Verbal Section: Analogy

Directions:
Each of the GRE sample analogy questions below consists of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by five lettered pairs of related words. Select the lettered pair of words.

Following are some GRE sample analogy questions.

  1. ANGLE : DEGREE
    1. area : square inch
    2. milk : quart
    3. society : classes
    4. letter : alphabet
    5. time : minutes

    Ans : A

  2. CONFIRMED : INVETERATE
    1. knowledge : supposed
    2. financial : bankrupt
    3. immature : callow
    4. credible : incredible
    5. careful: punishing

    Ans :B

  3. LULLABY : BARCAROLE
    1. birth : marriage
    2. night : morning
    3. cradle : gondola
    4. song : poem
    5. carol : sonneteer

    Ans :C

  4. ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS
    1. ecology : pollution
    2. botany : plants
    3. chemistry : atoms
    4. history : people
    5. mathematics : geometry

    Ans :A

  5. DORY : VAN
    1. dairy : cow
    2. fish : vehicle
    3. freighter : caisson
    4. runners : wheels
    5. danish : Dutch

    Ans : C

  6. PARQUET : WOOD
    1. color : painting
    2. mosaic : glass
    3. potpourri : medley
    4. collage : tapestry
    5. linoleum : marble

    Ans : B

  7. SAW : CARPENTER
    1. Scissors : tailor
    2. Wagon : farmer
    3. Brush : painter
    4. Typewriter : author
    5. Trowel : bricklayer

    Ans : A

  8. LURK : WAIT
    1. boost : elevate
    2. deplete : drain
    3. abscond : depart
    4. bilk : cheat
    5. topple : stabilize

    Ans : C

  9. ALCHEMY : SCIENCE
    1. nostrum : remedy
    2. sideshow : carnival
    3. ploy : tactic
    4. forgery : imitation
    5. burlesque : comedy

    Ans : A

  10. NEEDLE : KNIT
    1. bait : fish
    2. match : fire
    3. loom : weave
    4. soap : wash
    5. bed : sleep

    Ans : C

  11. PARENTHESIS : EXPLANATION
    1. ellipsis : omission
    2. asterisk : exaggeration
    3. synopsis : affectation
    4. apostrophe : annotation
    5. synthesis : interpolation

    Ans : A

  12. CENSUS : POPULATION
    1. manifest : debts
    2. roster : audience
    3. itinerary : journeys
    4. inventory : merchandise
    5. state : incumbents

    Ans : D

  13. STANZA : POEM
    1. mimicry : pantomime
    2. duet : chorus
    3. act : opera
    4. rhyme : verse
    5. pirouette : ballet

    Ans : C

  14. EXHORT : SUGGEST
    1. conspire : plan
    2. tamper : adjust
    3. crave : accept
    4. goad : direct
    5. instruct : teach

    Ans : D

  15. SAND PAPER : ABRASIVE
    1. gasoline : refined
    2. grativity : irritant
    3. polish : floors
    4. acrylic : emulsion
    5. oil : lubricant.

    Ans :E

  16. DIAPHANOUS : CACOPHONOUS
    1. translucent : transparent
    2. transparent : noisy
    3. sheer : opaque
    4. harmonious : discordant
    5. twofold : multiple.

    Ans :B

  17. INFANCY : SENILITY
    1. january : October
    2. incipient : critical
    3. day : night
    4. conclusion : climax
    5. dawn : dusk.

    Ans :E

  18. RIG : CONTEST
    1. solve : conundrum
    2. predict : race
    3. repudiate : thesis
    4. gerrymander : district
    5. incriminate : evidence

    Ans :D

  19. ARBORETUM : TREES
    1. aviary : birds
    2. greenhouse : garden
    3. museum : painters
    4. grove : forest
    5. zoo : range

    Ans :D

  20. MENDICANT : IMPECUNIOUS
    1. hat : askew
    2. liar : poor
    3. complainer : petulant
    4. critic : quizzical
    5. philanthrophist : prodigal.

    Ans :C

  21. RELAPSE : CONVALESCENCE
    1. dissonance : harmony
    2. feudalism : industrialization
    3. repetition : monotony
    4. impasse : debate
    5. recidivism : rehavbilitation.

    Ans :E

  22. BOUQUET : FLOWERS
    1. corn : husk
    2. woodpile : logs
    3. forest : thicket
    4. mist : fog
    5. drift : snow.

    Ans :B

  23. TRIANGLE : QUADRILATERAL
    1. rectangle : octagon
    2. cone : cube
    3. pentagon : hexagon
    4. plane : solid
    5. regular : symmetrical.

    Ans :C

  24. SARTORIAL : TAILOR
    1. thespian : designer
    2. rhetorical : questioner
    3. pictorial : musician
    4. histrionic : singer
    5. terpsichorear : dancer.

    Ans :E

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