Verbal Analogies

Detective acts like an informer; a reporter acts like a source.

Opposite of Deep is Shallow in the same way opposite of Freedom is Slavery.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Capital is the primary resource used when investing. Choice C shows the same input relationship: sport is the domain or context in which you play. Both pairs follow an action-to-resource/domain pattern.

Importune means to request something persistently, often to the point of annoyance. Choice A captures this: pry means to inquire or investigate too intrusively. Both pairs show an excessive form relationship where the first action is an intensified version of the second.

Ironclad means extremely firm, unbreakable, or absolute. Choice C follows this intensity pattern: brilliant means exceptionally smart or intelligent. Both pairs show a relationship where the second word is a more extreme or intense version of the first.

AUTHORITATIVE things naturally garner ACCEPTANCE, just as conspicuous things attract attention. The relationship is cause-effect: the quality in the first word produces the response in the second. Option B is incorrect because nebulous (unclear) things do not receive validation. Option C pairs congruent terms without clear causation. Option D relates emotions without the cause-effect dynamic. Option E suggests inherent qualities rather than a response received.

WAFT (float gently) and PLUMMET (fall rapidly) are antonyms representing opposite movements in speed/direction. Similarly, MEANDER (wander slowly) and DASH (move quickly) are antonyms with the same slow-fast opposition. Option A pairs synonyms. Option B has no clear relationship. Option C pairs sequential actions, not opposites. Option D pairs potentially related actions without antonymy.

FERTILIZE is done to make things GROW - it is a means to an end. Similarly, IMMUNIZE is done to make things RESIST disease. The relationship is action-purpose. Option B pairs synonyms. Option C shows cause-effect but heating is done to create warmth, not to burn. Option D and E lack the clear means-end relationship.

QUIXOTIC means extremely idealistic, so it represents a more intense form of IDEALISTIC. Similarly, TOUCHY represents a more intense form of SENSITIVE. The relationship is same quality with different intensity. Option A pairs antonyms. Option B also pairs antonyms. Option C pairs near-synonyms without intensity difference. Option E pairs unrelated concepts.