Forum: GRE Analogies and Antonyms

OIL : LUBRICATE:: (A) preservative : desiccate (B) wine : ferment (C) honey : pollinate (D) antiseptic : disinfect

try .... 1. ALLEY : BUILDING :: A. attic : roofs B. atrium : skylights C. avenue : cars D. aisle : seats E. grove : trees

any takers?? please give explanation also.... 1.Constrain release sever abandon unload agree

41. DECIMATE: A. propagate B. ameliorate C. extinguish D. extenuate E. imbibe 42. DILATORY:

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10. STICKLER: EXACTING:: (A) charlatan: forthright (B) malcontent: solicitous (C) misanthrope: expressive (D) defeatist: resigned (E) braggart: unassuming 11. WALK: AMBLE:: (A) dream: imagine

RAVE : a) flak b)flop c)cant d)pan e)snub pls. explain.

U ALREADY MAY HAVE DONE THESE 8. STUDY: LEARN:: (A) pervade: encompass (B) search: find (C) gather: win

can ne1 figure these out...i found them kinda interesting 1) Articulate : Unclear a) assign : unencumbered b) elaborate : sketchy c) explain : lucid d) grieve : somber e) march : planned 2) Mimicry : Camouflage a) photosynthesis : pollination

MARTIAL:MILITARY a)basic:simplistic b)classic:musical c)cosmic planetary d)runic:mysterious e)endemic patriotic pls. would you provide the bridge, not just a plain answer. thank you.

29. HUSBAND: (A) rearrange (B) alarm (C) assist (D) prize

1.RESCISSION (A) expansion (B) enactment (C) instigation (D) stimulation

PREEMINENCE:IMPORTANCE:: (a) predestination : belief (b) prefiguration : reality (c) premeditation : execution (d) predisposition : preference (e) preponderance : weight any takers?

1. PRIM A.informal B.prior C.exterior D.private E.cautious 2. HUSBANDRY A.sportsmanship B.dishonesty

1.suffocate:oxygen a.restrict:supplies b.rob:money c.inhibit:drives d.imprison:freedom d.starve:nutrients

EPAULET:SHOULDER a)ring:finger b)tassel:wrist c)cravat:waist d)sash:neck e)poncho:arm the answer is a), according to BB. Is it because epaulet is placed on a shoulder as a ring on a finger? poncho obviously covers half of our body, if not all of it. A cravat should be put on the neck...

31. INGENUOUS: A ingenious B engineering C chivalrous D guileless E cunning 32. ARTLESS:

try these ... 1. PREEN : A. envelop B. offend C. confine D. anatagonize E. rumple

1.NEPOTISM : RELATIVE :: cronyism : friend elitism : leader narcissism : self recidivism : criminal jingoism : patriot 2. TROUBLED : DISTRAUGHT : : annoyed : disillusioned disturbed : interrupted covetous : rapacious

I saw this analogy in one of the powerprep tests palatable:savoury 1-warm:temperate 2-trifling:faddish 3-satiable:hungry 4-discernable:manifest 5 rash:hasty