute
Usage :In herspeech she tried to pay homage to a great man.
Synonyms- I
Synonyms- I
1. Ichthyology:Study of fish
2. Idolatry:Worship of idols,excessive admiration.
Such idolatry of singers of country music is typical of
the excessive enthusiasm of youth.
3. Igncous:produced by fire ,volcanic,Lava,pumia.
Igncous rocks an found in great abundana around mount
vesuvius.
4. Ignoble:unworthy,not noble.
A true knight,sir Galahad never stopped to perform an
ignoble dud.
5. Immonility:State of being immovable.
Modern armless cannot afford the luxury of immobility.
6. Impair:injure,hurt.
Drinking alcohol can impair your ability to drive
safely.
7. Imbecility:weakness of mind.
I am amazed at the imbecility of the readers of these
trashy magazines.
8. Imbibe:drink in
The dry soil imbibed the rain quickly.
9. Illusory:deceptive ,not real,unfortunately.
The cast of running the lemonde stand were so high that
Tom's profits proved illusory.
10. Impeach:Charge with crime in office,indid .
The angry congressman wanted to impeach the president for
his misdeeds.
11. Impasse:Predicament from which there is no escape
In this impasse ,all turned to prayer as their last hope.
12. Impending:Nearing,approaching.
The entire country was saddene by the news of his
impending death.
13. Implicit:understood but not stated.
Jack never told Gill he adored her,he believed his love
was implicit in his deeds.
14. Impediment:hindrance ,stumbling block.
She had a speech impediment that prevented her from
speaking clearly.
15. Implode:Burst inward
If you break a vaccume tube the glass tube implodes.
16. Implore:Beg.
He implored her to give him a second chance.
17. Implausible:unlikely,unbelievable.
Though her alibiseemed implausible,it infact turned out
to be true.
18. Impinge:touch, collide with .
How could they be married without impinging one's another
freedom.
19. Imponderable:weightless.
I can evalute the
data gathered in this study .The imponderable items are not
so easily analyzed.
20. Importunate:demanding.
He tried to hide from his importunate creditors until
his allowance arrived.
Synonyms- J
Synonyms- J
1. Jabber:Chatter rapidly or unintelligibly.
Why does the fellow insist on jabbering understand a
ward he says .
2. Jaded: Fatigued ,surfeited.
He looked for exotic foods to simmulate his jaded
appetite.
3. Jargon:language used by a special group,Technical
terminology,
gibberish.
The computer salesmen at the store used a jargon of their
own
that we simply couldn't follow.
4. Jaundiced:Prejudiced ,yellowed ,envious.
Because sue disliced carolyn,
she looked at carolyn's paintings
with a jaundiced eye,
Calling them formless smears.
5. Jaunt:Trip,Short journey.
He took a quick jaunt to Atlantic.
6. Jaunty:Lighthrearted ,animated,easy,carefree.
In singing in rain ,Gene kelly sand and danced his way
through
the lighthreated title number
in a properly jaunty style.
7. Jeopardize:endanger,imperil,put at risk.
You can't give me a D in chemistry:you'll jeopardize my
chances
of being admitted to M.I.T.
8. Jettison:throw overboard.
In order to enable the ship to ride safely through the
storm,the captain had to jettison much of his cargo.
9. Jibe:agree,be in harmony with.
Their stories just don't jibe.
10. Jingoist:extremely aggressive and militant patriot,
was like chauvinist.
Always bellowing "America first!" the congressman was
such a jingoist you could almost hear
the sabers rattling as he marched down the halls.
11. Jocose:given to joking.
The salesman was so jocose that many ofn his customers
suggested that he become a stand up comic.
12. Jostle:Shove,bump.
In the subway he was jostled by the crowds.
13. Jocular:said (or) done in jest.
Although Bill knew the boss hated jokes,he couldn't
resist making on jocular remark.
14. Jocund:merry
Santa claus is always cheerful and jocund.
15. Jollity:gaiety,cheerfulness.
The festive christmas dinner was a merry one, and old
and young alike joined in the general jollity.
16. Jovial:good-natured,merry.
A frown seemed out of place on his invariably jovial
face.
17. Jubilation:rejoicing.
There was great jubilation when the armistice was
announced.
18. Judicious:Sound in judgement,wise.
At a key moment in his life ,he made a judicious
investment that was the foundation of his later wealth.
19. Juggernaut:irresistible crushing force.
Nothing could survive in the path of the juggernaut.
20. Juncture:Crisis,joining point
At this critical juncture ,let us think carefully
before determining the course we shall follow.
Synonyms- K
Synonyms- K
1. Ken : range of knowledge
I cannot answer your question since this matter is beyond
my ken.
2. Kernel : Central or vital part , whole speed.
'Watson , bured within this tissue of lies there is a
kernel of truth; when
I find it, mystery will be solved
3. Kindred : related , simlar in nature or character.
Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were kindred spirits.
4. Kismet : fate
Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.
5.Knead : mix, work dough
Her hands grew strong from kneading bread.
6.Knell : tolling of a bell, especially to indicate a funeral,
disaster , sound of funeral bell.
" The curfew tolls the knell of parting day.
7.Knit : contract into wrinkles , grow together
whenever David worries , his brow knits in a frown.
8.knoll : little , round hill
Robert Louise Stevenson's grave is a knoll in Somoa; to reach
the grave site ,
you must climb uphill and walk a short distance.
9.knotty : intricate, difficult , tangled
what to Watson had been a Knotty problem to Sherlock Holmes
was simplicity itself.
10.kudos : honor, glory , praise
The singer complacently received kudos on his performance
from his entourage.
11. knave : Untrustworthy person , rodue , scoundrel
Any politician nicknamed Tricy Dick clearly has the
reputation of a knave
12. Killjoy : grouch , spoilsport
At breakfast we had all been enjoying our bacon and eggs
until that killjoy John started talking about how bad
animal fats and cholesterol were for our health
Synonyms- L
Synonyms- L
1)Laggard : Slow, Sluggish
Usage : The Sailor had been taught not to be Laggard
n carrying out orders.
2)Laconic : Brief and to the point.
Usage : Many of the characters portrayed by client
Eastwood are Laconic types:Strong men of few words.
3)Lank : Long and thin
Usage : Lank , gaunt , Abraham lincon was a striking
figures.
4)Lassitude: Languor , Weariness.
Usage : After a message and a long soak n the hot tub,
I surrendered to my growing lassitude and down for a nap.
5)Laud : Praise
Usage : The NFL lauded Boomer Esiason’s efforts to
raise money to combat cystic fibrosis.
6) Lavish : Liberal , Wasteful.
Usage : The actors lavish gifts pleased her.
7) Leery : Suspicious , cautions
Usage : Don’t eat the sushi at this restaurant .I am
a bit Leery about how fresh it .
8)Levee : Earthen or stone embankment to prevent
flooding.
Usage : As the river rose and threatened to overflow
the levee ,emergency workers rushed to reinforce the walls
with sandbags.
9)Levity : Lack of seriousness or steadiness;
Usage : Stop giggling and wriggling around in the
pew : such levity is improper in Church.
10)Lewd : Lustful
Usage : They found his lewd stories objectionable.
11)Lexicon : Dictionary
Usage : I can’t find this word in any lexicon in the
library.
12)Limber : Flexible
Usage : Hours of ballet classes kept him Limber.
13)Limpid : Clear
usage : The teacher Limpid every doubt in the syllabus.
14)Lionize : Treat as a celebrity.
Usage : She enjoyed being lionized and adored by
the public.
15)Flexible : Flexible , supple
Usage : Her figure was Lithe and will lowy.
16)Lofty : Very High.
Usage : Though barbara jordan’s fellow students
used tease her about herlofty ambitions
17)Lank : Long and Thin
Usage : Lank , gaunt , Abraham Lincoln was a
striking figure
18)Lassitude : Languor , Weariness
Usage : After a message and a long soak in the
hot tub , I surrender to my growing lassitude and lay
down for a nap.
19)Laud : Praise
Usage : The NFL Lauded Boomer Esiason’s
efforts to raise money to combat cystic fibrosis
18)Lavish : Liberal , Wasteful
Usage : The actors lavish gifts pleased her.
19)Leery : Suspicious , Cautions
Usage : Don’t eat the sushi at this restaurant
am a bit Leery about how fresh it is.
20)Levee : Earthen or stone embankment to prevent
flooding.
Usage:As the river rose an threatened to overflow the
levee , Emergency workers rushed to reinforce the walls
with sandbags.
Synonyms- M
Synonyms- M
1. Macobre : gruesome , grisly
The city morgue is a macobre spot for the uninitiated.
2.Magisterial : Authoritatve ,impervious
The learned doctor laid down the law to his patient
in a magisterial tone of voice.
3. Magnitude : Greatness , Extent
It is difficult to comprhend the magnitude of his crime.
4. Malady : illness
A mysterious malady swept the country , filling doctors
offices wth feverish ,purple spotted patients.
5.Malefactor: evildoer, animal
Mighty mouse will save the day , huntinmg dowm
malefactors and reescuing innocent
mice from peril
6.Malign : Speak evil of , bad-mouth , defame
Putting her hands over her ears Rose refused to
listen to Betty malign her friend Susan
7.Manifesto : declaration , Statement of policy.
The communist manifesto by Marx proclaimed the
principles of modern communism.
8. Mandatory : obligatory
These instructions are mandatory , any violation
will be severely punished.
9.Maladorous : Foul smelling
The compost heap was most malodorous in summer.
10. Manacle : restran , handcuff.
The police immediately manacledthe prisoner so he
could not escape.
11. Masochist : person who enjoys his own pain
The masochist begs , ' hit me' . The sadist smiles
and says , 'I wont'.
12.Matriarch : woman who rules a family or larger
social group
.
The matriarch ruled her gypsy tribe wth a firm hand.
13.Maritime : bordering on the sea, nautical
The maritime provinces depend on the sea for the wealth.
14. Marred : damaged . disfigured
She had to refinish the marred by his overexcited fans
15.Maul : handle roughly
The rock star was mauled by his overexcited fans.
16.Maxim : proverb, a truth pithily stated.
Aesop's tables illustrate moral maxims.
17.Meritricious : flashy , tawdry
Her jewels were inexpensive but not meritricious.
18.Mediocre : ordinary , common place
we were disapointed because he gave a rather
mediocre performance in this role.
19. Meek : Submissive ; patient and long suffering
Ram never expected his meek daughter would dare
to defy him by eloping with her suitor.
20. Mete : measure , distribute
He tried to be impartial in his efforts to mete out
justice.
21.Migrant : changing its habitat , wondering
These migrant birds return every spring .
22. Mishap : accident
With a little care you could have avoided this mishap.
23.Mirage : unreal reflection, optical illusion
The lost prospector was fooled by a mirage in the
desert.
24.mire : entangle ,stick in swampy ground
Ther rear wheels became mired in mud.
25. Mirth : merriment , laughter
Sober found Sir Loby's mirth improper.
26. Misadventure : mischona, ill luck
The young explorer met death by misadventure.
27. Mnemonic : pertaining to memory
She used mnemonic tricks to master words.
28.Misogynist : hater of women
She accused him of being a misogynist because he had
been a bachelor all his life.
29.Mogul : powerful person
The oil moguls made great profits when the price of
gasoline rose.
30. motif : theme
This simple motif runs throughout the score
31.Monotheism: belief in one God.
Abraham was first to proclaim his belief in monotheism
32. Mordant : biting , sarcastic , stinging
Actors feared the critics mordant pen.
33. Mulet : defraud a person of something
The lawyer was accused of trying to mulet the boy of his
legacy
Synonyms- N
Synonyms- N
1. Narcissist : Conceited person.
A narcissist is his own best friend.
2. Natation : Swimming
The Red Cross emphasizes the need for courses in nation.
3. Nauseate : cause to become sick , Fill with disgust.
The foul smells began to nauseate her.
4. Neophyte : recent , beginner
This mountain slope contains sldes that will challenge
experts as well as neophytes.
5.Nostrum : Questionable medicine.
No quack selling nostrums is gong to cheat me.
6.Niggle : Spend too much time on minor points , crap
Let's not niggle over details niggling.
7.Nostalgia : Homesickness , longing for the past.
My grandfather spoke of life in the old country . He
had little patience with nostalgia.
8.Nexus : connection
I fal to see the nexus that binds thse two widely
separated events.
9.Nugatory : Futile , worthless
The agreement is nugatory for no court wll enforce it.
10.Nullify : make invalid
Once the contract was nullified , it no longer had any
legal force.
11. Numismatist : person who collects coins.
The numismatist had a splendid collection of
antique coins.
12.Noxious : harmful
We must trace th source of these noxious gases
before they asphyxiate us.
13.Novelty : Something new, newness
The computer is no longer a novelty around the office.
14. Nocturnal : Done at night .
Mr.Jan obtained a watch dog to prevent the nocturnal
raids on his chicken coops.
15. Nomadic : wandering
Several nomadic tribes of Indians would hunt in
this area each year
Synonyms- O
Synonyms- O
1. Obdurate : Stubborn
He was obdurate in his refusal to listen to out complaints.
2.Obeisance : bow
She made an obeisance as the king an queens entered the room .
3.Obese : Excessively fat.
It is advisable that obese people try to lose weight.
4. Obelish : tall coloumn tapering and ending in a pyramid.
Cleopatra's Needle is an obesile in Newyork.
5. Obituary : death notice
I first learned of her death when I read the
obituary in the newspaper.
6. Obligatory : binding , required.
It is obligatory that books borrowed from th elibrary
be returned within two weeks.
7.Obliterate : destroy completely.
The tidal wave obliterated several islan villages.
8.Oblaguy : slander , disgrace , infamy
I reset the obloguy that you are casting upon my reputation.
9.Obscure : darken, make unclear
At times he seemed purposely to obscure his meaning
was still obscure .
10.Obnoxious : Offensive
I find your behaviour obnoxious, please mend your ways.
11.Obsequy : funeral ceremony
Hundreds paid their last respects at his obsequies.
12.Occlude : shut , close
A blood clot occluded an artery to his heart.
13. Occult: mysterious , secret , supernatural
The occult rites of the organization were revealed
only to members.
14.Odoriferous : giving off an odour
The odoriferous spices stimulated her jaded appetite.
15.Odyssey : long , eventful ,journey
The refugees journey from Cambodia was a terrifying odyssey .
16. Ominous : threating
Those clouds are ominous , they suggest that a severe storm
on the way.
Synonyms- P
Synonyms- P
1.Paean=song of praise or joy
Paeans celebrating the victory filled the air.
2.Paleontology=study of prepistorie life
The proffesor of paleontology had a superb collection of
fossils.
3.Pall=grow tiresome
The study of word lists can eventually pall and put one to
sleep.
4.Panacea=cure-allremeady for all diseases
There is no easy panacea that will solve our complicated
international situation.
5.Paragon=model of perfection
The fellow students disliked Lavinia,becoz Miss Minchin always
pointed her out as a paragon of virtue.
6.Parlance=language,idiom
All this legal parlance confuses me.I need an interpretor.
7.Passe=old-fashioned,past the prime
Her style is passe and reminiscent of victorian era.
8.Pastoral=rural
In thase stories of pastoral life,we find an understanding
of the daily tasks of country folk.
9.Patriarch=father and ruler of a family or tribe
In many primitive tribes,the leaders & lawmarker was the
patriarch.
10.pauper=very poor person
though widow brown was living on a reduced income,she was
by no means a pauper.
11.Pedestrain=ordinary,unimagnative
Unintentionally boring,he wrote page after page of pedestrain
prose.
12.Perennial=something long-lasting
These plants are hardy perennials and will bloom for many years.
13.Perfidious=treacherous,disloyal
When Caesar realizesd that Brutus had betrayed him,he
reproached his perfidious friend.
14.Perpetrate=commit an offense
Only an insane person could perpetrate such a horrible crime.
15.Perpetual=ever lasting
Ponce hoped to find the legendary fountain of perpetual youth.
16.Pert=impertinent,forward
I think you pert and impudent remarks call for an apology.
17.Pillage=plunder
The enemy pillaged the quiet village & left it in rains.
18.Placid=peaceful,calm
After his vacation in this placid section he felt soothed
rested.
19.Portent=sign,omen,forewarning
He regarded the black could as a portent of evil.
20.Pragmatist=practical person
No pragmatist enjoys becoming involved in a game that he
can never win.
Synonyms- Q
Synonyms- Q
1.quadruped=four-footed animal
most mammles are quadrupeds.
2.Quail=cower,lose heart
He was afraid that he would quail in the face of danger.
3.Quaint=odd,old-fashioned
Her quaint clothes and old fashioned language marked her
as an eccentric.
4.Quay=dock,landing place
Because of the captains carelessness,the ship crashed into the
quay.
5.Quack=charlatant,impostor
Do not be misled by the exorbitant claims of this quack.
6.Quarantine=isolation of a person,place,or ship to prevent
spread of infection.
We will have to place this house under quarantine until
we determine.
7.Quorum=no.of members necessary to conduct a meeting
The senator asked for a roll call to determine whether a
quorum was present.
8.Quietude=tranquility
He was impressed by the air of quietude and peace that
pervade the valley.
9.Quintessence=purest and highest embodiment
Noel coward displayed the Quintessence of wit.
10.Quiver=case for arrows
Robin reached back and plucked one last arrow from his
quiver.
11.Quip=taunt
You are unpopular,because you are too free with your
quips and sarcastic comments.
12.Quiver=tremble,shake
The bird dog's nose twitched and his whiskers quivered
as he strains eagerly against the leash.
Synonyms- R
Synonyms- R
1.Rankle=irritate,fester
The memory of having been jitted rankled him foe years.
2.Rancid=having the odor of stale fat
A rancid odor filled the ships galley ans nauseated the crew.
3.Raspy=grating,harsh
The sergeants raspy voice grated on the recruits ears.
4.Revage=plunder,despoil
The marauding army ravaged the countryside.
5.Ravenous=extremely hungry
The ravenous dog upset several garbage pails in its search
for food.
6.Realm=kingdom.field or sphere
In the animal realm the lion is king of beasts.
7.Renege=deny,go back on
He reneged on paying off his debt.
8.Repast=meal,feast,bonquet
The caterers prepared a delicious repast for Fred & Jud's
wedding day.
9.Regal=royal
Prince Albert had a regal manner.
10.Rig=fix,manipulate
the Dard boss das rigged a lot of votes.
11.Roster=list
They print the roster of players in the season's program.
12.Reek=emit(odor)
The room reeked with state tobacco smoke.
13.Reiterate=repeat
She reiterated the warning to make sure everyone understand it.
14.Remorse=guilt,self-reproach
The murderer felt no remorse for his crime.
15.Regicide=murder of a king or queen
The beheading of Mary Queen of scots was an act of regicide .
16.Refectory=dining hall
In the huge refectory ,we can feed the entire student body at
one sitting.
17.Redoient=fragrant,odorous,suggestive of an order
Even though it is feb,the air is redoient of spring.
18.Retinue=following,attendants
The queen's retinue followed her down the aiste.
19.Ruse=trick,strategy
You will not be able to fool your friends with such an obvious
ruse .
20.Ruffian=bully,scoundrel
The ruffians throw stones at the police.
Synonyms- S
Synonyms- S
1.Sage : person celebrated for wisdom
Hearing tales of a mysterious master of all knowledge who
lived in the hills of Tibet,Sandy was possessed with a burning
deisre to consult the legendary sage.
2.Salubrious : healthful
Many people with hey fever move to more salubrious sections of
the country during the months of August and September.
3.Sap : diminish , Undermine
The element Kryptoxite had an unhealthy effect on
superman : It sapped his strength.
4.Sotiate : Satisfy fully
Having stuffed themselves with goodies until they satiated,
the Quests were
so full they were reay for nap.
5.Savor : enjoy , have a distinctive Havor , smell or quality.
Relishing his triumph, costness especially savored th chagrin
and critics who had predicted his failure.
6.Sear : char or burn , brand
Accidentally brushing against the hot grill , she seared
her hand badly.
7. Scad : great quantity
Refusing Dave's offer to lend him a shirt, phil replied ,
" No , thanks , I have got scads of clothes".
8.Spate: sudden flood
I am worried about
the possibility of a spate if the rans
do not diminiish soon
9.Sodden : Soaked , dull , as if from drink
He set his sodden overcoat near the radiator to dry.
10.Snivel : run at the nase , snuffle, whine.
Don't you come snivelling to me complaining about yours
big brother.
11. Smirk : concited smile.
Wipe that smirk off your face
12.Slacken : slowup, loosen
As thry passed the finish line, the runners slackened
their place
13.Sineway: tough, setstrong and firm
The steak was too sineway to chew.
14Shyster : lawyer using Questionable methods
On L.A Law , respectable attorney Brackman was horrified
to learn that his newly
discovered half brother was a cheap shyster.
15.Shard : fragment , generally of pottery
The archaeologist assigned several students the task
reassembling earthenware vessels
from the shards he had brought back from the expedition.
16.Stanch:Check flow of blood.
It is imperative that we stanch the gushing wound before
we attend to the other injuries.
17.Stint : be thrifly, set limits
" Spare no expense ", the bride's father said, refusing
to stint on the wedding arrangment.
18.Stolid : dull , impassive
The earthquake shattered stuarts usual stolid demeanor,
trembling , he crouchedd on
the no longer stable ground.
19. subside : settleddown, descend , growquiet
The doctor assured us that th fever would eventually subside.
20.Sylvan: pertaining to the woods , rustic
His painting of nymphs of sylvan backgrounds were
criticized as over sentimental.
21.Sybarite : lover of luxury.
Rich people are not always sybarites.
22.Swindles : cheat
She was gullible and trusting, an easy victim for the
first swindlerwho came along
Synonyms- T
Synonyms- T
1.Tacit : understood , not put into words.
We have a tacit agreement based on only a handshake.
2. Tactile :pertaining to the organs or sense of touch.
His callused hands had lost their tactile sensitivity.
3.Talon : claw of bird.
The falconer wore a leather gaunt let to avoid being clawed
by the hawk's talons.
4. Taut : tight , ready
The captain maintained that he ran a taut ship.
5. Tawdry : cheap and gaudy
he won a feew tawdry trinkets at Coney Island.
6. Tarry : delay, dawdle
We can't tarry if we want to get to the airport on time .
7.tenuous : thin,rare, slim
The allegiance of our allies is held by rather tenuous
ties, let us hope they will remaiin loyal.
8. Testy : Irritable , short tempered
My advice is to avoid discussing this problem with her
today as she is rather testy and may shout at you.
9.Toady : servile Hatterer , Yes man
Never tell the boss anything he doesn't want to hear;
he doesn't want an independent adviser, he just wants
a toady.
10.Tirade : extended scolding
Everytime the boss holds a meeting , he goes into
a lengthy tirade, scolding us for everything from
tordiness to padding our expenses.
11. Toga : Roman outer robe
MarcAntony pointed to the slashes in Caesar's toga.
12.Tome : large volume
She spent much time in the libraries poring over
ancient times.
13.Tyro :beginner , novice
For a mere tyro, you have produced some marvelous results.
14.Tumid: swollen , pompous, bombastic
I especially dislike his tumid style, I prefer writing
that is less swollen and bombastic.
15.Turgid : Swollen , disintended
The turgid river threatened to overflow the leaves and
flood the countryside.
16.Tremor : Trembling
She had a nervous tremor in her right hand.
17.Trek : travel, journey
The tribe made their trek further north that summer
in search of game.
18.Trenchant : cutting , keen
I am afraid of his trenchant wit for it is often
sarcastic.
19.Traduce : Expose to slander
His opponents tried to traduce the candidates
reputation by spreading rumor's about the past.
20.Tureen : Deep dish for serving soup
The waiters brought the soup to the tables in silver
tureen.
21. Trappings : outward decorations , ornaments.
He loved the trapping of successv
22.Tryst : meeting
The lovres kept their Tyrst even though they realized
their danzer.
23.Transcrible : copy
When you transcrible your notes , please send a copy
to Mr.Smith and keep the original for our files
24.Trajectory : Path taken by a projectile
The police tried to locate the spot from which the
assasin has tried the fatal shot by tracing the
trajectory of the bullet.
25.Tycoon : Wealthy leader
John D.Rocketeller was a prominent tycoon.
Synonyms- U
Synonyms- U
1.Ultimatum=last demand,warning
Since they have ignored our ultimatum our only resource is to
declare war.
2.Unearth=dig up
when they unearthed the city,the archeologists found many
relies of an ancient civilization.
3.Uncanny=stranger,mysterious
You have the uncanny knack of reading my innermost
thoughts.
4.Unction=the act of anointing with oil
The anointing with oil of a person near death is called
extreme unction .
5.Unguent=ointment
Apply this unguent to
the sore muscles before retiring.
6.Unruly=disobedient,lawless
The only way to curb this unruly mob is to use tear gas.
7.Unsavory=distasteful,morally offensive
People with unsavory reputations should not be allowed
to work with young children.
8.Usury=lending money at illegal rates of interest
The loan sark was found guilty of usury .
9.Unison=unity of pitch,complete accord
The choir song is unison .
10.Urchin=mischievous child
Get out!this store is no place for grybby urchins .
11.Urbane=suave,refined,elegant
The courtier was urbane and sophisticated.
12.Unwitting=unintensional,not knowing
She was the unwitting tool of the swindiers.
13.Unfledged=immature
It is hard for an unfledged writer to find a sympathetic
publisher.
14.Uninhibited=unrepressed
The congregation was shocked by her uninhibited laughter
during the sermon.
15.Unravel=disentangle,solve
With equal ease Miss Marple unraveled tangled balls
of yarn and battling murder mysteries .
Synonyms- V
Synonyms- V
1.Vulpine=like a fox,crafty
She disliked his siy ways,but granted him a certain
vulpine intelligence.
2.Volition=act of making a conscious choice
She selected this dress of her own volition .
3.Vixen=female fox,ill-tempered woman
Aware that she was right once again,he lost his temper
and called her a shrew and a vixen .
4.Voyeur=peeping tom
Jill called Jack a voyeur when she caught him aiming his
binoculors at a bedroom window of the house next door.
5.Vituperative=abusive,scolding
He became more vituperative as he realized that we were not
going to grant him his wish.
6.Vouge=popular fashion
Jeans became the Vouge on many college campuses.
7.Virile=manly
I do not accept the premise that a man virile only
when he is belligerent.
8.Viscous=sticky,gluey
Melted tar is a Viscous substance .
Synonyms- W
Synonyms- W
1.Waft=moved gently by wind or waves
Daydreaming,he gazed at the leaves that wafted past his window.
2.Waive=give up temporarily,yield
I will waive my rights in this matter in order to expedite our
reaching a proper decision.
3.Wallow=roll in,indulge in;become helpless
The hippopotamous loves to wallow in the mud.
4.Wan=having a pale or sickly color,pallid.
Suckling asked "why so pale and wan fond lover?".
5.Wary=very cautious
The spies grew Wary as they approached the sentry.
6.Welter=turmoil,bewildering jumble
The existing Welter of overlapping federal and state proclaims
cries out for immediatereform.
7.Wane=decrease in size or strength,draw gradually to an end
To wane is the opposite of to wax or increase in size.
8.Whiff=puff or gust,hint
The slightest Whiff of old spice cologne brought memories
of george to her mind .
9.Whimsical=capricious,fanciful
In Mrs.Ram,the hero is a playful, whimsical man who takes
a nation to dress up as a woman so that he can look after
his children,who are in the custody of his ex-wife.
10.Wince=shrink back,flinch
The screech of the chalk on the blackboard made her wince .
11.Wry=twisted,with a humorous twist
We enjoy Dorothy Parker's verse for its wry wit.
12.Woe=deep,inconsolable grief,suffering
Pale and Wan with grief,wanda was bowed down beneath
the burden of her woes .
Synonyms- X
Synonyms- X
1. Xenophobia : fear or hatred of foreigners
when the refugee arrived in America, he was unprepare for the
xenophobia he found there.
Synonyms- Y
Synonyms- Y
1.Yen = longing,urge
She had ayen to get away an live on her own for a while
2. Yeoman : man owning small estate, middle-class farmer.
It was not the
aristrocrat but the yeoman who determined the enation's policies.
3.Yoke : join together , unite
I dont wish to be yoked to him in marriage , asf we were cattle
pulling a plow.
4.Yokel : country pumpkin
At school his classmates regarded him as a yokel and laughes
at his rustic mannerisms.
5. Yore : time past
She dreamed of the elegant homes of yore but gave no thought
to theirinelegant plumbing.
Synonyms- Z
Synonyms- Z
1.Zany = crazy , comic
I can watch the marx brother's zany antics for hours
2.Zeal = eager enthusiasm
Wang's zeal was contagious
3. Zealot : fanatic
Though Glenn was devout , he was no Zealot, he never tried to
force his religious
beliefs on his friends.
4. Zephyr : Gentle breeze , west wind
When these Zephyrs blow , it is good to be in an open boat
under a full sail

Anology - verbal Reasoning

VERBAL REASONING - R.S.AGGARWAL





ANALOGY
EXERCISE A
Directions: In each of the following questions,there is a certain relationship
between two given words
on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : :while another word is
to be found from the given alternatives,having the same relation with this word as
the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct alternative.
1 . Moon : Satellite : : Earth :?
(A) Sun (B) Planet (C)Solar System (D) Asteroid
Ans: (B)
Explanation: Moon is a satellite and Earth is a Planet .
2 . Forecast : Future : : Regret :?
(A) Present (B) Atone (C)Past (D)Sins
Ans: (C)
Explanation: Forecast is for Future happenings and Regret is for past actions .
3. Influenza : Virus : : Typhoid : ?
(A) Bacillus (B)Parasite (C)Protozoa (D) Bacteria
Ans: (D)
Explanation: First is the disease caused by the second .
4. Fear : Threat : : Anger : ?
(A)Compulsion (B)Panic (C)Provocation (D)Force
Ans: (C)
Explanation: First arises from the second .
5. Melt : Liquid : : Freeze : ?
(A)Ice (B)Condense (C)Solid (D)Crystal
Ans: (C)
Explanation: First is the process of formation of the second .
6. Clock : Time : : Thermometer : ?
(A)Heat (B)Radiation (C)Energy (D)Temperature
Ans: (D)
Explanation: First is an instrument used to measure the second .
7. Muslim : Mosque : : Sikhs : ?
(A)Golden Temple (B)Medina (C)Fire Temple (D)Gurudwara
Ans: (D)
Explanation: Second is the pace of worship for the first
. 8. Paw : Cat : : Hoof : ?
(A)Horse (B)Lion (C)Lamb (D)Elephant
Ans: (A)
Explanation: First is the name given to the foot of the second .
9. Eye :Myopia : : Teeth : ?
(A)Pyorrhea (B)Cataract (C)Trachoma (D)Eczema
Ans: (A)
Explanation: Second is a disease of the first
.
10. Tractor : Trailer : : Horse : ?
(A)Stable (B)Cart (C)Saddle (D)Engine
Ans: (B)
Explanation: Second is pulled by the first
. 11. Scribble : Write : : Stammer : ?
(A)Walk (B)Play (C)Speak (D)Dance
Ans: (C)
Explanation: First is an improper form of the second
.
12. Flower : Bud : : Plant : ?
(A) Seed (B)Taste (C)Flower (D)Twig
Ans: (A)
Explanation: First develop from the second .
13. Errata : Books : : flaws:?
(A)Manuscripts (B)Metals (C)Speech (D)Charter
Ans: (B)
Explanation: Errata comprises from the books.Similarly, Flaws are the defects in the
metals.
14. Gun : Bullet : : Chimney : ?
(A)Ground (B)House (C)Roof (D)Smoke
Ans: (D)
Explanation: Second comes out of the first .
15. Breeze : Cyclone : : Drizzle : ?
(A)earth quake (B)Storm (C)Flood (D)Down pour
Ans: (D)
Explanation: Second is more intense than the first .
16. Car : Garage : : Aeroplane : ?
(A)Port (B)Depot (C)Hanger (D)Harbour
Ans: (C)
Explanation: First is temporarily parked in the second .
17. Race : Fatigue : : Fast : ?
(A)Food (B)Appetite (C)Hunger (D)Weakness
Ans: (C)
Explanation: First causes the second .
18. Candle : Wax : : Paper :?
(A)Wood (B)Tree (C)Bamboo (D)Pulp
Ans: (D)
Explanation: First is made from the second
. 19. Acting : Theater : : Gambling : ?
(A)Casino (B)Club (C)Bar (D)Gymn
Ans: (A)
Explanation: Second is the place for performing the first .
20. Venerate : Worship : : Extol : ?
(A)Glorify (B)Homage (C)Compliment (D)Recommend
Ans: (A)
Explanation: The words in each pair are synonyms .
21. Water : Convection : : Space : ?
(A)Conduction (B)Transference (C)Vacuum (D)Radiation
Ans: (D)
Explanation: Second is the mode of transference of heat by the first .
22. Growth : Death : : Increase : ?
(A)Ease (B)decrease (C)Tease (D)Cease
Ans: (D)
Explanation: Second puts an end to the activity denoted by the first .
23. Oxygen : Burn : : Carbon dioxide : ?
(A)Isolate (B)Foam (C)Extinguish (D)Explode
Ans: (C)
Explanation: Oxygen helps in burnings while carbon dioxide extinguished fires .
24. Dog : Bark : : Goat : ?
(A)Bleat (B)Howl (C)Grunt (D)Bray
Ans: (A)
Explanation: Second is noise produced by the first .
25. Grain : Stock : : Stick : ?
(A)Heap (B)Bundle (C)Collection (D)String
Ans: (B)
Explanation: Second is collection of the first .
26. Nurture : Neglect : : Denigrate : ?
(A)Reveal (B)Extol(C)Recognize (D)Calumniate
Ans: (B)
Explanation: The words in each pair are antonyms .
27. Planet : Orbit : : Projectile : ?
(A)Trajectory (B)Track (C)Milky way (D)Path
Ans: (A)
Explanation: Second is the path traced by the first .
28. Genuine : Authentic : : Mirage : ?
(A)Image (B)Transpiration (C)Reflection (D)Illusion
Ans: (D)
Explanation: The words in each pair are synonyms .
29. Cobbler : Leather : : Carpenter : ?
(A)Furniture (B)Wood (C)Hammer (D)Chair
Ans: (B)
Explanation: Second is the raw material used by the first .
30. Rupee : Indian : : Yen : ?
(A)Turkey (B)Bangladesh (C)Pakistan (D)Japan
Ans: (D)
Explanation: Rupee is the currency of India . Similarly , Yen is the currency of Japan .
31. Ocean : Deserts : : Waves : ?
(A)Sea (B)Dust (C)Sand dunes (D)Ripples
Ans: (C)
Explanation: If oceans were deserts, waves would be sand dunes .
32. Pork : Pig : : Beef : ?
(A)Farmer (B)Herd (C)Cow(D)Lamb
Ans: (C)
Explanation: First is the name given to the meat of the second .
33. Illiteracy : Education : : Flood : ?
(A)Rain (B)Bridge (C)Dam (D)River
Ans: (C)
Explanation: Second helps ot get rid of the first
(A)Refuge (B)Mercy (C)Truancy (D)Remorse
Ans: (A)
Explanation: A prisoner is confined within the dungeon ,and an unsheltered person
takes refuge within the asylum .
35. Appraiser : Building : : Critic : ?
(A)Book (B)Masterpiece (C)Judge (D)Gold
Ans: (A)
Explanation: First comments on the second .
(A)Doe (B)Stag (C)Leopard (D)Stallion
Ans: (D)
Explanation: First is a young one of the second .
(A)Thresh (B)Sift (C)Pry (D)Rinse
Ans: (B)
Explanation: Second denotes the function performed by the first .
38. Fruit : Banana : : mammal : ?
(A)Cow (B)Snake (C)Fish (D)Sparrow
Ans: (A)
Explanation: First denotes the class to which the second belongs .
39. Tile : Mosaic : : Knot : ?
(A)Embroidery (B)Abacus (C)Macrame (D)Easle
Ans: (C)
Explanation: Just as tiles in mosaic make a pattern , so also the knots in a piece of
macrame make a pattern .
40. Import : Export : : Expenditure : ?
(A)Deficit (B)Revenue (C)Debt (D)Tax
Ans: (B)
Explanation: The words in each pair are antonyms .
41. Hill : Mountain : : Stream : ?
(A)River (B)Canal (C)Glacier (D)Avalanche
Ans: (A)
Explanation: Second is bigger form of first .
42. Country : President : : State : ?
(A)Governor (B)Minister (C)Chief minister (D)Citizen
Ans: (A)
Explanation: President and Governor are the nominal heads of country and state
respectively .
43. Bread : Yeast : : Curd : ?
(A)Fungi (B)Bacteria (C)Germs(D)Virus
Ans: (B)
Explanation: First is produced by the action of the second .
44. Court : Justice : : School : ?
(A)Teacher (B)Student (C)Ignorance (D)Education
Ans: (D)
Explanation: First is the place where the second is imparted .
45. Quartz : Radio : : Gypsum : ?
(A)Glass (B)Porcelain (C)Cement (D)Powder
Explanation: First is used to make the second .
46. Chromite : Chromium : : Ilmenite :?
(A)Limestone (B)Cobalt (C)Manganese (D)Titanium
Ans: (D)
Explanation: Chromite is a mineral of chromium and ilmenite is a mineral of titanium
.
47. Command : Order : : Confusion : ?
(A)Discipline (B)Clarity (C)Choas (D)Problem
Ans: (C)
Explanation: The words in each pair are synonyms.
48. Ruby : Red : : Sapphire : ?
(A)Blue (B)White (C)Green (D)Silver
Ans: (A)
red precious stone and sapphire is a blue precious stone .
49. House : Garbage : : Ore : ?
(A)Rubbish (B)Gangue (C)Sand (D)Dregs
Ans: (B)
Explanation: The waste of the house is called garbage .Similarly ,the impurities in the
ore are called gangue .
50. HongKong : China : : Vatican : ?
(A)Rome (B)Mexico (C)Canada (D)Christianity
Ans: (A)
Explanation: HongKong is a city in China .Similarly ,Vatican is a city in Rome .
51. Stee : Rails : : Alnico : ?
(A)Aircraft (B)Machinery (C)Silver ware (D)Magnets
Ans: (D)
Explanation: First is used to makes the second .
52. Poodle : Dog : : Moose : ?
(A)Duck (B)Donkey (C)Fowl (D)Deer
Ans: (D)
Explanation: Poodle is a bread of dog and moose is a bread of deer .
53. Push : Pull : : Throw : ? (A)Jump (B)Collect (C)Pick (D)Game Ans: (C)
Explanation: The words in each pair are antonyms .
54. Naphthalene : Coal tar : : Dyes : ?
(A)Petroleum (B)Oils (C)Chemicals (D)Carbon
Ans: (A)
Explanation: First is Obtained from the second .
55. Darwin : Evolution : : Archimedes : ?
(A)Friction (B)Lubrication (C)Buoyancy (D)Liquid
Explanation: Darwin gave the theory if evolution ,Like wise Archimedes gave the
theory of buoyancy .
56. Hot : Oven : : Cold : ?
(A)Ice cream (B)Air conditioner (C)Show (D)Refrigerator
Ans: (D)
Explanation: An oven is an appliance to keep the food-items hot ,similarly a
refrigerator keeps food-items cold.
57. Conference : Chairman : : Newspaper : ?
(A)Reporter (B)Distributer (C)Painter (D)Editor
Ans: (A)
Explanation: Chairman is the highest authority in a conference .Similarly editor is the
highest authority in a news paper agency.
58. Drama : Stage : : Tennis : ?
(A)Tournament (B)Net (C)Court (D)Racket
Ans: (C)
Explanation:A drama ia performed on a stage .Similarly tennis is payed on the court
. 59. Tree : Forest : Grass : ?
(A)Lawn (B)Field (C)Garden (D)Farm
Ans: (A)
Explanation: A forest consists of trees and a lawn is made up of grass .
60. Giant : Dwarf : : Genius : ?
(A)Wicked (B)Gentle (C)Idiot (D)Tiny
Explanation: The words in each pair are opppsite of each other.
61. Bank : River : : Coast : ?
(A)Flood (B)Waves (C)Sea (D)Beach
Ans: (C)
Explanation: Bank is the land beside the river .Similary coast is the land beside the
sea .
62. Flower : Butterfly : : Dirt : ?
(A)Rats (B)Fly (C)Bugs (D)Sweeper
Ans: (B)
Explanation: First attracts the second .
63. Malaria : Disease : : Spear : ?
(A)Wound (B)Sword (C)Weapon (D)Death
Ans: (C)
Explanation: Second denotes the class to which the first belongs to
.
64. Matricide : Mother : : Homicide : ?
(A)Human (B)Children (C)Father (D)Apes
Ans: (A)
Explanation: First implices killing the second .
65. Food : Stomach : : Fuel : ?
(A)Plane (B)truck (C)Engine (D)Automobile
Ans: (C)
Explanation: Food is processed by the stomach to provide energy for functioning the
body .Similarly Fuel is processed by the engine to provide energy for the functioning
of automobiles .
66. Quail : Partridges : : Yak : ?
(A)Cows (B)Deer (C)Oxen (D)Antelope
Ans : (C)
Explanation: First belongs to the family of second .
67. Engineer : Map : : Bricklayer : ?
(A)Design (B)Template (C)Mould (D)Cement
Ans: (B)
Explanation: Second gives pattern to be followed by the first .
68. Fire : Ashes : : Explosion : ?
(A)Flame (B)Death (C)Sound (D)Debris
Ans: (D)
Explanation: Second is the name given to the remains lef after the first
. 69. Pesticide : Crop : :Antiseptic : ?
(A)Wound (B)Clothing (C)Bandage (D)Bleeding
Ans: (A)
Explanation: Pesicide protects crops from insects and antiseptic protects wound from
germs .
70. King : Throne : : Rider : ?
(A)Seat (B)Horse (C)Saddle (D)Chair
Ans: (C)
Explanation: A king sits on throne and a rider on a saddle .
71. Ocean : Water : : Glacier : ?
(A)Refrigerator (B)Ice (C)Mountain (D)Cave
Explanation: First consists of the second .
72. Reluctant : Keen : : Remarkable : ?
(A)Usual (B)Restrained (C)Striking (D)Evolution
Ans: (A)
Explanation: the words in each pair are antonyms
. 73. Sculptor : Statue : : Poet : ?
(A)Canvas (B)Pen (C)Verse (D)Chisel
Ans: (C)
Explanation: Second is prepared by the first .
74. Fossils : Creatures : : Mummies : ?
(A)Egypt (B)Human beings (C)Animals (D)Martyrs
Ans: (B)
Explanation: Fossils are the remains of the creatures .Similarly mummies are the
remains of human beings .
EXERCISE B
Directions: There is a certain relation between two given words on one side of : :
and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from
the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has.
Select the best alternative.
1. Dog : Rabies : : Mosquito : ?
(a)Plague (b)Death (c)Malaria (d)Sting
Ans: (c)
Exp: The bite of the first causes the second.
2. Man : Biography : : Nation : ?
(a)Leader (b)People (c)Geography (d)History
Ans: (d)
Exp: Second contains the story of the first.
3. Doctor : Diagnosis : : Judge : ?
(a)Court (b)Punishment (c)Lawyer (d)Judgement
Ans: (d)
Exp: The function of a doctor is to diagnose a disease and that of a judge is to
give judgement.
4. Horse : Jockey : : Car : ?
(a)Mechanic (b)Chauffeur (c)Steering (d)Brake
Ans: (b)
Exp: Horse is friven by a jockey .
Similarly,car is driven by a chauffeur.
5. Fog : Visibility : : AIDS : ?
(a)Health (b)Resistance (c)Virus (d)Death
Ans: (b)
Exp: First impairs the second.
6. Porcupine : Rodent : : Mildew :?
(a)Fungus (b)Germ (c)Insect (d)Pathogen
Ans: (a)
Exp: Porcupine is a rodent and mildew is a fungus.
7. Reading : Knowledge : : Work:?
(a)Experience (b)Engagement (c)Employment (d)Experiment
Ans: (a)
Exp: Second is acquired from the first.
8. Scrap : Food : : Lees : ?
(a)Bread (b)Tea (c)Wine (d)Rice
Ans: (c)
Exp: First is the left over of the second.
9. Conscience : Wrong : : Police : ?
(a)Thief (b)Law (c)Discipline (d)Crime
Ans: (d)
Exp: First prevents the second.
10. Cricket : Bat : : Hockey : ?
(a)Field (b)Stick (c)Player (d)Ball
Ans: (b)
Exp: In cricket ball is hit with a bat.
Similarly,in Hockey ,the ball is hit with a stick.
11. Glucose : Carbohydrate : : Soyabean : ? (a)Proteins (b)Vitamins (c)Minerals
(d)Legumes
Ans: (a)
Exp: Glucose is rich in carbohydrates and Soyabean is rich in proteins.
12. Jeopardy:Peril:: Jealousy:?
(a)Envy(b)Insecurity(c)Lust(d)Sin
Ans:(a)
Exp:First is a more intense form of the second.
13. Pigeon:Peace::White flag:?
(a)friendship(b)Victory(c)Surrender(d)War
Ans:(c)
Exp:Pigeon is a symbol of peace and white flag is a symbol of surrender.
14. Teheran:Iran::Beijing:?
(a)China(b)Japan(c)Turkey(d)Malaysia
Ans:(a)
Exp:Teheran is the capital of Iran and Beijing is the capital of China.
15. Enough:Excess:Sufficiency:?
(a)Adequacy(b)Surplus(c)competency(d)Inport
Ans:(b)
Exp:Sufficiency indicates 'enough' and Surplus indicates 'excess.
16. Squint:Eye::Squeeze:?
(a)Tongue(b)Cloth(c)Throat(d)Hand
Ans:(d)
Exp:To squint is to constrict the eyes and squeeze is to constrict the hands.
17. Hermit:Solitude::Intruder:?
(a)Thief(b)Privacy(c)Burglar(d)Alm
Ans:(c)
Exp:The words in each pair are synonyms.
18. Tea:Cup::Tobacco:?
(a)Leaves(b)Hookah(c)Toxin(d)Cheroot
Ans:(d)
Exp:Tea is contained in the cup.
Tobacco is contained cheroot.
19. Market:Demand::Farming:?
(a)Farmer (b)Monsoons(c)Foodgrain(d)Supply
Ans:(b)
Exp:Market depends on Demand and Farming depends on Monsoons.
20. Skirmush:War::Disease:?
(a)Medicine(b)Patient(c)Epidemic(d)Infection
Ans:(c)
Exp:Second is a more intense form of the first.
21. Wimbledon Trophy:Tennis ::Walker's cup:?
(a)Hockey(b)Polo(c)Golf(d)Wrestling
Ans:(c)
Exp:Wimbledon Trophy is associated with the game of Tennis.
Similarly , Walker's cup is associated with the game of Golf.
22. Skeleton:Body::Grammar:?
(a)Language(b)Sentence(c)Meaning(d)Education
Ans:(a)
Exp:Just as skeleton forms the framework of the body,so also Grammar lays
down the
essentials of language.
23. Atom:Matter::Particle:?
(a)Proton(b)Electron(c)Molecule(d)Dust
Ans:(d)
Exp:The smallest unit of matter is atom and that of dust is particle.
24. Disease:Pathology::Planet :?
(a)Astrology(b)Geology(c)Astronomy(d)Palaeontology
Ans:(c)
Exp:Diseases are studied under Pathology.
Similarly,Planets are studied in Astrology.
25. Mature:Regressed :: Varied:?
(a)Rhythmice(b)Monotonous(c)Decorous(d)Obsolete
Ans:(b)
Exp:The words in each pair are opposites of each other.
26. Wool:Sheep::Mohair:?
(a)Cat(b)Goat(c)Cow(d)Camel
Ans:(b)
Exp:Wool is a fibre obtained from sheep,
Similarly, mohair is a fibre obtained from goat.
27. Man:Machine::Master:?
(a)Worker(b)Manager(c)House(d)Slave
Ans:(d)
Exp:Machine is made to work by a man.
Similarly,Slave works under the instructions of his master.
28. Sedative :Pain::Solace:?
(a)Irritation (b)Kill(c)Grief(d)Hurt
Ans:(c)
Exp:First is the feeling associated with the second.
29. Elegance:Vulgarity::Graceful:?
(a)Awkward(b)Comely(c)Asperity(d)Dirty
Ans:(a)
Exp:The words in each pair are antonyms of each other.
30. Horse:Neigh ::Jackal:?
(a)Squeak(b)Chatter(c)Howl(d)Bray
Ans:(c)
Exp:Second is the noise produced by the first.
31. Harp:Drum::Flute:?
(a)Violin(b)Bugle(c)Harmonium(d)Piano
Ans:(b)
Exp:The voice of harp is shrill as compared to that of drum.
Flute produces a shrill sound as compared to that of bugle.
32. Imprison:Jail::Exile:?
(a)Country(b)Depart(c)Banish(d)Punishment
Ans:(c)
Exp:the words in each pair are synonyms.
33. Victory:Encouragement::Failure:?
(a)Sadness(b)Defeat(c)Anger(d)Frustration
Ans:(d)
Exp:Victory leads to encouragement and failure brings frustration.
34. Dilatory:Expeditious::Direct:?
(a)Tortuous(b)Circumlocutory(c)Straight(d)Curved
Ans:(b)
Exp:The words in each pair are opposites of each other.
35. Cunning:Fox::Timid:?
(a)Horse(b)Ant(c)Ass(d)Rabbit
Ans:(c)
Exp:Fox is a cunning animal and ass is a timid animal.
36. Aeroplane:Cockpit::Train:?
(a)Wagon(b)Coach(c)Compartment(d)Engine
Ans:(d)
Exp:As the pilot of an aeroplane sits in the cockpit,
the driver of a train works in the engine.
37. Major:Battalion::Colonel:?
(a)Company(b)Regiment(c)Army(d)Soldiers
Ans:(b)
Exp:As Major heads a battalion,the Colonel commands a regiment.
38. Heart:Pericardium::Brain:?
(a)Bones(b)Head(c)Skull(d)Cranium
Ans:(d)
Exp:Second is a bony protective covering for the first.
39. Crow:Carrion::Leech:?
(a)Bugs(b)Blood(c)Meat(d)Bones
Ans:(b)
Exp:First feeds on the second.
40. Insert:Extract::Mighty:?
(a)Thin(b)Strong(c)Frail(d)Feeble
Ans:(d)
Exp:The words in each pair are opposites of each other.
41. Perch:Fresh Water::?:Salt water
(a)Crocodile(b)Frog(c)Cod(d)Snake
Ans:(c)
Exp:A Perch is a fresh water fish.
Similarly, a cod is a salt water fish.
42. Orthologist :Birds::Anthropologist:?
(a)Plants(b)Animals(c)Mankind(d)Environment
Ans:(c)
Exp:Ornithologist specialises in the study of birds
Similarly, anthropologist specialises in the study of mankind.
43. Meat :Vegetarian::Liquor:?
(a)Insane(b)Introvert(c)Teetotaller(d)Foolish
Ans:(c)
Exp:One who abstains from meat is called a vegetarian and
one who abstains from liquor is called a teetotaller.
44. Amber:Yellow::Caramine:?
(a)Red(b)Green(c)Blue(d)Orange
Ans:(a)
Exp:Amber is a shade of yellow colour.
Similarly,caramine is a shade of red colour.
45. Wax:Wane::Zenith:?
(a)Nadir(b)Bottom(c)Fall(d)Depth
Ans:(a)
Exp:The words in each pair are antonyms.
46. Foundation:Edifice::Constitution:?
(a)Government(b)State(c)Nation(d)Cabinet
Ans:(c)
Exp:First forms the basis of the second.
47. Taxonomy:Classification::Pedology:?
(a)Nature(b)Farming(c)Soil(d)Mountain
Ans:(c)
Exp:Taxonomy is the science dealing with classification.
Similarly,pedology deals with study of soils.
48. Nightingale:Warble::Frog:?
(a)Yelp(b)Croak(c)Cackle(d)Squeak
Ans:(b)
Exp:Second is the sound produced by the first.
49. Rondo:Music ::Lay:?
(a)Song(b)Poem(c)Lyric(d)Story
Ans:(a)
Exp:Rondo is a type of music and lay is a type of song.
50. Deciduous:Willow::Coniferous:?
(a)Lime(b)Spruce(c)Oak(d)Elm
Ans:(b)
Exp:Willow is a deciduous tree and spruce is a Coniferous tree.
51. Palaeography:Writings::Ichthyology:?
(a)Fishes(b)Whales(c)Oysters(d)Mammals
Ans:(a)
Exp:Palaeography is the study of ancient writings.
Similarly,Ichthyology is the study of fishes.
EXERCISE C
Directions: There is a certain relation between two given words on one side of : :
and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from
the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the given pair has.
Select the best alternative.
1. Painting : Artist : : Symphony : ?
(a)Novelist (b) Poet (c)Essayist (d)Composer
Ans:(d)
Exp: First is prepared by the second.
2. Pongee : Silk : : Shallot : ?
(a)Boat (b)Building (c)Ship (d)Stream
Ans: (a)
Exp: Pongee is a type of silk and shallot is a kind of boat.
3. Dawn : Dusk : : Inaugaration : ?
(a)Invitation (b)Valediction (c)Repetition (d)Organisation
Ans: (b)
Exp: One is followed by other.
4. Tectonics : Building : : Taxidermy : ?
(a)Classification (b)Conserving (c)Stuffing (d)Collecting
Ans: (c)
Exp: Tectonics is the science dealing with the art of building.
Similarly, taxidermy is the art of stuffing animals.
5. Legend : Story : : Merlin : ?
(a)Hawk (b)Eagle (c)crow (d)Parakeet
Ans: (a)
Exp: First is a type of second.
6. Annihilation : Fire : : Cataclysm : ?
(a)Earthquake (b)Flood (c)Emergency (d)Steam
Ans: (b)
Exp: First is the result of second.
7. Lemur : Monkey : : Rook : ?
(a)Cat (b)Crow (c)Vulture (d)Owl
Ans: (b)
Exp: Lemur belongs to the family of monkey and
rook belongs to the family of crow.
8. Vestry : Church : : Dispensary : ?
(a)Laboratory (b)Hospital (c)School (d)Monastery
Ans: (b)
Exp: Second is a higher institution than the first.
9. Visitor : Invitation : : Witness : ?
(a)Subpoena (b)Permission (c)Assent (d)Document
Ans: (a)
Exp: A Visitor is given an invitation to attend an occasion.
Witness is delivered a subpoena providing for attendance at the court.
10. Mash : Horse : : Mast : ?
(a)Cow (b)Monkey (c)Chimpanze (d)Pig
Ans: (d)
Exp: First is a food for the second.
11. Good : Bad : : Virtue : ?
(a)Blame (b)Sin (c)Despair (d)Vice
Ans: (d)
Exp: The words in each pair are opposites of each other.
12. Igloos : Canada : : Rondavels : ?
(a)Africa (b)Rangoon (c)Russia (d)Indonesia
Ans: (a)
Exp: First is the type of houses most commonly found in the second.
13. Penology : Punishment : : Seismology : ?
(a)Law (b)Liver (c)Earthquakes (d)Medicine
Ans: (c)
Exp: Penology is the study of punishment.
Seismology is is the study of Earthquakes.
14. Noise : Din : : Quiet : ?
(a)Hush (b)Dumb (c)Gag (d)Mouth
Ans: (a)
Exp: second is a more intense form of the first.
15. Touch : Feel : : Greet : ?
(a)Smile (b)Manners (c)Acknowledge (d)Success
Ans: (c)
Exp: Touch is felt and greet is acknowlwdged.
16. Wine : Grapes : : Perry : ?
(a)Whisky (b)Pears (c)Almonds (d)Pomagranates
Ans: (b)
Exp: First is made from the second.
17. Jungle : Zoo : : Sea : ?
(a)Aquarium (b)Harbour (c)Water (d)Fishery
Ans: (a)
Exp: The organisms living in a jungle are artificially reared in a Zoo.
The organisms living in the sea are artificially reared in an aquarium.
18. Primo : Music : : Suburb : ?
(a)Province (b)Country (c)State (d)City
Ans: (d)
Exp: First is a part of the second.
19. Mastic : Gum : : Suet : ?
(a)Milk (b)Fat (c)Hide (d)Fur
Ans: (b)
Exp: Mastic is a gum obtained from plants and suet is a fat obtained from
animals.
20. Orgami : paper : : Ikebana : ?
(a)Trees (b)Theatre (c)Flowers (d)Tapestry
Ans: (c)
Exp: First is an art associated with the second.
21. Enterpreneur : Profit : : Scholar : ?
(a)Income (b)Knowledge (c)Service (d)Business
Ans: (b)
Exp: First strives to acquire the second.
22. Nautilus : Fish : : Teal : ?
(a)Chicken (b)Dolphin (c)Duck (d)Pigeon
Ans: (c)
Exp: Nautilus is a type of fish and teal is a type of duck.
23. Bank : Money : : Transport : ?
(a)Goods (b)Road (c)Traffic (d)Speed
Ans: (a)
Exp: Transaction of second is done through the first.
24. Archipelago : Islands : : Massif : ?
(a)Mountains (b)Caves (c)Forests (d)Hillocks
Ans: (a)
Exp: First is a group of the second.
25. Rill : Stream : : Pony : ?
(a)Mare (b)Mule (c)Donkey (d)Horse
Ans: (d)
Exp: Rill is a small stream and pony is a small horse.
26. Calf : Cow : : Puppy : ?
(a)Dog (b)Bitch (c)Horse (d)Donkey
Ans: (b)
Exp: The relationship is that of young one and female parent.
27. Eccrinology : Secretions : : Selenography : ?
(a)Sun (b)Moon (c)Crust (d)Mantle
Ans: (b)
Exp: Eccrinology is the study of secretions and selenography is the study of
moon.
28. Coconut : Shell : : Letter : ?
(a)Letter-box (b)Stamp (c)Mail (d)Envelope
Ans: (d)
Exp: First is enclosed inside the second.
29. Roster : Duty : : Inventory : ?
(a)Furnace (b)Exports (c)Goods (d)Produce
Ans: (c)
Exp: Roster is a list of duties and inventory is a list of goods.
30. Hilt : Sword : : Out work : ?
(a)Hippodrome (b)Field (c)Rink (d)Fortness
Ans: (d)
Exp: First is a part of the second
. 31. Anaemia : Blood : : Anarchy : ?
(a)Disorder (b)Monarchy (c)Government (d)lawlessness
Ans: (c)
Exp: Anaemia is the lack of blood.
Similarly,anarchy is the lack of government.
32. Heed : Neglect : :Pacify: ?
(a)Victory (b)Incite (c)Allay (d)War
Ans: (b)
Exp: The words in each pair are opposites of each other.
33. Probe : Wound : : Anemography : ?
(a)Humidity (b)Rainfall (c)Force (d)Pressure
Ans: (c)
Exp: Probe is an instrument to examine a wound.
Similarly,anemogrphy is an instrument for recording force.
34. Loiter : Dwandle : : Impugn : ?
(a)Challenge (b)Gamble (c)Confiscate (d)Revenge
Ans: (a)
Exp: The words in each pair are synonyms of each other.
35. Oasis : Sand : : Island : ?
(a)River (b)Sea (c)Water (d)Waves
Ans: (c)
Exp: Oasis is a water pool amidst sand.
Similarly, island is a place of land amidst water.
36. Anatomy : Zoology : : Paediatrics : ? (a)Chemistry (b)Medicine
(c)Palaeontology (d)Mechanics
Ans: (b)
Exp: Anatomy is a branch of zoology.
Similarly,Paediatrics is a branch of medicine.
37. War : Death : : Smoke : ?
(a)Burning (b)Pollution (c)Fire (d)Cigaratte
Ans: (b)
Exp: Second is the result of the first.
38. Scout : Army : : Clerk : ?
(a)Office (b)Files (c)Officer (d)Administration
Ans: (a)
Exp: Work of the second at the lowest level is performed by the first.
39. Winter : Hibernation : : Summer : ?
(a)Survival (b)Activation (c)Aestivation (d)Cache
Ans: (c)
Exp: Winter sleep of animals is called hibernation and summer sleep is called
aestivation.
40. Sports : Logo : : Nation : ?
(a)Anthem (b)Ruler (c)Animal (d)Emblem
Ans: (d)
Exp: Second is a symbol of the first.
41. Vegetable : Chop : : Body : ?
(a)Cut (b)Amputate (c)Peel (d)Prume
Ans: (b)
Exp: Cutting of vegetables is called chopping.
Cutting off a body part is called amputating.
42. Mountain : Valley : : Genius : ?
(a)Brain (b)Idiot (c)Think (d)Intelligence
Ans: (b)
Exp: The words in each pain are opposites of each other.
43. Misogamy : Marriage : : Misogyny : ?
(a)Children (b)Husband (c)Relation (d)Women
Ans: (d)
Exp: First is a hatred for the second.
44. Eye : Wink : : Heart : ?
(a)Move (b)Throb (c)Pump (d)Ouiver
Ans: (b)
Exp: Second denotes the activity of the first.
45. Wine : Grapes : : Vodka : ?
(a)Potatoes (b)Apples (c)Oranges (d)Flour
Ans: (d)
Exp: First is prepared from the second.
46. Calender : Dates : : Dictionary : ?
(a)Vocabulary (b)Language (c)Words (d)Book
Ans: (c)
Exp: Calender is a list of dates.
Likewise,dictionary is a collection words.
47. Novice : Learner : : Harbinger : ?
(a)Messenger (b)Thief (c)Pickpocket (d)Robber
Ans: (a)
Exp: The words in each pair are synonyms.
48. Sikkim : Gangtok : : Manipur : ?
(a)Dispur (b)Cherapunji (c)Shillong (d)Imphal
Ans: (a)
Exp: Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim and Imphal is the capital of Manipur.
49. Line : Square : : Arc : ?
(a)Ring (b)Sphere (c)Circle (d)Ball
Ans: (c)
Exp: First is a part of the second.
50. Convoy : Ships : : Deputation : ?
(a)Voters (b)Representation (c)Politicians (d)Writers
Ans: (b)
Exp: First is a group of second , employed for a certain purpose.
51. Training : Leather : : Pyrotechnics : ?
(a)Wool (b)Fireworks (c)Bombs (d)Machinery
Ans: (b)
Exp: First is the process of manufacturing the second.
52. Shark : Fish : : Lavender : ?
(a)Shrub (b)Tree (c)Herb (d)Climber
Ans: (a)
Exp: Shark is a fish and Lavender is a shrub.
53. Circle : Circumference : : Square : ?
(a)Volume (b)Area (c)Diagonal (d)Perimeter
Ans: (d)
Exp: Second is a measure of the boundary of the first.
54. Oriel : Room : : Tendon : ?
(a)Blood (b)Muscles (c)Veins (d)Liver
Ans: (b)
Exp: First is a part of the second.
55. Car : Petrol : : Televison : ?
(a)Electricity (b)Transmission (c)Entertainment (d)Antenna
Ans: (a)
Exp: A car runs on petrol and a televison works by electricity.
56. Applique : Ornament : : Impound : ?
(a)Confiscate (b)Powder (c)Grab (d)Snatch
Ans: (a)
Exp: The given words are synonyms of each other.
57. Pig : Farrow :: Dog : ?
(a)Mare (b)Pappy (c)Bitch (d)Colt
Ans: (b)
Exp: Second is the young one of the first.
58. Mattock : Dig : : Shoval :?
(a)Break (b)Push (c)Scoop (d)Whittle
Ans: (c)
Exp: Mattock is a tool to dig hard ground
Similarly, Shoval is a tool to scoop.
59. Knoll : Hill : : Eclogue : ?
(a)Poem (b)Music (c)Drama (d)Ballad
Ans: (a)
Exp: Knoll is a small hill and eclogue is a short poem.
60. Receptionist : Office : : Hostess : ?
(a)Aircraft (b)Crew (c)Hospital (d)Airport
Ans: (a)
Exp: First attends the clients in the second.
61. Seismography : Earthquake : : Taseometer : ?
(a)Volcanoes (b)Resistances (c)Landslides (d)Strains
Ans: (d)
Exp: Seismography is an instrument to measure the intensity of an earthquake.
Similarly, taseometer is an instrument to measure strains.
62. Dum Dum : Calcutta : : Palam : ?
(a)Kerala (b)Delhi (c)Madras (d)Bombay
Ans: (b)
Exp: Dum Dum is an airport in Calcutta and Palam is an airport in Delhi.
63. Foresight : Anticipation : : Insomnia : ?
(a)Diamond (b)Iron (c)Sleeplessness (d)Gems
Ans: (c)
Exp: The words in each pair are synonyms.
Excercise D
Directions: In each of the following questions,there is a certain relationship
between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of
: :while another word is to be found from the given alternatives,having the same
relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear. Choose the correct
alternative.
1. Doctor : Patient : : Lawyer : ?
(A)Customer (B)Accused (C)Magistrate (D)Client
Ans : (D)
Explanation : First works for the second .
2. Museum : Curator : : Prison : ?
(A)Manager (B)Mountain (C)Jailor (D)Warden
Ans : (C)
Explanation : First is managed by the second .
3. Soap : Wash : : Broom : ?
(A)Clean (B)Dust (C)Sweep (D)Floor
Ans : (C)
Explanation : Second denotes the function of the first .
4. Wax : Grease : : Milk : ?
(A)Drink (B)Ghee (C)Curd (D)Protein
Ans : (C)
Explanation : First is used to prepare the second .
5. Bread : Bakery : : Brick : ?
(A)Mint (B)Kiln (C)Furnace (D)Mine
Ans : (B)
Explanation : Second is the place where first id manufactured .
6. Sword : Slaughter : : Scalpel : ?
(A)Murder (B)Stab (C)Surgery (D)Chopping
Ans : (C)
Explanation : Second denotes the purpose for which the first is used .
7. Life : Autobiography : : Witness : ?
(A)Paper (B)Truth (C)Documents (D)Acceptance
Ans : (C)
Explanation : Second contains an amount of the first .
8. Chef : Restaurant : : Druggist : ?
(A)Medicine (B)Pharmacy (C)Store (D)Chemist
Ans : (B)
Explanation : Second is the working place of the first .
(A)Blue (B)Orange (C)Red (D)Yellow
Ans : (C)
Explanation : Jude is Green precious stone and garnet is a red precious stone .
10. Dancer : Stage : : Minister : ?
(A)Pulpit (B)Assembly (C)Parliament (D)State
Ans : (A)
Explanation : Second is the place for the first to perform on .
11. Ecology : environment : : Histology : ?
(A)Fossils (B)History (C)Tissues (D)Hormones
Ans : (C)
Explanation : Ecology deals with the study of environment .Similarly Histology
deals with the study of tissues .
12. Life : Death : : Hope : ?
(A)Sad (B)Despair (C)Pain (D)Cry
Ans : (B)
Explanation : The words in each pair are antonyms of each other .
13. Hooke : Cells : : Mulder : ?
(A)Carbohydrates (B)Minerals (C)Vitamins (D)Proteins
Ans : (D)
Explanation : Hooke discovered the cells .Similarly Mulder discovered the
proteins
. 14. Needle : Thread : : Pen : ?
(A)Ink (B)Cap (C)Paper (D)Word
Ans : (A)
Explanation : Second is required for the working of the first .
15. Auger : Carpenter : : Awl : ?
(A)Sculptor (B)Cobbler (C)Chef (D)Mason
Explanation : First is a the tool used by the second .
16. Birds : Aviary : : Bees : ?
(A)Aquarium (B)Hive (C)Brewery (D)Apiary
Ans : (d)
Explanation : Second denotes the place where first kept and reared .
17. Resign : Politician : : Abdicate : ?
(A)Prince (B)King (C)Realm (D)throne
Ans : (B)
Explanation : First denotes the act of leaving the post of the second willingly .
18. Scissors : Cloth : : Scythe : ?
(A)Wood (B)Steel (C)Grass (D)Paper
Ans : (C)
Explanation : First is used to cut the second .
19. Garden : Trowel : : Seamstress : ?
(A)Saw (B)Scissors (C)Sneakers (D)Crowbar
Ans : (B)
Explanation : Second is the tool used by the first .
20. Prose : Writing : : lisp : ?
(A)Reading (B)Music (C)Speach (D)Drawing
Ans : (C)
Explanation : First is the type of the second .
21. Cub : Tiger : : Fawn : ?
(A)Stag (B)Monkey (C)Ass (D)Sheep
Ans : (A)
Explanation :Firsts is the young one of the second .
(A)Constellation (B)Asteroid (C)Galaxy (D)Meteor
Ans : (A)
Explanation : Sirius is a star and cygnus is a constellation .
23. Radical : Moderate : : Revolution : ?
(A)Change (B)Choas (C)Peace (D)Reformation
Ans : (C)
Explanation : The words in each pair are antonyms of each other .
24. Mathematics : Numbers : : History : ?
(A)People (B)Events (C)Dates (D)Wars
Ans : (B)
Explanation : Mathematics is the theory of numbers and history is the theory of
past events .
25. Bag : Luggage : : Ship : ?
(A)Coal (B)Stock (C)Cargo (D)Weight
Ans : (C)
Explanation : Second is the load carried by the first .
26. Anthropology : Man : : Anthology : ?
(A)Nature (B)Trees (C)Apes (D)Poems
Ans : (D)
Explanation : Anthropology deals with the study of man .Similarly Anthology
deals with the collection of poems.
27. Chatter : Teeth : : ? : Leaves
(A)Whistle (B)Ripple (C)Rustle (D)Cackle
Ans : (C)
Explanation : First is the noise produced by the second .
28. Loin : Prowl : :Bear : ?
(A)Frisk (B)Lumber (C)Stride (D)Bound
Ans : (B)
Explanation : Second is the manner of walking of the first .
29. Mirror : Reflection : : Water : ?
(A)Conduction (B)Dispersion (C)Immersion (D)Refractions
Ans : (D)
Explanation : light rays falling on a mirror undergo reflection and those falling on
water undergo refraction .
30. Firm : Flabby : : Piquant : ?
(A)Bland (B)Salty (C)Pleasant (D)Small
Ans : (A)
Explanation : The words in each pair are antonyms of each other .
31. Wood : Ghacoad : :Coal : ?
(A)Fire (B)Smoke (C)Coke (D)Ash
Ans : (C)
Explanation : Second is obtained from the first .
32. Drama : Scene : : Book : ?
(A)Story (B)Page (C)Chapter (D)Author
Ans : (C)
Explanation : Second is a unit of first .
33. Betel : Chew : : Football : ?
(A)Play (B)Run (C)Roll (D)Kick
Ans : (D)
Explanation : First is the object and second is the action performed on it .
34. Motorcycle : Battery : : Life : ?
(A)Earth (B)Sun (C)Moon (D)Star
Ans : (B)
Explanation : Second is the ultimate source for the first .
35. Cyclone : Anticyclone : : Flood : ?
(A)Devastation (B)Havoc (C)River (D)Drought
Ans : (D)
Explanation : Both create opposite conditions .
36. Happiness : Sarrow : : Comfort : ?
(A)Hardship (B)Rest (C)Poverty (D)Difficult
Ans : (A)
Explanation : The words in each pair are antonyms of each other .
37. Appreciation : Reward : : Disgrace : ?
(A)Crime (B)Guilt (C)Allegation (D)Punishment
Ans : (D)
Explanation : Second brings the first .
38. Retirement : Service : : Dismissal : ?
(A)Agreement (B)Communication (C)Employment (D)Adoption
Ans : (C)
Explanation : First terminates the second .
39. Naphthalene : Woolen : : Antibiotic : ?
(A)Germs (B)Immunity (C)Diseases (D)Body
Ans : (D)
Explanation : First is used to protect the second from attack by germs and insects .
40. Drummer : Orchestra : : Minister : ?
(A)Voter (B)Constituency (C)Cabinet (D)Department
Ans : (C)
Explanation : First is the member of the second .
41. Sugar : Molasses : : Gasoline : ?
(A)Mine (B)Quarry (C)Drill (D)Petroleum
Ans : (D)
Explanation : First is obtained from the second .
42. Starvation : Nutrition : : Exhaustation : ?
(A)Energy (B)Bravery (C)Freshness (D)Courage
Ans : (A)
Explanation : The first denotes the lack of second .
43. Ballworn : Cotton : :Ghundibug : ?
(A)Wheat (B)Rice (C)Millet (D)Tomato
Ans : (B)
Explanation : First is a pest that damages the second .
44. Accident : Carefulness : : Disease : ?
(A)Sanitation (B)Treatment (C)Medicine (D)Doctor
Ans : (A)
Explanation :Lack of second results in first .
45. Annotate : Text : : Caption : ?
(A)Novel (B)Law (C)Film (D)Photograph
Ans : (D)
Explanation : First is a comment on the second .
46. Physiology : Biology : : Metaphysics : ?
(A)Physics (B)Statistics (C)Mathematics (D)Philosophy
Ans : (D)
Explanation : Physiology is branch of biology .Similarly mathematics is a branch
of philosophy .
47. Highbrow : Cultivated : : Suave : ?
(A)Elegant (B)Urbane (C)Stylish (D)Broad-minded
Ans : (B)
Explanation : The words in each pair are synonyms .
(A)Insinuate (B)Reject (C)Convince (D)Deny
Ans : (A)
Explanation : Affirm is to confirm a change and Hint is to point at something
Similarly Charge means to blame and Insinuate means to suggest indirectly .
49. Author : Book : : Choreographer : ?
(A)Drama (B)Ballet (C)Masque (D)Opera
Ans : (B)
Explanation : First composes the second .
50. thick : Thin : : Idle : ?
(A)Virtuous (B)Business (C)Industrious (D)Activity
Ans : (C)
Explanation : The words in each pair are antonyms of each other .
51. Gents : Cap : : Ladies : ?
(A)Scarf (B)Hat (C)Handkerchief (D)Hair band
Ans : (A)
Explanation : Second is worn by the first on the head .
52. Lumberjack : Axe : : Chef : ?
(A)Bow (B)Poker (C)Chisel (D)Colander
Ans : (D)
Explanation : Second is the tool used by the first .
53. Bread : Wheat : : Brick : ?
(A)Clay (B)Fire (C)Cement (D)Building
Ans : (A)
Explanation : Second is used to make the first
54. Scrupulous : Principles : : Ethical : ?
(A)Morals (B)Virtues (C)Religions (D)Profits
Ans : (A)
Explanation : When one abides by the second ,he is said to be the first by the
nature .
55. Wince : Pain : : Prostration : ?
(A)Discomfiture (B)Frustration (C)Submissiveness (D)Strained
Ans : (C) Explanation : First is the sigh of the second . 56. Coherent :
Consistent : : Irate : ? (A)Unreasonable (B)Unhappy (C)Irritated (D)Angry
Ans : (D)
Explanation : The words in each pair are synonyms .
57. Book : Magazine : : Newspaper : ?
(A)Journal (B)News (C)Article (D)Headline
Ans : (A)
Explanation : Second contains smaller articles of the same nature as the first .
58. Tungsten : Filament : : Bronze : ?
(A)Copper (B)Ships (C)Tin (D)Ornaments
Ans : (D)
Explanation : First is used to make the second .
59. Claymore : Sword : : Beretta : ?
(A)Club (B)Axe (C)Knife (D)Gun
Ans : (D)
Explanation : The first is the type of the second .
60. Indolence : Work : : Taciturn : ?
(A)Observe (B)Speak (C)Cheat (D)Act
Ans : (B)
Explanation : The words in each pair are antonyms of each other .
61. Afaoetoxin : Food poison : : Histamine : ?
(A)Allergy (B)Headache (C)Anthrax (D)Contamination
Ans : (A)
Explanation : First causes the second .
62. Bald : Blond : : Barren : ?
(A)Vegetation (B)Farm (C)Fertile (D)Inhabited
Ans : (C)
Explanation : The words in each pair are antonyms of each other .
63. Catalogue : Library Books : :Index : ?
(A)Chapter (B)Books (C)Preface (D)Contents
Ans : (D)
Explanation : Catalogue is an arranged list to find the names of the library
books.Similarly Index is an arranged list of contents.
64. Tobaco : Nerves : : Alcohol : ?
(A)Liver (B)Liquor (C)Intoxication (D)Head
Ans : (A)
Explanation : Consumption of first adversely affects the second .
65. Man : Shout : : Crow : ?
(A)Cow (B)Chirp (C)Multer (D)Mob
Ans : (D)
Explanation :Second is the noisy sound produced by the first