Verbal Analogies

A hanger is a building where airplanes are stored. Similarly, a stable is a building where horses are kept. The relationship is 'place where X is kept'.

Sympathy is a type of emotion. Friendship is a type of relationship. The relationship is 'X is a member of the category Y'.

An aviary is a place where birds are kept/housed. An arboretum is a place where trees are grown/displayed. A tank holds fluid, but the relationship to living things makes arboretum a closer match. Note: 'Sericultur' appears to be a typo for 'Sericulture'.

Something that is fragile is likely to break. Something that is flammable is likely to burn. The relationship is 'property X makes Y likely to happen'.

Introduction and conclusion are complementary opening and closing sections of a written work. Prologue and epilogue are the complementary opening and closing sections of a book/play. Birth and marriage are life events but not necessarily complementary paired stages.

A scalpel is a tool used by a surgeon to perform their work. Similarly, a razor is a tool used by a barber to perform their work.

A saga is defined by being lengthy. Similarly, a proverb is defined by being pithy (concise and full of meaning).

An aviary is a place where birds are kept. A fold is a place where sheep are kept.

An interregnum is a period of time when there is no government. Hibernation is a period of time when there is no activity.

A cackle is the characteristic sound made by geese. A bray is the characteristic sound made by a donkey.

Hyperbole is excessive exaggeration in speech. Prodigality is excessive spending. Both represent the concept of excess in their respective domains. Whimsicality relates to being playful/unconventional, not excessive.

Oil is used to lubricate. An adhesive is used to bond.

Heavy is an adjective describing something that has weight. Ancient is an adjective describing something that has age.

The shin is the part of the leg below the knee. The forearm is the part of the arm below the elbow.

Babble is a form of speaking that is incoherent. Scribble is a form of writing that is messy or incoherent.

To embezzle is to steal funds. To usurp is to take power by force.

A bow is the tool used to play a violin. A drumstick is the tool used to play a drum.

Vogue means something is currently accepted. Disrepute means something is currently shunned.

To commiserate is to express sympathy. To venerate is to express respect.

Materialism is the devotion to objects. Hedonism is the devotion to pleasure.

An inferno is an intense or large fire. A storm is an intense or large hurricane (or vice versa, the relationship is intensity/scale).

A judge is a professional whose role is to uphold justice. An actor is a professional whose role is to provide entertainment.

Atoms are the building blocks of a molecule. Cells are the building blocks of tissue.

An antidote counteracts poison. A lubricant counteracts friction.