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331. Choose analogous pair: Textile : Mill
- A. Eggs : Hen
- B. Coal : Mine
- C. Food : Agriculture
- D. Brick : Kiln
Explanation: A textile is produced in a mill, just as a brick is produced or baked in a kiln. The other pairs show sources or raw materials rather than a manufacturing place.
Correct answer: Brick : Kiln332. Choose analogous pair: Teeth : Dentist
- A. Legs : Philanthropist
- B. Eyes : Oculist
- C. Operation : Surgeon
- D. Sight : Spectator
Explanation: A dentist treats teeth, while an oculist treats or examines the eyes. Both pairs connect a body part with its specialist.
Correct answer: Eyes : Oculist333. Choose analogous pair: Spring : Summer
- A. Adolescence : Youth
- B. Fight : Battle
- C. Stagger : Walk
- D. Read : Learn
Explanation: Spring is followed by summer in the usual sequence of seasons; similarly, adolescence is treated here as an earlier stage leading into youth. The analogy is based on successive stages rather than synonyms.
Correct answer: Adolescence : Youth334. Choose analogous pair: Revolver : Holster
- A. Book : Bag
- B. Eye : Eyelid
- C. Juice : Glass
- D. Nostril : Nose
Explanation: A holster is a container designed to carry a revolver, just as a bag can carry a book. The relationship is between an object and its carrying container.
Correct answer: Book : Bag335. Choose analogous pair: Chair : Carpenter
- A. Grass : Gardener
- B. Medicine : Doctor
- C. Bridge : Engineer
- D. Radio : Radiologist
Explanation: A carpenter makes a chair, while an engineer designs or constructs a bridge. Both pairs associate a manufactured structure with the professional responsible for it.
Correct answer: Bridge : Engineer336. Choose analogous pair: Range : Mountain
- A. Point : Line
- B. Bouquet : Flower
- C. School : Class
- D. String : Bead
Explanation: A range is a group or chain of mountains, while a string is a group or series of beads. Each first term denotes a collection of the second.
Correct answer: String : Bead337. Choose analogous pair: Implicate : Incriminate
- A. Involvement : Malpractice
- B. Exonerate : Acquit
- C. Embezzlement : Charge
- D. Perjury : Fraud
Explanation: To implicate someone is to incriminate that person, so the two words are near-synonyms. Exonerate and acquit likewise both mean to clear someone of blame or a charge.
Correct answer: Exonerate : Acquit338. Choose analogous pair: Friendly : Inimical
- A. Lithosphere : Hydrosphere
- B. Condemnation : Approval
- C. Abstain : Refrain
- D. Disappointment : Embarrassment
Explanation: Friendly and inimical have opposite meanings, as do condemnation and approval. Abstain and refrain are synonyms, not opposites.
Correct answer: Condemnation : Approval339. Choose analogous pair: Branch : Tree
- A. Crest : Wave
- B. Bulb : Filament
- C. Clothes : Cupboard
- D. Water : Tap
Explanation: A branch is a part or projection of a tree, and a crest is the upper projecting part of a wave. Both pairs show a prominent part of a larger natural object.
Correct answer: Crest : Wave340. Choose analogous pair: Ecstasy : Pleasure
- A. Hatred : Affection
- B. Joy : Grief
- C. Rage : Anger
- D. Mumble : Speak
Explanation: Ecstasy is an extreme form of pleasure, just as rage is an extreme form of anger. The other options mainly contrast words or show unrelated actions.
Correct answer: Rage : Anger