son: nuclear as _____ : extended
a. father
b. mother
c. cousin
d. daughter
A son is a part of a nuclear family, and a "cousin" is part of an extended family.
feta : Greek as provolone : ____________
a. salad
b. Swiss
c. blue
d. Italian
Feta is a Greek cheese, and provolone is an Italian cheese.
particular : fussy as _______ : subservient
a. meek
b. above
c. cranky
d. uptight
Particular is a synonym for fussy, and meek is a synonym for subservient.
moccasin : snake as __________ : shoe
a. alligator
b. waders
c. asp
d. loafer
A moccasin is a type of snake, and a loafer is a type of shoe.
_______ : trail as grain:grail
a. train
b. path
c. wheat
d. holy
Train becomes trail when the "n" is replaced by an "l," and grain becomes grail when the "n" is replaced by an "l."
_______ : festive as funeral is to somber
a. tension
b. soiree
c. eulogy
d. sari
A soiree is described as festive, and funeral is described as somber.
pilfer: steal as __________ is to equip
a. return
b. damage
c. exercise
d. furnish
To pilfer means to steal, and to furnish means to equip.
bog : _________ as slumber is to sleep
a. dream
b. foray
c. marsh
d. night
A bog is a synonym for marsh, and slumber is a synonym for sleep.
poetry : rhyme as philosophy is to ____________
a. imagery
b. music
c. bi-law
d. theory
Poetry is composed of rhyme, and philosophy is also built on theory.
hovel : dirty as hub is to ______________
a. unseen
b. prideful
c. busy
d. shovel
A hovel is described as dirty, and a hub is described as busy.
tureen : _________ as goblet is to wine.
a. napkin
b. soup
c. spoon
d. pilsner
A tureen is used to hold soup, and a goblet is used to hold wine.
coif: hair as ___________ is to a musical
a. shower
b. close
c. praise
d. score
To coif means to arrange hair, and to score means to arrange a musical.
jibe : praise as ________ is to enlighten
a. jib
b. delude
c. worship
d. wed
To jibe is the opposite of to praise, and delude is the opposite of enlighten.
denim : cotton as __________ : flax
a. sheep
b. uniform
c. sweater
d. linen
Denim is a synonym for cotton, and linen is a fabric made from flax.
Chicken tika masala : good as Monster energy drink is to
a. sewer water
b. sewer water with caffeine
c. cough syrup with broken glass
d. dish soap with sugar and ground up asprin
What is "all of them?"
That stuff is disgusting and it put kids in a bad mood so they want to do mean things like make babies cry.
_______ : to zenith as fear is to composure
a. apex
b. heaven
c. heights
d. nadir
Nadir is the opposite of zenith, and fear is the opposite of composure.
junket : _________ as junk is to trash
a. trounce
b. trip
c. refuse
d. trinket
A junket is a synonym for a trip, and junk is a synonym for trash.
chicken : tikka as masala is to ___________________
a. the best food in the world
b. the greatest food in the world
c. the tastiest food in the world
d. the most delicious food in the world
What is "all of them?" "Duh!"
India Palace chicken tikka masala you don't have to put it over rice. You could put it over a pile of Kleenex and it would still taste good.
diamond : baseball as court is to ___________
a. poker
b. jury
c. grass
d. squash
Baseball is played on a diamond, and squash is played on a court.
native : aboriginal as naive is to _________________
a. learned
b. arid
c. unsophisticated
d. tribe
Native is a synonym for aboriginal, and naive is synonym for unsophisticated.
pill : bore as core is to _______________
a. center
b. mug
c. bar
d. placebo
A pill is another word for a bore, and a core is another word for center.
________ : segue as throng is to mass
a. subway
b. church
c. transition
d. line
A transition is a synonym for segue, and a throng is a synonym for mass.
miserly: cheap as homogenous is to _____________
a. extravagant
b. unkind
c. alike
d. friendly
Miserly is another word for cheap, and homogenous is another word for alike.
fetish : fixation as slight is to _____________
a. flirt
b. sloth
c. insult
d. confuse
Fetish is a synonym for fixation and slight is a synonym for insult.
______ : horse as board : train
a. stable
b. shoe
c. ride
d. mount
To "mount" means to get on a horse, and to "board" means to get on a train.