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2331. ABHOR: DISLIKE
- A. Calcify: Petrify
- B. Rebuke: Ridicule
- C. Torture: Discomfort
- D. Fodder: Cattle
Explanation: Correct Answer: B. Rebuke: Ridicule - Explanation: Abhor means to regard with disgust and hatred. Similarly, rebuke means to express sharp disapproval or criticism, and ridicule means to subject someone to contemptuous and dismissive language or actions.
Correct answer: Rebuke: Ridicule2332. ARGUMENT: DEBATE
- A. Violence: Peace
- B. Fight: Contest
- C. Challenge: Opponent
- D. Doe: Stag
Explanation: Correct Answer: B. Fight: Contest - Explanation: An argument is often a verbal disagreement. Similarly, a fight is a physical disagreement, and a contest is a competition or struggle.
Correct answer: Fight: Contest2333. ANGER: INSULT
- A. Business: Judgment
- B. Admiration: Happiness
- C. Conduct: Behavior
- D. Appreciation: Kindness
Explanation: Correct Answer: D. Appreciation: Kindness - Explanation: Anger is a response to an insult. Similarly, appreciation is a positive response to kindness.
Correct answer: Appreciation: Kindness2334. AUTHOR: INVENTOR
- A. Copyright: Patent
- B. Plot: Machine
- C. Technology: Gadget
- D. . Book: Factory
Explanation: Correct Answer: A. Copyright: Patent - Explanation: An author creates a book, and an inventor creates an invention. Similarly, a copyright protects the intellectual property in a book, and a patent protects the intellectual property in an invention.
Correct answer: Copyright: Patent2335. ABOLITIONIST: SLAVERY
- A. Prohibitionist: Liquor
- B. Capitalist: Commerce
- C. Peace: War
- D. Glass: Jug
Explanation: Correct Answer: A. Prohibitionist: Liquor - Explanation: An abolitionist opposes slavery. Similarly, a prohibitionist opposes the use of liquor or alcohol.
Correct answer: Prohibitionist: Liquor2336. Knife : cut :: (analogy)
- A. Winter : summer - .
- B. Sword : sharp -
- C. Run : Fast
- D. Ocean : wave
Explanation: This pair represents the attribute of an object (sharpness of a sword), not an action and the tool that performs it.
Correct answer: Sword : sharp -2337. Gill : fin ::(analogy)
- A. Cockroach : antenna
- B. Instrument : pencil
- C. Hard disk : keyboard
- D. Bread : butter
Explanation: In the analogy "Gill : fin," gills are part of a fish, similarly, antennas are part of a cockroach
Correct answer: Cockroach : antenna2338. Fish : school:: (analogy)
- A. Puppy : dog
- B. Artist : musician
- C. Novel : story
- D. Ear : nose
Explanation: This pair represent a relationship between collective nouns. Instead, it represents a relationship between a young animal and its adult form.
Correct answer: Puppy : dog2339. Counselor : advice (analogy)
- A. Artist : musician
- B. Honesty : charity
- C. Bread : butter
- D. Bank : banker -
Explanation: This option presents a relationship between an institution and a person associated with it, not one providing something to the other.
Correct answer: Bank : banker -2340. Foible (antonym)
- A. Progress
- B. Circumnutates
- C. Magnetic:
- D. Forte
Explanation: "Foible" means a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character, so its antonym is "Forte," meaning a person's strong point or skill.
Correct answer: Forte