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181. Choose analogous pair: Filter : Water

  • A. Expurge : Book
  • B. Edit : Text
  • C. Censor : Play
  • D. Curtail : Activity

Explanation: A filter removes impurities from water, while a censor removes objectionable material from a play. Both are agents or processes that screen something by eliminating unwanted content.

Correct answer: Censor : Play

182. Choose analogous pair: Intimidate : Wheedle

  • A. Resolute : Impetuous
  • B. Coordinate : Disinter
  • C. Defile : Rebuke
  • D. Extol : Disparage

Explanation: To intimidate and to wheedle are contrasting ways of influencing someone, through fear or flattering persuasion. To extol and to disparage are likewise contrasting ways of judging or describing someone, through praise or criticism.

Correct answer: Extol : Disparage

183. Choose analogous pair: Necklace : Adornment

  • A. Medal : Decoration
  • B. Bead : Necklace
  • C. Scarf : Dress
  • D. Pearl : Diamond

Explanation: A necklace is an item used for adornment, and a medal is an item used as a decoration or honour. A bead is only a component of a necklace, so it does not match the relationship.

Correct answer: Medal : Decoration

184. Choose analogous pair: Dawn : Morning

  • A. Morning : Evening
  • B. Sun : Rain
  • C. Lamp : Light
  • D. Autumn : Winter

Explanation: Dawn is the early stage that leads into morning, and autumn is the season that comes before winter. The relationship is one of a stage or period preceding the named larger or later period.

Correct answer: Autumn : Winter

185. Choose analogous pair: Accident : Mishap

  • A. Eminent : Notorious
  • B. Pacify : Provoke
  • C. Abrupt : Sudden
  • D. Dearth : Plenty

Explanation: Accident and mishap are near-synonyms, as are abrupt and sudden. The remaining options include opposites rather than equivalent meanings.

Correct answer: Abrupt : Sudden

186. Choose analogous pair: Propensity : Tendency

  • A. Prologue : Epilogue
  • B. Master : Slave
  • C. Audacity : Impudence
  • D. Conduct : Immorality

Explanation: Propensity and tendency both refer to a natural inclination toward something. Audacity and impudence similarly describe boldness that may be offensively confident.

Correct answer: Audacity : Impudence

187. Choose analogous pair: Hope : Aspire

  • A. Fake : Ordinary
  • B. Fib : Lie
  • C. Film : Flam
  • D. Love : Elevate

Explanation: To hope is to aspire or look forward to something, while to fib is to lie mildly or deceptively. Both pairs express closely related meanings, though the grammatical forms differ.

Correct answer: Fib : Lie

188. Choose analogous pair: Bird : Wings

  • A. Whale : Water
  • B. Dog : Lungs
  • C. Car : Wheel
  • D. Pen : Paper

Explanation: Wings are a bird’s body parts used for movement, and wheels are a car’s parts used for movement. Lungs are also body parts, but their function does not parallel the function of wings.

Correct answer: Car : Wheel

189. Choose analogous pair: Barrel : Vial

  • A. Book : Readers
  • B. Book : Pamphlet
  • C. Brochure : Compiler
  • D. Length : Height

Explanation: A barrel and a vial are containers of different sizes, with a barrel generally much larger. A book and a pamphlet are both publications, but a pamphlet is usually shorter and smaller than a book.

Correct answer: Book : Pamphlet

190. Choose analogous pair: Indigent : Wealthy

  • A. Scholarly : Erudite
  • B. Gauche : Graceful
  • C. Native : Affluent
  • D. Angry : Rich

Explanation: Indigent means poor, making it the opposite of wealthy; gauche means awkward or lacking social grace, making it the opposite of graceful. The other pairs are synonyms or unrelated terms.

Correct answer: Gauche : Graceful