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831. AFTER: BEFORE ::
- A. first: second
- B. present: past
- C. contemporary: historic
- D. successor: predecessor
Explanation: After and before are opposites, just as successor and predecessor are opposites in sequence or position. Present and past are related times, but they are not the closest structural match.
Correct answer: successor: predecessor832. PORK: PIG ::
- A. rooster: chicken
- B. mutton: sheep
- C. steer: beef
- D. lobster: crustacean
Explanation: Pork is meat obtained from a pig, just as mutton is meat obtained from a sheep. The other choices either reverse the relationship or use a broader animal category.
Correct answer: mutton: sheep833. TEN: DECIMAL
- A. seven: septet
- B. four: quartet
- C. two: binary
- D. five: quince
Explanation: Decimal is a base-ten system, while binary is a base-two system. The other pairs name groups or objects rather than number systems based on the stated numbers.
Correct answer: two: binary834. MUNDANE: SPIRITUAL ::
- A. common: ghostly
- B. worldly: unworldly
- C. routine: novel
- D. secular: clerical
Explanation: Mundane means worldly or non-spiritual, so worldly and unworldly preserve the intended contrast. Secular and clerical are related to religion but are not exact opposites in every context.
Correct answer: worldly: unworldly835. ARMY: LOGISTICS ::
- A. business: strategy
- B. soldier: students
- C. war: logic
- D. team: individual
Explanation: Logistics provides the organization and supplies an army needs, just as strategy provides a business with direction for achieving its aims. Both pairs show an institution and a system essential to its operation.
Correct answer: business: strategy836. GRAVITY: PULL ::
- A. iron: metal
- B. north pole: directions
- C. magnetism: attraction
- D. dust: desert
Explanation: Gravity produces a pulling force, while magnetism produces attraction. Both pairs show a force and its characteristic effect.
Correct answer: magnetism: attraction837. FILTER: WATER ::
- A. curtail: activity
- B. expunge: book
- C. edit: text
- D. censor: play
Explanation: A filter removes unwanted matter from water, just as a censor removes or suppresses objectionable material from a play. Editing a text is broader than this specific act of suppression.
Correct answer: censor: play838. PAIN: SEDATIVE ::
- A. comfort: stimulant
- B. grief: consolation
- C. trance: narcotic
- D. ache: extraction
Explanation: A sedative is used to ease physical pain, while consolation helps ease emotional pain such as grief. The pair therefore shows a remedy matched with the kind of suffering it relieves.
Correct answer: grief: consolation839. DIVA: OPERA ::
- A. producer: theatre
- B. director: drama
- C. conductor: bus
- D. thespian: play
Explanation: A diva is a leading female singer in opera, while a thespian is an actor associated with plays. Both pairs link a performer with the form of drama in which the performer works.
Correct answer: thespian: play840. SYMPHONY: COMPOSER ::
- A. Leonardo: music
- B. Fresco: painter
- C. Colours: pallet
- D. Art: appreciation
Explanation: A composer creates a symphony, just as a painter creates a fresco. The other choices either reverse the relationship or use an unrelated association.
Correct answer: Fresco: painter