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Vocabulary 4000 - Noel's ESL eBook Library

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The Words 73<br />

Quiz 26 (Analogies)<br />

Directions: Choose the pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that<br />

expressed in the capitalized pair. Answers are on page 102.<br />

1. CALLOUS : SYMPATHY :: 6. NOCTURNAL : CIMMERIAN ::<br />

(A) flawless : excellence<br />

(A) exacting : lax<br />

(B) histrionic : theatrics<br />

(B) prudish : indulgent<br />

(C) outgoing : inhibition<br />

(C) contentious : affluent<br />

(D) indiscreet : platitude<br />

(D) stark : embellished<br />

(E) categorical : truism<br />

(E) specious : illusory<br />

2. INSIPID : TASTE ::<br />

(A) curt : incivility<br />

(B) apathetic : zest<br />

(C) immaculate : brevity<br />

(D) trite : unimportance<br />

(E) discriminating : scholarship<br />

3. Apocryphal : Corroboration ::<br />

(A) didactic : instruction<br />

(B) fraudulent : forgery<br />

(C) tyrannical : poise<br />

(D) esoteric : commonality<br />

(E) sacrilegious : piety<br />

4. NEBULOUS : DISTINCTION ::<br />

(A) guileless : deceit<br />

(B) antipathetic : abhorrence<br />

(C) sublime : disrespect<br />

(D) magnanimous : anxiety<br />

(E) amorphous : inchoation<br />

5. TARNISH : VITIATE ::<br />

(A) beleaguer : console<br />

(B) abrogate : flicker<br />

(C) ensconce : corrupt<br />

(D) bemuse : stupefy<br />

(E) inundate : squelch<br />

prospective expected, imminent<br />

prospectus brochure<br />

prostrate supine<br />

7. CONVOCATION : MEETING ::<br />

(A) bargain : market<br />

(B) supplication : prayer<br />

(C) issue : referendum<br />

(D) speech : podium<br />

(E) harvest : fall<br />

8. OSTRICH : BIRD ::<br />

(A) dusk : day<br />

(B) fish : ocean<br />

(C) tunnel : mountain<br />

(D) hat : coat<br />

(E) sirocco : storm<br />

9. VIRUS : ORGANISM ::<br />

(A) vegetable : mineral<br />

(B) test-tube : bacteria<br />

(C) microcosm : world<br />

(D) microfiche : computer<br />

(E) watch : wrist<br />

10. Mercurial : Temperament ::<br />

(A) capricious : interest<br />

(B) tempestuous : solemnity<br />

(C) staid : wantonness<br />

(D) phlegmatic : concern<br />

(E) cynical : naiveté<br />

protagonist main character in a story<br />

protean changing readily<br />

protégé ward, pupil

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