annoy: enrage:: enlarge : ____
c. exaggerate
Question Explanation:
To enrage is to annoy, but to a greater degree. To exaggerate is to enlarge, but to a greater degree.
tear : tr :: near : ____
b. nr
The answer is nr, because the first and the last letter of the word form it.
smart: genius :: cold : ____
e. freezing
This is an analogy of degrees. Genius is more intense than smart, freezing is more intense than cold.
chair : sit :: car : ____
a. drive
The purpose of the chair is to sit. The purpose of a car is to drive.
sun: burn :: fire: ____
c. smoke
Burn is an effect of the sun, and smoke is an effect of fire.
day: week :: afternoon : ____
d. morning
sequence analogies
ornithology: birds :: seismology : ____
b. earthquakes
Ornithology studies birds. Seismology studies earthquakes.
eat: ate:: win: ____
c. won
verb tenses.
broken: repair :: itch: ____
b. scratch
The first word is the problem. The second word is the solution.
grain: grail:: brain: ____
b. brail
The last letter of the word that is an “n” becomes an “l”.
train: board :: horse: ____
a. mount
To board means to get on a train. To mount means to get on a horse.
feta: Greek :: mozzarella: _____
b. Italian
Feta is a Greek cheese. Mozzarella is an Italian cheese.
c. snake
Loafer is a type of shoe, and moccasin is a type of snake.
Nord: Sud :: composure: ____
d. fear
Nord is the opposite of Sud, and fear is the opposite of composure.
mad: insane :: stupid: ____
e. obtuse
mad is a synonym for insane, and obtuse is a synonym for stupid.
lion: ion:: loan: ____
b. oan
The initial “l” is removed.
repair: damage :: segregate: ____
e. unify
To repaire is an antonym of to damage. To segregate is an antonym of to unify.
primate: monkey :: marsupial : ____
b. opossum
A monkey is a primate. An opossum is a marsupial.
singe: char :: congeal: ____
a. solidify
To singe means to char. To congeal means to solidify.
flash: camera :: mouse : ____
c. computer
A mouse is part of a computer. A flash is part of a camera.
king: chess :: shuttlecock : ____
d. badminton
A shuttlecock is a piece used in the game of badminton.
forehand : tennis :: swing : ____
a. golf
A forehand is an action in tennis. A swing is an action in golf.
inhale : sniff :: lop : ____
c. snip
To inhale is more intense than to sniff. To lop is more intense than to snip.
legume : bean :: wheat: ____
e. spelt
Bean is a type of legume. Spelt is a type of wheat.