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Verbal Analogies

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Test your reasoning abilities with these verbal analogies questions focused on identifying word relationships. The exercises require finding pairs that share similar logical or semantic connections. This section is a crucial part of the verbal ability and reasoning tests in many competitive exams.

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Verbal Analogies Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Find the similar relation between the words given in any of the options.

glossary : words ::

  1. lexicon : words

  2. catalogue : dates

  3. atlas : maps

  4. thesaurus : rhyme
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A glossary is a reference work that contains words and their definitions. The relationship is: reference work : primary content it organizes. Similarly, an atlas is a reference work that contains maps - its primary content is geographical representations in map form.

Multiple choice

Directions: The first two words among the given ones bear a relationship. Select a word from the given options which bears the similar relationship with the third word.

Suggest : Demand :: Take :

  1. Give

  2. Grab

  3. Receive

  4. Gift
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Suggest is a milder, more polite form of asking, while Demand is forceful and aggressive. Similarly, Take is neutral, while Grab implies forceful, aggressive taking. The relationship is: mild action : aggressive action :: neutral action : aggressive action. Receive and Gift don't show this forceful quality.

Multiple choice

Directions: A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that in capital letters.

PERTINENT : RELEVANCE

  1. Insistent : Rudeness

  2. Benevolent : Perfection

  3. Redundant : Superfluity

  4. Prevalent : Universality

  5. Aberrant : Uniqueness
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Pertinent means relevant; pertinence is the quality of being relevant. Choice C mirrors this: redundant means having superfluity (excess/unnecessary), and superfluity is the quality of being excessive. Both pairs show an adjective-noun relationship where the noun describes the quality of the adjective.

Multiple choice

Directions: A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that in capital letters.

APPREHENSION : TERROR

  1. Interest : Conspiracy

  2. Affection : Adoration

  3. Indifference : Animosity

  4. Reluctance : Termination

  5. Anxiety : Faith
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Apprehension is a mild form of fear, while terror is the extreme version. Choice B shows the same intensity gradient: affection is moderate fondness, while adoration is intense love and devotion. Both pairs follow a milder-to-more-intense pattern.

Multiple choice

Directions: A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that in capital letters.

TAMPER : ADJUST

  1. Misrepresent : Explain

  2. Warp : Deform

  3. Confess : Tell

  4. Mar : Deface

  5. Undermine : Stop
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To tamper means to adjust something improperly or negatively. Choice A captures this: misrepresent means to explain or present something falsely. Both pairs show a negative form relationship where the first word is an improper or harmful version of the second.

Multiple choice

Directions: A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that in capital letters.

NEOPHYTE : EXPERIENCE

  1. Diplomat : Negotiation

  2. Misanthrope : Cynicism

  3. Umpire : Reconciliation

  4. Guru : Respect

  5. Boor : Sensitivity
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

A neophyte is a beginner who lacks experience. Choice E matches this absence relationship: a boor is a rude person who lacks sensitivity or social awareness. Both pairs follow a pattern of a person defined by what they lack.

Multiple choice

Directions: IA related pair of words or phrases is followed by five pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that in capital letters.

INFILTRATE : ENTER

  1. Comply : Index

  2. Invade : Assault

  3. Allege : Prove

  4. Insinuate : Say

  5. Disclose : Announce
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Infiltrate means to enter secretly or stealthily. Choice D mirrors this: insinuate means to say or suggest something indirectly and subtly. Both pairs show a secretive/subtle form relationship where the first word is a more covert version of the second.

Multiple choice

Directions: A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that in capital letters.

ELEGY : SORROW

  1. Paean : Distress

  2. Encomium : Criticism

  3. Requiem : Euphoria

  4. Tirade : Joy

  5. Eulogy : Admiration
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

An elegy is a poem or song that expresses sorrow or grief. Choice E follows the same pattern: a eulogy is a speech that expresses admiration and praise for someone. Both pairs show a literary-form-to-emotion relationship.