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821. Orthopedic: Bone ::

  • A. Psychiatry: Mind
  • B. Skin: Allergy
  • C. Antibiotics: Fever
  • D. Fracture: Plaster

Explanation: Orthopedics deals with bones and the skeletal system, while psychiatry deals with the mind and mental health. The other choices pair conditions or treatments with unrelated fields.

Correct answer: Psychiatry: Mind

822. Mask: Disguise ::

  • A. Clothes: Necessity
  • B. Building: Offices
  • C. Make-up: Beautify
  • D. Radio: News

Explanation: A mask may be used as a disguise, just as makeup may be used to beautify the face. The relationship is an object and its common purpose.

Correct answer: Make-up: Beautify

823. Words: Poetry ::

  • A. Dictionary Letters
  • B. Notes: Music
  • C. Wheat: Food
  • D. Planet: Sun

Explanation: Words are the basic units used to form poetry, just as notes are the basic units used to form music. The other pairs do not show component and composition.

Correct answer: Notes: Music

824. Cobbler: Leather ::

  • A. Shirt: Boutique
  • B. Television: Engineer
  • C. Woodcutter: Furniture
  • D. Mason: Stone

Explanation: A cobbler works with leather, while a mason works with stone. Woodcutters may supply wood, but furniture is normally made by a carpenter rather than a woodcutter.

Correct answer: Mason: Stone

825. Day: Night ::

  • A. Dark: Black
  • B. Good: Rough
  • C. Kind: Cruel
  • D. Shining: Bright

Explanation: Day and night are opposites, as are kind and cruel. The other pairs are either related descriptions or are not true opposites.

Correct answer: Kind: Cruel

826. Joke: Laughter ::

  • A. Cry: Sorrow
  • B. Disease: Medicine
  • C. Death: Life
  • D. Miracle: Surprise

Explanation: A joke commonly produces laughter, just as a miracle commonly produces surprise or wonder. A cry may express sorrow rather than cause it, making that pair less parallel.

Correct answer: Miracle: Surprise

827. Hiss: Snake ::

  • A. Notes: Music
  • B. Splash: Water
  • C. Trumpet: Elephant
  • D. Cat: Mew

Explanation: A hiss is a sound made by a snake, just as a trumpet is a sound made by an elephant. “Mew” is the sound of a cat, but the pair is reversed in order.

Correct answer: Trumpet: Elephant

828. Sodium: Salt ::

  • A. Potassium: Phosphorous
  • B. Calcium: Marble
  • C. Lime: Limestone
  • D. Room: House

Explanation: Sodium is a constituent of salt, and calcium compounds are constituents of marble. Lime is generally obtained from limestone, so that pair reverses the material relationship.

Correct answer: Calcium: Marble

829. DISTANCE: MILE ::

  • A. liquid: litre
  • B. bushel: corn
  • C. weight: scale
  • D. fame: television

Explanation: A mile is a unit used to measure distance, just as a litre is a unit used to measure liquid volume. A scale is an instrument for measuring weight, not a unit.

Correct answer: liquid: litre

830. INDIGENT: WEALTHY ::

  • A. angry: rich
  • B. native: affluent
  • C. gauche: graceful
  • D. scholarly: erudite

Explanation: Indigent means poor and is opposite in meaning to wealthy; gauche means awkward or lacking social grace and is opposite to graceful. The other options are synonyms or do not form clear opposites.

Correct answer: gauche: graceful