Verbal Analogies

A maverick is an independent-minded nonconformist, and mutinous means rebellious against authority. A virtuoso is a highly skilled person, and skillful describes possessing skill. Both pairs show a person and their characteristic quality. The other pairs don't show this clear relationship - hypochondriac isn't defined by dubiousness, autocrats aren't characterized by infallibility, and savants aren't defined by skepticism.

A tonic produces vigor (energy and strength). Similarly, a soporific produces sleep. The relationship is 'substance : effect it creates'. Other options don't fit - analgesic relieves pain but doesn't 'create' it, intoxicant might cause anxiety but that's not its primary effect, and antibiotic removes ailment rather than creating it.

Indigence means poverty, and a pauper is a poor person. Similarly, diplomacy is the quality of being skillful in negotiation, and an arbitrator is someone who resolves disputes. The relationship is 'abstract quality : person characterized by it'. Other options don't show this clear quality-person relationship.

Frowning is a facial expression that typically indicates anger. Similarly, yawning is a physical action that typically indicates boredom. The relationship is 'physical action : emotional state it expresses'. Fatigue causes yawning but isn't the emotional state expressed, while joke and jealousy don't relate to yawning.

A pen is an enclosure where pigs are kept. Similarly, a coop is an enclosure where chickens are kept. The relationship is 'enclosure : animal typically kept there'. A mouse or dog wouldn't be in a coop, and 'bird' is too general - chickens specifically live in coops.

A bow and a rifle are both weapons used to propel projectiles - one ancient (bow with arrows), one modern (rifle with bullets). Similarly, an hourglass and a chronometer are both timekeeping devices - one ancient (hourglass with sand), one modern (chronometer with precise mechanics). The relationship is 'ancient tool : modern equivalent doing the same job'.

Meronymy is a semantic relation used in linguistics. A meronym denotes a constituent part of, or a member of something. A meronym means part of a whole. A word denoting a subset of what another word denotes is a hyponym.

Obstacle is an obstruction in a path while surmount is to overcome or conquer. So, the bridge that can be built here is to defeat or win over obstacles. Applying the bridge formed to option (2), we tend to receive to defeat question. It doesn't sound convincing. Similar reasoning can be used to reject options (3) and (4). For option (1), to expiate (make amends, atone for) is to overcome, conquer sin. It sounds convincing, hence,it is the required answer for this question.

The bridge between suffocate: oxygen (a person suffocates without oxygen) can only be applied correctly to option (4) starve: food and also most appropriately because 'we starve without food'. Therefore, option (4) is the answer.

Terms plump and fat are synonyms used for terming overweight, fleshy people or things. So, a likely pair of terms for answer should contain synonyms. Option (3), speed: acceleration are not synonyms as speed refers to rate of change of distance of a body and acceleration refers to the time rate of change of speed of a body. Option (D4), buxom is used to term a healthy or comely person but stout is used especially to term a fat person. Thereby, these two terms cannot be related together. Only option (1) rotund meaning round, spherical or plump and obese meaning potbellied, fat or stout can be considered as synonyms and thereby, forms the answer.

(Definition) Wring means charging a very high price and vigorish means charging a very high rate of interest.

(Definition) A tenement (an apartment house) that is bedraggled is dirty looking and a room that is soiled is dirty looking.

The given words are antonyms tp each other. Pair of words in option 2 bears the same relation.

Pork is flaesh of pig, mutton is flesh of sheep.