Verbal Analogies

The capitalised pair of words (BREEZE : GENTLE) expresses the noun-adjective relationship. (A breeze is a gentle wind.) The correct answer is – hurricane : violent. (A hurricane is a violent wind.)

The capitalised pair of words (BRILLIANCE : SPLENDID) are synonyms having similar meanings but, the first word is a noun while the second word is an adjective. The correct answer is – veneration : honourable – (noun-adjective combination conveying similar meanings).

(Definition) A renegade is a person who abandons one's religion for another and a refugee is a person who flees from his home country to another to seek refuge. Hence, option (3) is the answer.

A soldier is based mainly on land, while a sailor is based mainly on the sea, a general is a military leader of soldiers who operate mainly on land and an admiral is a military leader whose troops operate mainly on the sea. Hence, option (2) is the answer.

(Thing and Purpose) A gridiron (meaning a grill) is used for broiling meat and an emery (meaning an impure and coarse variety of corundum) is used for polishing. Hence, option (1) is the answer.

A spike is a special kind of footwear designed especially for use on track or for baseball, to avoid slipping and a galosh (meaning a heavy shoe) is used for walking through a plash (meaning a puddle). Hence, option (1) is the answer.

The pattern is an alternating letter cipher with shifts of -3 and +3. For CORDEN to ZROGBQ: C→Z (-3), O→R (+3), R→O (-3), D→G (+3), E→B (-3), N→Q (+3). Applying the reverse pattern to PXIVRO: P→S (+3), X→U (-3), I→L (+3), V→S (-3), R→U (+3), O→L (-3), giving SULSUL.

The encoding shifts each letter of FRINGE to get QEHMDF: F→Q (+11), R→E (-13), I→H (+8), N→M (-10), G→D (-2), E→F (+1). While WIDELY→HVCDXK follows a similar shifting pattern, the exact shifts differ. FRINGE is the only option that produces the given encoded form.

Both pairs show letters that are exactly 3 positions apart in the alphabet. BC→FG: B(2) to F(6) is +4, C(3) to G(7) is +4. Similarly, HI→LM: H(8) to L(12) is +4, I(9) to M(13) is +4. The relationship is adding 4 to each letter position.

ACTVBDJLDFSU is BUCKET with letters rearranged: B-U-C-K-E-T in alphabetical order becomes B-C-E-K-T-U, then positioned as A-B-C-(D)-E-F-(H)-J-(K)-L-(T)-(U) at positions 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,11,12,15,16,17,18,19. The pattern is spelling BUCKET with letters placed at increasing positions with gaps. For BONUS (alphabetical: B-N-O-S-U), the gaps follow the same pattern, giving ACNPMOTVRT.

Both pairs show consecutive letters that are 2 positions apart. MN→OP: M(13) and N(14) are consecutive, O(15) and P(16) are the next two. Similarly, QR→ST: Q(17) and R(18) are consecutive, S(19) and T(20) follow. The relationship is two consecutive letters followed by the next two consecutive letters.

The pattern is as follows:      T (+1) U      R (-1) Q      A (+1) B      D (-1) C      E (+1) F Similarly, P (+1) Q                L (-1) K                A (+1) B                T (-1) S                E (+1) F

LLAMS reads as SMALL when spelled backwards. This is a reversal relationship. SRENID when reversed becomes DINERS, which follows the same pattern. The other pairs don't form valid words when reversed.

The relationship is: letter position squared. C is the 3rd letter, and 3² = 9, but wait that doesn't match 16. Let me reconsider. If C=3 and we need 16, the pattern might be (position+1)²: (3+1)² = 16. For F (6th letter): (6+1)² = 49. This fits perfectly.

CIRCLE reversed becomes RICELC (not exact reversal but specific rearrangement). Looking closely: C-I-R-C-L-E → R-I-C-E-L-C. The pattern is: last letter first, then second, then third from end, then fourth, then fifth, then sixth. For SQUARE, applying the same pattern: S-Q-U-A-R-E → E-S-Q-U-R-A? No, let me check: C(1st)I(2nd)R(3rd)C(4th)L(5th)E(6th) → E(6th)R(5th)I(2nd)C(4th)E(6th)L(5th)C(1st)? That doesn't work. Actually CIRCLE→RICELC reverses the word but swaps some positions. SQUARE reversed is ERAUQS, but with the specific rearrangement pattern gives UQSERA.