Verbal Analogies

'Desiccant' is a substance having a great affinity for water and used as a drying agent and 'dehydrate' is to remove water from (a compound, substance, body tissues, etc.) or dry. Therefore, the bridge that is formed is of a substance and it's use. Similarly, 'prevaricator' (liar) is the one who lies. Hence, option (4) is the answer.

'Trilogy' is a set of three related plays, novels, etc. which together form an extended, unified work, though each has its own unity. Option (2) suggests the same bridge as 'serial' is any of the separate parts or episodes. Hence, option (2) is the answer.

Archipelago refers to a group of islands. Option (2), constellation is a group of stars.

The bridge here is a pair of antonyms. Deposit is an activity contrary to withdrawal. The only suitable pair of antonyms is in option (2), lend : borrow. Lend is an act of giving and borrow is an act of taking.

Facade is the front (face) of the building, same as dial is the front (face) of the watch.

The bridge here is a pair of antonyms.  North: South are opposites, as are black: white.

Dough is the raw material (main ingredient) of bread; words are the raw material (main ingredient) of speech.

Bachelor is an unmarried male and spinster an unmarried woman. So a suitable pair must have the analogy male: female. Options (1), (2) and (3) represent the same analogy, but only (2) presents it in the correct order. The pair in option (5) conveys different meanings.

Insinuate is to make a subtle reference or hint and charge is to address authoritatively with some evidence; a difference of degree. One can easily see that an analogous pair hint: affirm has been presented in option (4).

Hirsute means having a lot of hair. This means that the first word is the one which is contained in the second word. The same is the case with water and watery. Therefore, the answer is (3).

Auxiliary is something secondary, i.e. something additional.  This makes the question a pair of antonyms. Now, obfuscate means to hide and elucidate means to state clearly. Therefore, the answer pair is (2).

Adore is to love greatly or idolise. The bridge presented by the analogy here is: adoration arises from love. Option (2) is the best fit. Pride is a condition of self-esteem or haughty behaviour, and prejudice is intolerance, suspicion or irrational hatred. We can see that prejudice arises from pride.

Leaf is a part of tree; similarly toe is a part of foot.

Toe is a part of foot and nose is a part of face.

Homophones are two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, spellings and origins. Some more examples of homophones include - board-bored; new-knew; doe-dough; baron-barren; sheer-shear, etc.