Verbal Analogies

Plaster is used to coat the wall to make it hard, similarly, a book is binded. Hence, option (3) is the answer.

Pedant (a person who puts unnecessary stress on minor or trivial points of learning, displaying a scholarship, lacking in judgment or sense of proportion) and erudition (learning acquired by reading and study, scholarship) are synonyms of each other. Similar bridge exists between prude and modesty. Hence, option (2) is the answer.

A novelist writes the novel and an editor edits the play. Similarly, a playwright writes the play and a director directs the play. Hence, option (2) is the answer.

A trial may lead into failure, similarly, a request can be denied or refused. Hence, option (1) is the answer.

'relation' is the noun for 'improve the __'. 'related' is the adjective in 'is __ to'. 'relatively' is the adverb modifying 'easy' (relatively easy = comparatively easy).

The capitalized pair of words (PURIFY : POLLUTION) expresses opposite meanings but, the first word (purify) is in the verb form and the second (pollution) in the noun form. So, the correct answer is – absolve : conviction (verb – noun combination expressing opposite meanings).

The capitalised pair of words (PEDANT : METICULOUS) expresses the noun-adjective combination. (A pedant is meticulous in his/her approach). The pair of words – wimp : courageous, though in the noun-adjective order, are opposite in meanings and not compatible. (A wimp is NOT courageous.) The correct answer is – warrior : valiant (expressing the noun – adjective combination).

The capitalised pair of words (PERENNIAL : INTERMITTENT) are both adjectives having opposite meanings. The words – congenial : discordant - are both adjectives having opposite meanings. Thus, it is the correct option.

The capitalized pair of words (CRIME : HENIOUS) is the noun-adjective combination. The adjective ‘heinous’ can be used to describe the noun ‘crime’. Thus the correct answer is – dispute : rancorous – (noun-adjective combination – a rancorous dispute).

The capitalized pair of words (OBSCURE : CLARITY) have opposite meaning but, the first word is an adjective while the second word is a noun. The correct answer is – barren : fertility – the adjective-noun combination conveying opposite meaning.

The two capitalized words - CUE : QUEUE – are homophones. The correct answer is – cede : seed – since the two words have a similar pronunciation but different spellings and meanings.

An example of an AMPHIBIAN is a SALAMANDER. Thus, one needs to look for a pair of words conveying a similar relationship. The correct answer is – arachnid : scorpion - since a scorpion is an example of arachnids.

The capitalized pair of words (CELERY : STALK) show which part of the plant is consumed as a vegetable. The correct answer is – broccoli : flower. (Broccoli is a plant of cabbage family with greenish flower heads consumed as a vegetable.)

ORNITHOLOGY is the branch of Zoology which studies birds. The best option is thus – entomology : insects – since entomology is also a branch of Zoology (study of insects).

The two capitalized words - NADIR : ZENITH – are antonyms expressing two extreme points. The correct answer is – dystopia : utopia – since the two words are antonyms. The word utopia means – ‘an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect’. Dystopia means – ‘an imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror’.