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Balmy:Mild::Faithful:____ a. Explosive b. Docile c. Talkative d. Staunch: d. Staunch
Balmy & mild are synonyms - Synonym for faithful is staunch
Glabrous:Factitious::Hirsute____ a. Authentic b. Fictional c. Fluent d. Replete: a. Authentic
Glabrous = Hairless, Hirsute=Hairy - Antonyms
Antonym for Factitious (artificial) = Authentic
_____:Profit::Labor:Wages a. Sales b. Investment c. Management d. Interest: c. Management
Lake Wobegon:_____::Mudville:Casterbridge a. Minneapolis b. Winesburg c. Canterbury d. Minnesota: b. Winesburg
They are fictional places
January:Wednesday::Janus:______ a. Thor b. Apollo c. Odin d. Diana: c. Odin
January was named for Janus
Wednesday was named for Odin
Good:Better::______:Worst a. Terrible b. Worse c. Improvement d. Bad: b. Worse
Onomatopoeia:Metaphor::Sound:___ a. Hiss b. Rhyme c. Saying d. Comparison: d. Comparison
Cautious:Circumspect::Precipitous:____ a. Premonitory b. Profound c. Stealthy d. Steep: d. Steep
Cautious & Circumspect = Synonyms
Precipitous & Steep = Synonyms
Acute:Venerate::Chronic:____ a. Revere b. Actuate c. Flout d. Repent: c. Flout
Antonyms
Venerate-To Honor
Flout-To Scoff
____:Turtle::Tiger:Human a. Toad b. Snail c. Shark d. Alligator: d. Alligator
Tiger & Human - Larger category of mammals
Turtle & Alligator - Larger category of reptiles
India:____::Italy:Switzerland a. Sri Lanka b. Greece c. Afghanistan d. Pakistan: d. Pakistan
Share common borders
Swim:Swam::Burst:_____ a. Busted b. Bursted c. Burst d. Bust: c. Burst
Present vs. Past Tense
Gram:Ounce::Liter:_____ a. deciliter b. quart c. kilogram d. pound: b. quart
metric vs. american measurements
Limpid:Lucid::Turbid:____ a. torpid b. muddy c. truculent d. serene: b. muddy
Limpid & Lucid Synonyms=Clear
Synonym for Turbid is Muddy
Mango:____::Papaya:Passionfruit a. coconut b. tomato c. cabbage d. apple: a. coconut
grown in tropical climates
Amelia Earhart:Nellie Bly::Aviation:_____ a. medicine b. journalism c. law d. prohibition: b. journalism
Pneumatics:____::Esker:Geology a. medicine b. disease c. physics d. cars: c. physics
Esker: ridge formed by glacial stream is part of geology
Pneumatics: use of gas/air pressure is part of physics
____:Rebellion::Negotiate:Treaty a. guerrilla b. terrorist c. quash d. mediate: c. quash
quash: Crush
Negotiate a Treaty
Quash a Rebellion
Room:Cabin::House:______ a. camp b. cottage c. hotel d. ship: d. ship
room is division of a house
cabin is division of a ship
Brass:Copper::Pewter:_____ a. lead b. zinc c. silver d. bronze: a. lead
Brass is Alloy - Made of copper
Pewter is Alloy - Made of lead
Cowcatcher:Locomotive::_____:Denouement a. coda b. climax c. epilogue d. finale: b. climax
____:Vodka::Devalera:Stalin a. cappuccina b. shamrock c. wine d. palm trees: b. shamrock
Stalin is associated with Vodka
Devalera associated with Shamrock
Experiment:____::Examination:Achievement a. science b. elucidation c. hypothesis d. investigation: c. hypothesis
An experiment tests a hypothesis
An exam tests achievement
Boy:Bullet::Man:_____ a. gun b. artillery shell c. holster d. trigger: b. artillery shell
Man is Larger than Boy
Artillery Shell is larger than Bullet
Catamaran:Termagant::Raft:______ a. grisette b. spinnaker c. spinster d. shrew: d. shrew
Catamaran & Raft
Termagant & Shrew
SYNONYMS
Cat:Wolf::_____Duck a. lion b. dog c. man d. tiger: c. man
Cat & Wolf = 4 legs
Man & Duck = 2 legs
____:Sycophant::Contumacious:Renegade a. obsequious b. obstreperous c. complacent d. contumelious: a. obseqious
Dowser:Rod::Geomancer:______ a. stones b. maps c. plants d. configurations: d. configurations
Dowser divines water by a Rod
Geomancer divines by Configurations
Minerva:Athena::_____:Zeus a. jupiter b. juno c. poseidon d. apollo: a. jupiter
Safari:Swahili::Salaam:_____ a. arabic b. shalom c. peace d. africa: a. arabic
Swahili & Arabic are languages
Safari & Salaam are words
Acid:Alkali::6:____ a. 1 b. 4 c. 7 d. 8: d. 8
<7 - Increasing Acidity
>7 - Increasing Alkalinity
Pedestal:____::Stalagmite:Stalactite a. column b. sculpture c. chandelier d. stone: c. chandalier
Amount:Number::_____:Fewer a. lessen b. augment c. less d. enumerate: c. less
Volume:Cubic Meter::_____:Liter a. area b. length c. capacity d. mass: c. capacity
____:Forebear::Adumbrate:Foreshadow a. refrain b. precede c. sustain d. foray: a. refrain
SYNONYMS
Adumbrate & Foreshadow
Champion:Cause::_______:Letter a. signature b. intro c. draft d. ink: c. draft
Champion a Cause
Draft a Letter
Shadows:Clouds::Sun:______ a. water b. dark c. rain d. thunder: a. water
Sun is necessary for Shadows
Water is necessary fo Clouds
Kinetic:Motion::Piscatorial:____ a. pizza b. painting c. fish d. picturesque: c. fish
Sand:Clay::Glass:_____ a. stone b. hay c. brick d. dirt: c. brick
Sand used to make Glass
Clay used to make Brick
X:M::______:C a. V b. X c. L d. I: d. I
Roman Numerals - 1 to 100
X(10) M(1,000)
I(1) C(100)
Author:____::Agent:Commissions a. royalties b. charges c. fees d. contributions: a. royalties
Acid:____::Enzyme:Amylase a. NaHCO3 b. H2SO4 c. NaCL d. NaOH: b. H2SO4 - Sulfuric Acid
Diligent:Unremitting::Diametric:_____ a. pretentious b. geographical c. adamant d. opposite: d. opposite
May:February::November:_____ a. august b. january c. october d. july: a. august
Two months inbetween
Pallid:Blanched::_____:Institute a. form b. sum c. purpose d. begin: d. begin
Pallid = Blanched
Begin = Institute
Costly:Triumphant::Cheap:_____ a. vanquished b. tinny c. difficult d. puny: a. vanquished
Curiosity:Enlightenment::Veracity:_____ a. credulousness b. credibility c. validity d. cognizance: b. credibility
Oppression:Prison::______:Crime a. democracy b. tyranny c. economy d. disrespect: b. tyranny
Tyranny-->Oppression
Crime-->Prison
Wheat:____::Wine:Dregs a. bushel b. chaff c. stalk d. bread: b. chaff
Worthless part of:
Wine = Dregs
Wheat = Chaff
____:Seam::Headlight:Button a. car b. bicycle c. bumper d. night: a. car
Button & Seam are parts of clothing
Headlight & Bumper are parts of a car
Wing:Bird::______:Fish a. gill b. tail c. fin d. scales: c. fin

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