Anatomies and analogies from real tests

[Fredrichodie]

There're some anatomies and analogies from real tests of recent years, and I couldn't find any official answer to them, some seems equivocal and even preposterous...
(those choices which are definitely not pertinent are omitted...)

1. STIGMATIZE : CONTEMPT :
A misrepresent : disbelief
B reiterate : redundancy
C bemoan : regret

2. TRENCHANCY : INSIPID :
A forgetfulness : concerned
B artlessness : canny

3. WREST : TAKE :
A plummet : drop
B tear : separate

4. SUBMERGE : BUOYANT :
A repel : magnetic
B bend : rigid

SPOILER: (I think here magnetic is synonymous with attractive, but B seems also correct)

5. REPERTOIRE : PERFORMANCE
A agenda : meeting
B manifest : cargo

SPOILER: (This one's the most confusing... they seem both correct, I tend to go for A, maybe the first word should be including time sequence of the second one... but is there a definite time sequence in a repertoire?)

6. MARVEL : QUOTIDIAN
A defuse : controversial
B recoil : delightful

7. NUGATORY : SIGNIFICANCE
A deceptive : plausibility
B ethereal : substance

SPOILER: (I'm always being confused whether plausibility is true or not true...just like "pious" and "ravel")

8. AGGRAVATION : IRRITATE
A indiscretion : miscalculate
B perplexity : bewilder

9. PANDEMIC : DISEASE
A starvation : hunger
B conflagration : fire

SPOILER: (I think starvation can be interpreted as famine...?)

10. AGAPE
A closed
B plain

SPOILER: (agape can be either interpreted as "wide open" and "being wonder"...?)

11. TRADEMARK : MANUFACTURER
A scepter : monarch
B barcode : cashier

SPOILER: ( I strongly think A is correct, but some friends insist on B ... )

12. SOLICITOUS : CONCERN
A truculent : belligerence
B penitent : pity

Thanks for your explanations
And good luck for everyone ~~~

[mafaisal]

1. STIGMATIZE : CONTEMPT :
A misrepresent : disbelief
B reiterate : redundancy
C bemoan : regret (To X is a expression of Y.)

2. TRENCHANCY : INSIPID :
A forgetfulness : concerned (X is lack of Y.)
B artlessness : canny
Here I am also confuse. But 'canny' is used for positive meaning. The opposite of 'artlessness' is like disingenuous. So I pick A.

3. WREST : TAKE :
A plummet : drop
B tear : separate
To X is to Y something in a intense way.

4. SUBMERGE : BUOYANT :
A repel : magnetic
B bend : rigid (X is direct opposite of Y.)

5. REPERTOIRE : PERFORMANCE
A agenda : meeting (X is a list for Y.)
B manifest : cargo
Here I think 'performance' and 'meeting' are related to activities.

6. MARVEL : QUOTIDIAN
A defuse : controversial
B recoil : delightful (X can be Y.)

7. NUGATORY : SIGNIFICANCE
A deceptive : plausibility (Something X has less Y)
B ethereal : substance

8. AGGRAVATION : IRRITATE
A indiscretion : miscalculate (X leads to X)
B perplexity : bewilder (direct synonym)

9. PANDEMIC : DISEASE
A starvation : hunger
B conflagration : fire (X is the great spread of Y.)

10. AGAPE
A closed
B plain

11. TRADEMARK : MANUFACTURER
A scepter : monarch (X identifies Y.)
B barcode : cashier

12. SOLICITOUS : CONCERN
A truculent : belligerence (X is a result of Y)
B penitent : pity

Please correct me if I am wrong?

[wangming]

Originally Posted by mafaisal

1. STIGMATIZE : CONTEMPT :
A misrepresent : disbelief
B reiterate : redundancy
C bemoan : regret (To X is a expression of Y.)

2. TRENCHANCY : INSIPID :
A forgetfulness : concerned (X is lack of Y.)
B artlessness : canny
Here I am also confuse. But 'canny' is used for positive meaning. The opposite of 'artlessness' is like disingenuous. So I pick A.

3. WREST : TAKE :
A plummet : drop
B tear : separate
To X is to Y something in a intense way.

4. SUBMERGE : BUOYANT :
A repel : magnetic
B bend : rigid (X is direct opposite of Y.)

5. REPERTOIRE : PERFORMANCE
A agenda : meeting (X is a list for Y.)
B manifest : cargo
Here I think 'performance' and 'meeting' are related to activities.

6. MARVEL : QUOTIDIAN
A defuse : controversial
B recoil : delightful (X can be Y.)

7. NUGATORY : SIGNIFICANCE
A deceptive : plausibility (Something X has less Y)
B ethereal : substance

8. AGGRAVATION : IRRITATE
A indiscretion : miscalculate (X leads to X)
B perplexity : bewilder (direct synonym)

9. PANDEMIC : DISEASE
A starvation : hunger
B conflagration : fire (X is the great spread of Y.)

10. AGAPE
A closed
B plain

11. TRADEMARK : MANUFACTURER
A scepter : monarch (X identifies Y.)
B barcode : cashier

12. SOLICITOUS : CONCERN
A truculent : belligerence (X is a result of Y)
B penitent : pity

Please correct me if I am wrong?

2. TRENCHANCY : INSIPID :
A forgetfulness : concerned (X is lack of Y.)
B artlessness : canny

artlessness is an ingenuous act, so is contrary to canny. So this question B is the correct answer.

3. WREST : TAKE :
A plummet : drop
B tear : separate

wrest is to gain by force,
tear is to sparate by force,
This problem B would be perfect.

4. SUBMERGE : BUOYANT :
A repel : magnetic
B bend : rigid

rigid is hard to bend, so they have not the relationshop of contrary.
I think A would be nice.

7. NUGATORY : SIGNIFICANCE
A deceptive : plausibility (Something X has less Y)
B ethereal : substance
This question in my opinion I think B would be better, because nugatory is insigificance. However deceptive is a character of person, is not opposited to the plausibility.
8. AGGRAVATION : IRRITATE
A indiscretion : miscalculate (X leads to X)
B perplexity : bewilder
aggravation is the result of irritate..
perplexity is the result of bewilder.
B in this question would be better.

[D_nice]

# 3: wrest is to take by force, and plummet does not necessary means involvement of someone or use of force to drop someone, rather tear is separate something by force, which gives a perfect match i guess.
# 8: I think aggravation is also annoying which make it syn to irritate, which makes perplexity and bewilder a better option

[yamanoorsai]

5. REPERTOIRE : PERFORMANCE
A agenda : meeting (X is a list for Y.)
B manifest : cargo

Repertoire is a list of performance activities
Manifest is a list of cargo

[WMNNYN]

Thanks, I don't even noticed that Manifest is also a noun.