Verbal Analogies

Nighttime refers to the night and daytime to the day. Nocturnal refers to the night and diurnal to the day. 

One bandages a wound. One scratches an itch. 

A tart is a pie big enough for one person. A cupcake is a cake big enough for one person. 

Prenatal and postpartum describe the states of the mother before and after birth respectively. Fetus and corpse describe the states of the body before birth and after death respectively. 

A portrait is an illustration of a particular person. A biography is a text about a particular person. 

One hews with an axe. One planes with a chisel. 

An armistice is a cessation of war. A strike is a cessation of work. 

A period marks the end of a sentence. A comma marks the end of a clause. 

A donation is money you give voluntarily. A toll is money taken by the government. Charity is the giving voluntarily of money. Taxation is the taking of money by the government. 

Altruism describes an act that is selflessness. Hedonism describes an act that is selfish. 

A window-dresser arranges clothes for a mannequin. A valet arranges clothes for a gentleman. 

A mail carrier delivers letters. An obstetrician delivers infants. 

Accolade is a synonym for tribute. Censure is a synonym for rebuke. 

A coward is timorous. A hero is courageous. 

One dresses a wound. One lances a boil.