Verbal Analogies

Clank : chain

Cumulus is a type of cloud - specific to general relationship. Evergreen is a type of tree, showing the same relationship. Corona relates to Sun but not as type to category. Carnivore is defined by eating meat, not being a type of meat. Glacier relates to blizzard by ice but not type-category.

Self-portrait : artist

Bias : bigot

Tidy : order

To fetter means to restrain or limit someone's movements. Similarly, to enfeeble means to weaken someone to the point of incapacitation. The relationship is verb-to-verb where the first action leads to the second state, both meaning to restrict or weaken capability.

Something indecipherable cannot be decoded. The relationship is negative capability - the adjective describes a state where the action cannot be performed. Similarly, something unmanageable cannot be controlled.

Pragmatist : utility

Skin : fruit

Goad : direct

A discerning person displays percipience (keen insight). The relationship is adjective describing an inherent quality. Similarly, a ravishing person displays attractiveness. Both pairs show an adjective characterizing a quality of the subject.

An excerpt is a selection taken from a book. The relationship is part-to-whole where the first is a representative portion of the second. A clip is a short segment taken from a film, maintaining the same relationship.

A pirouette is a specific movement performed by a dancer. The relationship is action:performer. A somersault is a specific athletic movement performed by an acrobat. Both pairs show a specialized action associated with a particular performer.

A concert is an event performed for an audience. The relationship is event:observer. A game is an event played for spectators. Both pairs show an entertainment event and the people who watch it.

Clientele is a collective term referring to customers, especially of a business. The relationship is collective term:group it refers to. Faculty is a collective term for teachers or professors at an educational institution. Both pairs show a formal collective term and the specific group it represents.

Carve is the action performed on a turkey (specifically, to slice it for serving). The relationship is action:object. Slice is the action performed on a cake to portion it. Both pairs show a cutting action performed on a food item.

A blueprint is a plan or guide used to construct a building. The relationship is plan:thing it guides. An agenda is a plan or list of items to be addressed in a meeting. Both pairs show a structured plan that guides the execution of an activity or project.

Retouch means to make minor improvements or corrections to a picture. The relationship is improvement action:object. Emend means to correct or improve text. Both pairs show a refining action performed on a creative work.

Cutlery is a category of eating utensils, and a knife is a specific type of cutlery. The relationship is category:member. Furniture is a category of movable articles, and a chair is a specific type of furniture. Both pairs show a general category and a specific item within it.

Walk is the base action, while prowl is walking with stealthy, potentially predatory intent. The relationship is base action:intensified version with purpose. Listen is the base action, while eavesdrop is listening with secret intent to hear something one shouldn't. Both pairs show a basic action transformed by added purpose.

The relationship is trait: domain. A pedantic person is overly concerned with showing off learned knowledge. Similarly, a scrupulous person is diligently concerned with following principles. Both describe a character trait in relation to what the person focuses on.

The relationship is verb: agent (the person who characteristically does that action). A seditionist characteristically incites rebellion. Similarly, a mediator characteristically arbitrates disputes. Both pairs show the defining action of the role.

The relationship is complementary objects that work together. A plug fits into and works with a socket. Similarly, a key fits into and works with a lock. Both pairs represent matched pairs designed to function together.

The relationship is animal: periodic shedding process. Birds molt (shed feathers). Similarly, snakes slough (shed skin). Both are natural periodic shedding processes in animals.

The relationship is part: whole (apex point). A vertex is the top point of a pyramid. Similarly, a summit is the top point of a mountain. Both pairs represent the highest point of a structure.