AFOQT Verbal Analogies, by relationship type

Humble is to arrogant as

1. modest is to meek.
   Modest is close to humble and meek is close to it as well, so the pair matches the first word's meaning but not the opposite relation.
2. timid is to shy.
   Timid and shy are near-synonyms, the reverse of the opposite relation in humble and arrogant.
3. sparing is to lavish.
   Humble and arrogant are opposites, and so are sparing (using very little) and lavish (spending freely).
4. polite is to courteous.
   Polite and courteous mean almost the same thing; the pair keeps the meaning rather than reversing it.
5. generous is to kind.
   Generous and kind are close in meaning, so this pair is synonyms, not opposites.

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Pollen is to sneeze as

1. onion is to tear.
   Pollen causes a sneeze, and cutting an onion causes a tear: cause first, effect second.
2. tissue is to nose.
   A tissue is used on the nose, an object and where it is used, with no cause-and-effect link.
3. dust is to broom.
   A broom removes dust, so this pair is a problem and its remedy, not a cause and its effect.
4. smoke is to fire.
   Fire causes smoke, so this pair puts the effect first, the reverse of pollen and sneeze.
5. tear is to onion.
   Tear is to onion has the right link written backwards, effect then cause; the order must match pollen then sneeze.

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Assemble is to dismantle as tangle is to

1. entwine.
   Entwine means to twist together, nearly the same action as tangle rather than its reverse.
2. unravel.
   To dismantle undoes assembling, and to unravel undoes tangling: each action paired with its reverse.
3. knot.
   To knot is to tie strands together, which adds to a tangle instead of undoing it.
4. snarl.
   Snarl is a synonym of tangle, so the pair keeps the action instead of reversing it.
5. cut.
   Cutting can get rid of a tangle, but it destroys the strands instead of reversing the tangle.

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Composer is to symphony as choreographer is to

1. stage.
   The stage is where a ballet is performed, a place rather than the creation itself.
2. dancer.
   A dancer performs the ballet, the performer rather than the work the choreographer creates.
3. music.
   Music is what a composer creates; the choreographer creates the dance that goes with it.
4. ballet.
   A composer creates a symphony, and a choreographer creates a ballet: the maker paired with the work made.
5. rehearsal.
   A rehearsal is the practice session before a performance, part of the process, not the finished work.

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Blazing is to frigid as ecstatic is to

1. despondent.
   Blazing and frigid are extreme opposites in temperature, and ecstatic and despondent are extreme opposites in mood.
2. indifferent.
   Indifferent means not caring either way, a neutral midpoint, not the far opposite of ecstatic.
3. hopeful.
   Hopeful is a positive feeling, so it stays with ecstatic instead of crossing to the far end.
4. content.
   Content means calmly satisfied, a milder form of happiness, so it is on the same side as ecstatic.
5. elated.
   Elated is a synonym of ecstatic; the pair needs an opposite.

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Temporary is to permanent as fad is to

1. tradition.
   Temporary is the opposite of permanent, and a fad (a short-lived craze) is the opposite of a tradition (a custom kept for generations).
2. novelty.
   A novelty is something new and passing, close to fad in meaning rather than across from it.
3. popularity.
   Popularity is what a fad has while it lasts, a feature of the fad, not its opposite.
4. trend.
   Trend is a near-synonym of fad; the pair needs the lasting opposite, not another word for a passing style.
5. rumor.
   A rumor also spreads fast and fades, so it sits with fad on the short-lived side.

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Tadpole is to frog as cub is to

1. den.
   A den is where a bear cub lives, a home rather than what the cub grows into.
2. bear.
   A tadpole grows into a frog, and a cub grows into a bear: the young animal paired with its adult form.
3. litter.
   A litter is a group of young born together, the cub's siblings, not its grown-up form.
4. kitten.
   A kitten is another young animal, so it pairs young with young instead of young with adult.
5. honey.
   Honey is a food bears are known for, not the adult form of a cub.

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Bleach is to stain as eraser is to

1. pencil.
   A pencil makes the marks and often carries the eraser on its end; it is the tool, not the thing removed.
2. mistake.
   Bleach removes a stain, and an eraser removes a mistake: each tool paired with the thing it takes away.
3. rubber.
   Rubber is what many erasers are made of (and a British word for eraser), a material, not what gets removed.
4. notebook.
   A notebook is where the marks are made, the surface rather than what the eraser removes.
5. sharpener.
   A sharpener is another pencil tool, a neighbor of the eraser rather than its target.

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Damp is to drenched as

1. thirsty is to water.
   Water is what a thirsty person needs, a need and its remedy, not a change in degree.
2. wet is to dry.
   Wet and dry are opposites, while damp and drenched point the same way at different strengths.
3. starving is to hungry.
   Starving is to hungry uses the right words in the wrong order, extreme first, while damp to drenched runs from mild to extreme.
4. hungry is to starving.
   Damp is a mild form of wet and drenched is the extreme; hungry and starving show the same rise from mild to extreme.
5. tired is to sleepy.
   Tired and sleepy are about equally strong, so the pair shows no clear step from mild to extreme.

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Generous is to stingy as

1. proud is to vain.
   Proud and vain are similar traits, one a stronger form of the other, not opposites.
2. bold is to brave.
   Bold and brave are close in meaning, so the pair is synonyms.
3. wealthy is to greedy.
   Wealth and greed are linked in a stereotype only; neither word is the opposite of the other.
4. brave is to cowardly.
   Generous and stingy are opposites, and brave and cowardly are opposites as well.
5. kind is to gentle.
   Kind and gentle are near-synonyms, the reverse of the opposite relation needed.

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Blindness is to sight as deafness is to

1. silence.
   Silence is what a deaf person may experience, the result, not the sense missing.
2. sound.
   Sound is what the sense detects, which would match "light," not "sight."
3. ear.
   The ear is the organ of hearing, which would match "eye," not "sight."
4. signing.
   Signing is a way to communicate without hearing, a workaround rather than the sense that is lost.
5. hearing.
   Blindness is the loss of sight, and deafness is the loss of hearing: each condition paired with the sense it takes away.

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Chisel is to stone as loom is to

1. shuttle.
   A shuttle is a part used on the loom to carry the thread across, a tool rather than the material.
2. needle.
   A needle is another tool for working fabric, a tool paired with a tool instead of with a material.
3. yarn.
   A chisel is the tool that works stone, and a loom is the tool that works yarn: each tool paired with the raw material it shapes.
4. sew.
   Sew is an action done with a needle, not the material a loom works on.
5. weaver.
   A weaver is the person who runs the loom, the worker rather than the material.

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Ounce is to weight as acre is to

1. farm.
   Farms are often measured in acres, but a farm is a place, not the quantity being measured.
2. length.
   Length is measured in feet or miles; an acre measures a surface, not a line.
3. volume.
   Volume is measured in gallons or cubic feet; an acre has no depth.
4. hectare.
   A hectare is another unit of area, so it pairs a unit with a unit instead of with the quantity.
5. area.
   An ounce is a unit of weight, and an acre is a unit of area: each unit paired with what it measures.

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Feast is to famine as flood is to

1. deluge.
   A deluge is a heavy downpour, close to flood in meaning, so the pair would be synonyms.
2. puddle.
   A puddle is a small amount of standing water, a smaller version of flooding, not its opposite.
3. rainfall.
   Rainfall is the cause of many floods, a related event rather than the reverse condition.
4. dam.
   A dam holds back water to prevent a flood, a remedy rather than the opposite condition.
5. drought.
   A feast is the opposite of a famine (too much food against too little), and a flood is the opposite of a drought (too much water against too little).

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Chuckle is to guffaw as sip is to

1. taste.
   A taste is about as small as a sip, so it shows no step up in strength the way a guffaw does from a chuckle.
2. drink.
   Drink is the general word that covers both sipping and gulping, so it names the whole action, not its stronger form.
3. gulp.
   A chuckle is a quiet laugh and a guffaw a loud, hearty one; a sip is a small swallow and a gulp a big one: the same action at a much greater strength.
4. spill.
   To spill is to let a drink slop out by accident, which is not a bigger version of the swallow itself.
5. nibble.
   A nibble is a small bite of food, the mild form of a different action (eating), not the strong form of sipping.

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