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SOLO : MUSIC : : sonata : opera soliloquy : parade monopoly : trade sonnet : poem monologue : drama

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Solo is the piece in which only one person sings or plays in a musical performance. Monologue (or soliloquy) is the part in which only one person speaks in a drama. 2. ALCOHOL : INTOXICATION : : ointment : infection water : thirst drug : addiction narcotic : drowsiness food : hunger
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This is simply a cause and effect relationship. Just as alcohol causes intoxication, a narcotic causes drowsiness. The direct effect of a drug is not addiction. 3. CORROSION : METALS : : biodegradation : plastics diffusion : molecules oxidation : rust erosion : rocks mining : ores
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Corrosion of metals is analogous to erosion of rocks because both involve wearing away of materials. 4. SAND : DESERTS : : snow : mountains corn : fields grass : lawns salt : seas fish : ponds
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Sand is the main constituent of deserts and grass is the main constituent of lawns. 5. HISTRIONIC : THEATER : :

halcyon : opera harmonic : orchestra forensic : court olden : drama dramatic : stage
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Histrionic means "suitable for acting or the theater." Similarly, forensic means "suitable to debate or a court of law." 6. DRY : SOAKED : : desert : oasis teetotal : alcohol arid : parched air : moisture anhydrous : saturated
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Dry and soaked are opposite in meaning. Anhydrous and saturated are also antonyms. Importantly, anhydrous means "lack of water" or dry, where assaturated means "soaked". 7. THESAURUS : SYNONYMS : : book : chapters tangents : parallels opposites : antonyms terminus : transport encyclopedia : facts
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A thesaurus may be used to look up synonyms. Similarly, an encyclopedia may be used to look up facts. 8. PRACTICAL : IDEALISTIC : : unreal : fantastic human : angel whimsical : factual possible : quixotic academic : theoretical
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Practical and idealistic are opposite in meaning. Possible and quixotic are also antonyms. In fact, quixotic means idealistic and practical means possible. 9. POEMS : ANTHOLOGY : : men : anthropology

poet : anthropoid maps : atlas languages : philology verses : lexicon

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A collection of poems forms an anthology. Similarly, a collection of maps forms an atlas. 10. APPLES : CIDER grapes : wine fruits : cocktail mangoes : mangrove prunes : champagne raisins : bran
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Juice from apples when fermented gives a drink called cider.Similarly, juice from grapes when fermented gives a drink called wine. CAPTIOUS : TOLERANT : : homogeneous : similar copious : plentiful notorious : renowned punctilious : scrupulous fastidious : squeamish
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Captious (meaning "fault-finding") and tolerant are antonyms.Notorious (meaning "known unfavorably") and renowned are also antonyms.Note that the other four pairs are synonyms. PHILANTHROPIST : BENEVOLENCE : : altruist : generosity philatelist : benediction misogynist : blasphemy optimist : quintessence pessimist : providence
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A philanthropist, being a lover of mankind, is characterized by his benevolence. In the same way, an altruist being interested in helping others is characterized by his generosity. EMPLOYEE : WAGES : : scholar : books worker : jobs entrepreneur : profits

composer : symphony negotiator : conflict

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An employee works for wages. Similarly, an entrepreneur works for profits. 1. VEIN : BLOOD : : liver : bile duct : water kidney : urine pump : heart compressor : air
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Just as a vein carries blood, a duct carries water. 2. ELEGY : PAEAN : euphemism : expression eulogy : praise threnody : song lamentation : joy benediction : blessing
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Elegy is a song of lamentation, whereas paean is a song of joy. 3. FROWN : DISAPPROBATION : : chortle : sorrow whisper : confidentiality snicker : respect glower : anger guffaw : circumlocution
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Frown implies knitting the brows to express disapprobation (or disapproval). Glower implies scowling to express anger. Note that whisper, chortle, snicker and guffaw all involve sounds. 4. THUNDER : STORM : :

hurricane : cyclone earthquake : convulsion portent : catastrophe tornado : gale volcano : lava
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Thunder is a forewarning (portent) of a storm (catastrophe). 5. IMPETUOUS : CAUTION : : fatuous : inanity excessive : moderation impassive : respect ingenuous : trust arduous : action
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Impetuous implies "tending to act without caution." Similarly, excessive implies "tending to act without moderation." 6. EMBEZZLE : TRUST : adulterate : faith perjure : oath plagiarize : right admonish : caution adjudge : belief
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Embezzle is to appropriate fraudulently when holding in trust. Similarly, perjure is to testify falsely when under oath. 7. CARAVAN : TRAVELERS : : train : wagons band : musicians cavalcade : pilgrims company : merchants fleet : ships
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A caravan of travelers signifies humans moving together in a procession. A similar relationship exists in the case of a cavalcade of pilgrims.

8. INNOCUOUS : HARMLESS : : ingenuous : artless indolent : assiduous incongruous : harmonious deleterious : healthy insipid : tasteful
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Innocuous and harmless are synonyms. Similarly, ingenuous and artless are synonyms. 9. SHOAL : FISH : : aerie : eagles gaggle : geese apiary : bees gobble : turkeys drake : ducks
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Shoal is the collective noun for fish. Similarly, gaggle is the collective noun for geese. Note that aerie (also spelt aery) is the nest that eagles build high up. Apiary is the place where bees are kept. Drake is the masculine of duck. Gobble refers to the gurgling sound that turkeys make. 10. COVEY : PARTRIDGES : : twitter : swallows pride : lions aviary : birds cote : pigeons gander : geese
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Covey is the collective noun for partridges. Similarly, pride is the collective noun for lions. Note that cote is the shelter for pigeons. Aviary is a large cage where birds are kept. Gander is the masculine of goose, and geese is the plural of goose. Twitter refers to the succession of sounds that birds like swallows utter. URSINE : BEAR : : porcine : porcupine equine : endure vulpine : vulture asinine : yield

aquiline : eagle
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Just as ursine means "like a bear", aquiline means "like an eagle". Note that equine means "like a horse". Asinine means "like an ass", vulpine means "like a fox", and porcine means "like a pig." URBANE : SUAVE : : tempestuous : calm boorish : courteous urban : rural rustic : sophisticated pedestrian : prosaic
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Urbane and suave are synonyms meaning "refined and courteous." Similarly, pedestrian and prosaic are synonyms meaning "dull and unimaginative." 3. KILN : BRICKS : : extruder : plastics oven : cakes factory : tiles furnace : metals silo : crops
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A kiln is used for baking bricks. Similarly, an oven is used for baking cakes. Note a furnace is used for melting metals. A silo is used for storing crops. 1. BURROW : RABBIT : : shell : snail shed : cow desert : camel nest : thrush cage : bird
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A burrow is a dwelling (hole) made by a rabbit. Similarly, a nest is a shelter made by a thrush (bird). 2. BRITTLE : BREAK : :

ductile : divide futile : separate pliable : compress flexible : bend fertile : crush
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A thing that is brittle is apt to break, and a thing that is flexible is apt to bend. 3. EMPLOYEE : WAGES : : entrepreneur : profits composer : symphony worker : jobs negotiator : conflicts scholar : books
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An employee works for wages. Similarly, an entrepreneur works for profits. 4. RIVER : SILT : : stream : salt volcano : magma glacier : detritus rain : acid geyser : steam
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A river deposits silt (sediment) as it flows, whereas a glacier deposits detritus (worn-down matter like rock debris) as it moves. 5. CALF : VEAL : : cub : fox muscle : horn sheep : ram joey : kangaroo deer : venison
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Calf's flesh as food is veal. Deer's flesh as food is venison. 6.

EFFUSIVE : DEMONSTRATIVE : : downcast : dejected pouring : choked effective : defective gushing : throttled theoretical : experimental
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Effusive (or not restrained emotionally) and demonstrative are synonyms. Downcast and dejected are the only pair of synonyms. 7. SURVEYOR : TRANSIT : : butcher : cleaver astronomer : kaleidoscope druggist : pharmacy surgeon : syringe artist : studio
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A surveyor uses a transit (measuring instrument) as a tool. A butcher uses a cleaver (chopping instrument) as a tool. 8. PARASITE : MISTLETOE : : saprophyte : mallard fungus : marigold scavenger : carrion aerie : eagle marsupial : kangaroo
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An example of a parasite (organism living in or on another) is the mistletoe. An example of a marsupial (animal that carries its young in a pouch) is the kangaroo. 9. INCANDESCENT : GLOW : : evanescent : fade amorphous : heat ephemeral : persist iridescent : disappear stagnant : move

Hint

Something that is incandescent tends to glow with heat. Something that is evanescent tends to fade from sight. 10. ELEPHANT : HERBIVOROUS : : snail : mollusc tiger : carnivorous vegetarian : omnivorous dog : canine quadruped : proboscis
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An elephant is a herbivorous (grass-eating) animal. A tiger is a carnivorous (flesh-eating) animal. BOTANIST : PETUNIA : : zoologist : periwinkle biologist : energy physicist : matter geologist : gypsum numismatist : coin
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A botanist studies plants, and petunia is an example of a plant (with funnel-shaped flowers). A geologist studies the earth, rocks and minerals. Gypsum is an example of a mineral (from which plaster of Paris is made). 2. POUND : WEIGHT : : ounce : time scale : mass crush : shape light year : distance money : load
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Pound is a measure of weight. Similarly, light year is a measure of distance (typically, astronomical distances). A light year is the distance light travels in one year, which is about six million million miles. 3. FELDSPAR : MINERAL : : road : tar

cumulonimbus : cloud chemical : crystal magma : lava geognosy : rock

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Feldspar is a kind of mineral (crystalline white or flesh-red). Cumulonimbus is a kind of cloud. 1. RIBALD : DECENT : : parsimonious : magnanimous ephemeral : fleeting equivocal : ambiguous ingenious : clever deleterious : harmful
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Ribald (vulgar) is the opposite of decent. Similarly, parsimonious (stingy) is the opposite of magnanimous (generous). The other four options are pairs of synonymous words. 2. COTE : PIGEON : : eyrie : eagle peace : dove shoal : fish apiary : bird aviary : bee
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Cote is the shelter for pigeons. Eyrie (also spelt aery or aerie) is the shelter (nest built high up) for eagles. Aviary is a large cage where birds are kept. Apiary is the place where bees are kept. Shoal (or school) refers to a large number of fish swimming together. 3. BRAVERY : LION : : happiness : mouse indolence : peacock industry : beaver timidity : bat pride : lark
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Bravery is a characteristic associated with a lion (as brave as a lion). Industry is a

characteristic associated with a beaver (as busy as a beaver). Remember: as proud as a peacock; as timid as a mouse; as happy as a lark; and as blind as a bat. 4. SOUND : DECIBEL : : energy : power chord : vocal waves : volume heat : temperature angle : degree
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Sound (loudness) is measured in decibels. Similarly, an angle (in geometry) is measured in degrees. 5. NULLIFY : INVALID : : vilify : famous mollify : model exemplify : happy gratify : possible rectify : right
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Nullify by definition is "to make invalid or ineffective." Rectify by definition is "to make right or correct." 6. PRIDE : LIONS : : aviary : birds twitter : swallows gander : geese covey : partridges cote : pigeons
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Pride is the collective noun for lions. Similarly, covey is the collective noun for partridges. Note that cote is the shelter for pigeons. Aviary is a large cage where birds are kept. Gander is the masculine of goose, and geese is the plural of goose. Twitter refers to the succession of sounds that birds like swallows utter. 7. EXTRICATE : FREE : :

debilitate : strong hone : sharp abridge : long expedite : slow acclaim : independent
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When you extricate something, you make it free (from an entanglement or difficulty). When you hone something, you make it sharp. 8. SMELL : OLFACTORY : : hearing : tympanic vision : astigmatic movement : voluntary taste : gustatory touch : parietal
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Olfactory is the adjective that means "concerned with sense of smell." Gustatory is the adjective that means "concerned with sense of taste." 9. TERRESTRIAL : LAND : : arboreal : trees aquatic : liquid aerial : gas amphibious : shores sidereal : banks
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Terrestrial by definition implies living on land. Arboreal by definition implies living on or in trees. Aerial implies existing in the air. Aquatic implies living in water. Amphibious implies living on land and in water. Sidereal implies "related to the stars." 10. SIDEREAL : STAR : : terrestrial : earth ephemeral : meteor apocryphal : planet surreal : sun arboreal : asteroid

Hint

Sidereal by definition means related to the stars. Terrestrial by definition means related to the earth.