Verbal Section: Analogy

Directions:
Each of the GRE sample analogy questions below consists of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by five lettered pairs of related words. Select the lettered pair of words.

Following are some GRE sample analogy questions.

FOOTBALL : GRIDIRON
1. wrestling : mat
2. court : tennis
3. bowling : floor
4. rugby : arena
5. baseball : diamond
Ans :E
EXPURGATE : PASSAGE
1. abridge : text
2. filter : water
3. irritate : wound
4. burn : book
5. cancel : plan
Ans :B
IMPECUNIOUS : HOVEL
1. progress : prosper
2. mendicant : evasion
3. prosperity : poverty
4. mendacious : cringe
5. affluent : mansion
Ans :E
APIARY : BEE
1. museum : painting
2. dam : water
3. arboretum : tree
4. forum : speech
5. planetarium : star
Ans :C
SAND PAPER : ABRASIVE
1. gasoline : refined
2. grativity : irritant
3. polish : floors
4. acrylic : emulsion
5. oil : lubricant.
Ans :E
DIAPHANOUS : CACOPHONOUS
1. translucent : transparent
2. transparent : noisy
3. sheer : opaque
4. harmonious : discordant
5. twofold : multiple.
Ans :B
INFANCY : SENILITY
1. january : October
2. incipient : critical
3. day : night
4. conclusion : climax
5. dawn : dusk.
Ans :E
RIG : CONTEST
1. solve : conundrum
2. predict : race
3. repudiate : thesis
4. gerrymander : district
5. incriminate : evidence
Ans :D
ARBORETUM : TREES
1. aviary : birds
2. greenhouse : garden
3. museum : painters
4. grove : forest
5. zoo : range
Ans :D
BULLET : BARREL
1. fame : films
2. train : track
3. idea : brain
4. plane : clouds
5. water : boat
Ans :B
PARENTHESIS : EXPLANATION
1. ellipsis : omission
2. asterisk : exaggeration
3. synopsis : affectation
4. apostrophe : annotation
5. synthesis : interpolation
Ans : A
CENSUS : POPULATION
1. manifest : debts
2. roster : audience
3. itinerary : journeys
4. inventory : merchandise
5. state : incumbents
Ans : D
STANZA : POEM
1. mimicry : pantomime
2. duet : chorus
3. act : opera
4. rhyme : verse
5. pirouette : ballet
Ans : C
EXHORT : SUGGEST
1. conspire : plan
2. tamper : adjust
3. crave : accept
4. goad : direct
5. instruct : teach
Ans : D
ALACRITY : APATHETIC
1. compliance : deft
2. temerity : timid
3. despotism : arrogant
4. candor : bungling
5. tenacity : eager
Ans :B
FIRE : STORM
1. whale : minnow
2. speech : shout
3. plant : flower
4. wind : temperature
5. tornado : hurricane
Ans :E
COLLUSION : CONSPIRATORS
1. identification : arbitrators
2. co-operation : partners
3. conclusion : messengers
4. revision : corespondents
5. attribution : interpreters
Ans :B
CYNOSURE : BRILLIANT
1. word : common
2. student : attentive
3. rock : large
4. magnet : attractive
5. map : legible
Ans :D
PLEBISCITE : UKASE
1. lack : abundance
2. vote : musical instrument
3. cancel : construct
4. public : ruler
5. written : oral
Ans :D
MENDICANT : IMPECUNIOUS
1. hat : askew
2. liar : poor
3. complainer : petulant
4. critic : quizzical
5. philanthrophist : prodigal.
Ans :C
1. RELAPSE : CONVALESCENCE
  1. dissonance : harmony
  2. feudalism : industrialization
  3. repetition : monotony
  4. impasse : debate
  5. recidivism : rehavbilitation.
  Ans :E
2. AMBULATORY : BEDRIDDEN
  1. strong : weak
  2. wheelchair : bed
  3. free : confined
  4. healthy : sick
  5. broken : arm
  Ans :C
3. SUBPOENA : WITNESS
  1. hire : laborer
  2. tax : worker
  3. elect : officer
  4. suborn : judge
  5. conscript : soldier
  Ans :E
4. INVINCIBLE : SUBDUED
  1. expensive : bought
  2. inconsistent : expressed
  3. bolted : separated
  4. impervious : damaged
  5. imprudent : enacted
  Ans :D
5. BURLESQUE : PLAY
  1. operetta : symphony
  2. limerick : sonnet
  3. doggerel : verse
  4. table : narration
  5. sketch : drawing
  Ans :C
6. GROW : BURGEON
  1. flourish : thrive
  2. transport : enrapture
  3. beat : palpitate
  4. evolve : multiply
  5. wrot : decay
  Ans :C
7. EXTROVERT : RETICENT
  1. reprobate : humility
  2. strategist : decisiveness
  3. zealot : loyalty
  4. maverick : conformity
  5. renegade : ambition.
  Ans :D
8. HYGROMETER : BAROMETER
  1. snow : rain
  2. humidity : pressure
  3. water : mercury
  4. temperature : weather
  5. forecast : rain.
  Ans :B
9. EXEMPTION : EXCLUSIONS
  1. discharge : elimination
  2. debarment : prevention
  3. immunity : isolation
  4. forgive : condone
  5. enclosure : open.
  Ans :C
10. FEBRILE : ILLNESS
  1. classic : cultivation
  2. delusional : insanity
  3. eccentric : discrimination
  4. tenacious : astonishment
  5. juvenile : maturity.
11. CONDUIT : WATER
  1. behaviour : liquid
  2. electricity : television
  3. artery : blood
  4. wire : sound
  5. pump : oil.
  Ans :C
12. BIZARRE : EXOTIC
  1. wild : tame
  2. lively : livid
  3. stage : dancer
  4. commonplace : routine
  5. ordinary : exceptional.
  Ans :D
13. ENTREPRENEUR : LABORER
  1. mediator : conflict
  2. capitalism : communism
  3. profits : wages
  4. arbitrator : capitalist
  5. moonlighting : worker.
  Ans :C
14. ANTIMACASSAR : SOFA
  1. picture : frame
  2. rug : floor
  3. pillow : bed
  4. door : window
  5. table : chair.
  Ans :B
15. NOTABLE : NOTORIOUS
  1. heinous : atrocious
  2. philandering : pleasant
  3. philanthropic : miserly
  4. nefarious : secret
  5. philanthropic : benevolent.
  Ans :E
16. ANGLE : DEGREE
  1. area : square inch
  2. milk : quart
  3. society : classes
  4. letter : alphabet
  5. time : minutes
  Ans : A
17. CONFIRMED : INVETERATE
  1. knowledge : supposed
  2. financial : bankrupt
  3. immature : callow
  4. credible : incredible
  5. careful: punishing
  Ans :B
18. LULLABY : BARCAROLE
  1. birth : marriage
  2. night : morning
  3. cradle : gondola
  4. song : poem
  5. carol : sonneteer
  Ans :C
19. ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS
  1. ecology : pollution
  2. botany : plants
  3. chemistry : atoms
  4. history : people
  5. mathematics : geometry
  Ans :A
20. DORY : VAN
  1. dairy : cow
  2. fish : vehicle
  3. freighter : caisson
  4. runners : wheels
  5. danish : Dutch
  Ans : C

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GRE Sample Questions-1

Verbal Section: Analogy

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