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Verbal Analogies

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Test your reasoning abilities with these verbal analogies questions focused on identifying word relationships. The exercises require finding pairs that share similar logical or semantic connections. This section is a crucial part of the verbal ability and reasoning tests in many competitive exams.

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Verbal Analogies Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: The question is a pair of CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalised pair.

CHAGRIN : VEXATION

  1. Embarrass : Dishonor

  2. Mortification : Chastisement

  3. Penitence : Sin

  4. Contrition : Peccadillo

  5. Teeter : Totter
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 (Cause and effect) Chagrin is a feeling of embarrassment and annoyance. Vexation is something that causes annoyance. So, the bridge here is that Vexation causes Chagrin. Similarly, embarrassment is caused by dishonor.

Multiple choice

Directions: The question has a pair of CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

ADVERTISING : BRAND AWARENESS

  1. Marketing : Finance

  2. Finance : Resources

  3. Opinion poll : Feedback

  4. Master : Slave

  5. Megaphone : Amplify
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(Means/ tool: task) Master: slaves are persons and do not bear analogous relation. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The question has a pair of CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

CHARY : CAUTION

  1. Circumspect : Recklessness

  2. Imperturbable : Composure

  3. Meticulous : Resourcefulness

  4. Exigent : Stability

  5. Fortuitous : Pluck
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

(personal attribute and conduct) Someone chary exhibits caution; someone imperturbable exhibits composure. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The question has a pair of CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

IMPLACABLE : COMPROMISE

  1. Perfidious : Conspire

  2. Irascible : Avenge

  3. Honest : Swindle

  4. Amenable : Deceive

  5. Hasty : Prevail
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(Uncharacteristic feature) An implacable person does not compromise; an honest person does not swindle. This pair exhibits the same relation as implacable: compromise. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The following question is based on VERBAL ANALOGIES. The question, select the alternative that does not exhibit a similar relationship as shown by the QUESTION PAIR.

RETREAT : SECLUSION

  1. Preserved : Intact

  2. Fail : Flunk

  3. Competition : Rivalry

  4. Heat : Odor

  5. Badger : Rail
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Retreat is referred to as safe, quiet or secluded place. So both the words refer to the same thing. We have to look for dissimilar words. Heat and odor are quite different. Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The question has a pair of CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

CONFLUENCE : PEOPLE

  1. Creek : Water

  2. Condiment : Taste

  3. Macadam : Cobble

  4. Congress : Bill

  5. Commotion : Mass
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(collective noun: individual) A confluence is made of individual people. Similarly, macadam (meaning a path) is made up of individual cobbles (meaning gravel). 

Multiple choice

Directions: The question has a pair of CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

OBSTACLE : SURMOUNT

  1. Sin : Expiate

  2. Question : Receive

  3. Beauty : Ugly

  4. Feedback : Venture

  5. Manacle : Apprehend
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(Hindrance: reparation) Obstacle is an obstruction in a path, while surmount is to overcome or conquer. In the same line expiate (make amends, atone for) is to overcome, conquer sin. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The question has a pair of CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

NASCENT : FRUITION

  1. Latent : Characteristic

  2. Constitutional : Democracy

  3. Likely : Probability

  4. Embryonic : Maturity

  5. Tyro : Expertise
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(Beginning stage: Maturity) Nascent is the beginning stage and fruition is a coming to fulfillment stage. Similar relation is exhibited in embryonic and maturity. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The question has a pair of CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair. CACHINNATION : CATERWAIL

  1. Venison : Deer

  2. Whine : Bemoan

  3. Slut : Sleaze

  4. Guffaw : Yammer

  5. Simper : Comment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(Antonym) Cachinnation is to laugh and caterwail is to cry. Similarly, guffaw is to laugh and yammer is to cry. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The question has a pair of CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

CONCUPISCENCE : SALACIOUS

  1. Perversion : Lecher

  2. Lust : Ascetic

  3. Libertine : Anchorite

  4. Permissiveness : Prudish

  5. Sluggishness : Sloth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(Synonym variants of human nature) Concupiscence and salacious both denote lust and thereby are synonym pair, except that one is a noun and the other adjective. Option (1) perversion and lecher provide us with a suitable synonym pair. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The question has a pair of CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair. PLUVIAL : VERNAL

  1. Rainy : Spring-like

  2. Plangent : Sound

  3. Demiurge : power

  4. Brumal : Wintry

  5. Alluvial : Fertile
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(Seasonal variants) Pluvial is rain like and vernal is spring like. We see the same relationship here. 

Multiple choice

CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalised pair.

NEUTRALISATION : ACID

  1. Billow : Current

  2. Pabulum : Reduction

  3. Purification : Ore

  4. Detoxification : Poison Check Setting

  5. Naturalisation : Alien
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(Process of removal) Neutralization is the process of acid removal. Similarly, detoxification is the process of poison removal.