Verbal Analogies

SUPPLANT means to REPLACE, often forcefully or with displacement. Similarly, SNATCH means to TAKE quickly or forcefully. The relationship is synonymy with emphasis on the forceful/manner aspect. Option B pairs different concepts. Option C reverses logical order (convicting follows accusation). Option D pairs unrelated actions. Option E pairs synonyms without the forceful connotation.

A FRESCO is a specific type of painting done on a WALL. Similarly, PARQUETRY is a specific type of wood flooring done on a FLOOR. The relationship is art form/technique : surface. Option A pairs an object with its location, not an art form. Option C pairs a material with its location, not a decorative technique. Option D and E pair decorative objects with unrelated locations.

Things that are SYNONYMOUS have the same MEANING. Similarly, things that are INTERCHANGEABLE have the same FUNCTION. The relationship is attribute : what the attribute applies to. Option B pairs equivocal (unclear) with interpretation, not sameness. Option C pairs coincidence with cause, no clear sameness. Option D pairs ambidextrous (both-handed) with skill, not sameness. Option E pairs bilingual (two-languages) with language, not sameness of function.

INTEREST can lead to INVEIGLE (entice/influence through charm), where the first is a milder positive motive and the second is a more active, potentially manipulative pursuit. Similarly, PLAN can lead to SCHEME (plan in a negative/devious way). The relationship is neutral term : more negative/intense version. Options A, B, D pair synonyms or neutral terms. Option E pairs negative terms without the neutral-negative progression.

URBANE (sophisticated) is opposite to GAUCHERIE (social awkwardness). Similarly, GUILELESS (honest/frank) is opposite to CHICANERY (trickery/deception). The relationship is antonyms. Option A pairs confident with coterie (group), not antonyms. Option B pairs calculating with imposture (deception), both negative. Option C pairs diffident (shy) with goodwill, not antonyms. Option D pairs fearful with destruction, unrelated.

COMPLIANT means willing to comply, while SERVILE means excessively submissive or obsequious. Similarly, TRUSTING means willing to trust, while GULLIBLE means excessively trusting to a fault. The relationship is positive trait : negative excess of that trait. Option B pairs negative traits without excess. Option C pairs positive traits without excess. Option D pairs positive traits without excess. Option E pairs negative traits without the excess relationship.

A CARET (^) is a symbol used to mark INSERTION point in text. Similarly, a COMMA is a symbol used to mark a PAUSE in text. The relationship is symbol : function. Option A pairs a symbol with its meaning, not its function. Option B pairs a tool with its function, but not a textual symbol. Option D pairs a concept with agreement, not a symbol-function relationship. Option E pairs a tool with attachment, not a symbol.

PATRIOTIC (love for country) represents a positive form, while CHAUVINISTIC represents an excessive, negative form of the same trait. Similarly, RECEPTIVE (open to ideas) represents a positive form, while GULLIBLE represents an excessive, negative form (too easily influenced). The relationship is positive trait : negative excess. Option A pairs negative traits without excess relationship. Option B pairs synonyms. Option C pairs synonyms. Option E pairs synonyms.

To damp means to reduce or stop vibrations, like a damper stops a vibrating string. Similarly, to stanch means to stop or reduce the flow of liquid (especially blood). The relationship is 'verb : noun it stops/reduces'. Drench creates moisture rather than stopping it. Concentrate might be related to extraction but the direction is wrong. Boiling creates liquid state change, not stopping. Seal and perforation are opposites.

Astrology is the pseudoscientific predecessor to the scientific study of astronomy. Similarly, alchemy is the pseudoscientific predecessor to chemistry. Both pairs show 'pseudo-science : actual science' with the first being an unscientific, mystical version that preceded the latter's scientific method. Homeopathy and zoology don't have this historical predecessor relationship - they're separate fields. Mythology and classics aren't a science pair. Pedagogy and phenomenology aren't predecessor-successor pairs.

A barrage is an overwhelming, concentrated artillery attack using explosives. A deluge is an overwhelming, concentrated downpour of rain. The relationship is 'overwhelming display : its primary substance'. Cacophony is harsh sounds, not a relationship of 'overwhelming : medium'. Vista is just a view, not an overwhelming display. Grenade is a weapon that uses bombs, not the display itself. A volcano releases lava but isn't the overwhelming display in the same sense.

To equivocate means to speak ambiguously to avoid making a commitment or taking a clear position. Similarly, to procrastinate means to delay or avoid taking action. The relationship is 'evasive action : what is being avoided'. Implicate doesn't avoid exposition - it creates it. Expostulate means to argue earnestly, not avoid confusion. Corroborate supports truth rather than avoiding falsification. Fabricate creates explanation rather than avoiding it.

Clank : chain

Cumulus is a type of cloud - specific to general relationship. Evergreen is a type of tree, showing the same relationship. Corona relates to Sun but not as type to category. Carnivore is defined by eating meat, not being a type of meat. Glacier relates to blizzard by ice but not type-category.

Self-portrait : artist