Synonyms 1
1)ADVERSARY
a. ally
b. celebration
c. gift
d. contender
e. supporter
d. contender
PULVERIZE
a. beat
b. veto
c. punch
d. denial
e. surrender
a. beat
The passage is primarily concerned with
(A) the way in which leavened bread is made.
(B) how the children experienced sadness.
(C) the types of mischief children generally cause.
(D) how children's curiosity manifests itself.
(E) the superiority of new things to old things.
(B) how the children dealt with sadness. The correct answer is B. The description of the dough rising is given as an analogy for the children’s sorrow, which is the primary focus of the passage. Choice A is incorrect because the passage is not describing the process of making bread. Choice C is incorrect because the passage does not focus on children’s mischief. Choice D is incorrect because children’s curiosity is only briefly described in the first paragraph. Choice E is incorrect because the passage does not make this claim.
Epidemic is to widespread as
a) objective is to opposed
b) emergency is to urgent
c) island is to abandoned
d) artist is to perfectionistic
e) owner is to property
b) emergency is to urgent B is the best answer. A characteristic of an epidemic is that it is widespread. A characteristic of an emergency is that it is urgent. Therefore, B is the best answer.
Impossible is to feasible as
a) outrageous is to spontaneous
b) canine is to feline
c) hypothetical is to imaginary
d) figurative is to allegorical
e) dubious is to plausible
e) dubious is to plausible Impossible means that something cannot be done, whereas feasible means that it is possible or likely to be done. Dubious means not sure if something is true, whereas plausible means that it is reasonable or likely to be true. Therefore E is the best answer.
DUBIOUS
a. sure
b. positive
c. quiet
d. suspicious
e. silent
d. suspicious
ROUSE
a. lessen
b. able
c. awake
d. lull
e. expert
c. awake
The author of the passage does all of the following EXCEPT
(A) recount the children's interest in dough.
(B) explain how dough reacts to manipulation.
(C) use second person pronouns to refer to the reader.
(D) describe a hypothetical situation.
(E) list the children's new sources of entertainment.
(A) recount the children's interest in dough. The correct answer is A. The author does not describe the children in the passage having interest in dough. Choice B is incorrect because the entire first paragraph explains how dough reacts to being dented by a finger. Choice C is incorrect because the passage refers to the reader as “you,” a second-person pronoun. Choice D is incorrect because the passage describes how children are “interested in everything” (line 3). Choice E is incorrect because the passage lists these in lines 11-12: “the rocks and hills and valleys and trees, the canal, and above all, the railway.”
Negligent is to meticulous as
a) nondescript is to infamous
b) evasive is to forthcoming
c) voguish is to trendy
d) dogged is to badgered
e) loathed is to relish
b) evasive is to forthcoming B is the best answer. Negligent and meticulous are antonyms. Evasive and forthcoming are antonyms. Therefore, B is the best answer.
Implied is to tacit as inferior is to
a) shoddy
b) taciturn
c) forthright
d) superior
e) displayed
a) shoddy Tacit means understood or implied without being stated. Shoddy means badly made or done, and is synonymous to inferior. Therefore, A is the correct answer.
FRENETIC
a. calm
b. barren
c. balanced
d. slim
e. obsessive
e. obsessive
PRAGMATIC
a. excited
b. logical
c. code
d. citizen
e. inefficient
b. logical
According to the passage, if you poke dough, it will
(A) leave a blackened impression after some time passes.
(B) ruin the dough for any future use.
(C) cause the dough to rise more rapidly.
(D) inhibit the rising of the dough.
(E) make a temporary indentation
(E) make a temporary indentation The correct answer is E. The passage describes in lines 6-7 how “your finger made a dent in the dough, and that slowly, but quite surely, the dent disappeared.” Choice A is incorrect because the passage states that you will leave a black mark only if your hand is dirty, so this will not always happen. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because they are not supported by the passage.
Reap is to sow as
a) deviant is to abnormal
b) confiscate is to repeat
c) lie is to investigate
d) relax is to respite
e)ignite is to extinguish
e)ignite is to extinguish To reap means to harvest, or cut and collect a crop, while to sow means to plant or scatter seeds; thus reap and sow are opposites. To ignite means to make something start burning, while extinguish means to make a fire stop burning; thus ignite and extinguish are opposites. Therefore, E is the best answer.
Foundation is to cement as dish is to
a) ceramic
b) cuisine
c) cabinet
d) plate
e) soup
a) ceramic A is the correct answer; ceramic. The foundation of a building can be made of cement. A dish can be made of ceramic. Therefore, A is the correct answer.
LABYRINTH
a. entanglement
b. fiber
c. lavish
d. organized
e. mundane
a. entanglement
CONTRITE
a. knowledgeable
b. human
c. cruel
d. apologetic
e. unmerciful
d. apologetic
The author suggests that the railway
(A) was superior to the villa.
(B) is a metaphor for the children's mood.
(C) was built very recently.
(D) distracted the children from their sadness.
(E) interested the children more than baking.
(D) distracted the children from their sadness. The correct answer is D. The passage states in lines 26-28 that the railway was “so new and so perfectly pleasing that the remembrance of the old life in the villa grew to seem almost like a dream.”
Arc is to rainbow as
a) sphere is to circle
b) ellipse is to orbit
c) water is to sunshine
d) arch is to bridge
e) aura is to halo
b) ellipse is to orbit An arc describes the curved shape of a rainbow. An ellipse describes the curved, elongated shape of an orbit. Therefore B is the best answer.
Avoid is to renounce as
a) burst is to crack
b) expedite is to hasten
c) gratify is to satiate
d) elude is to insinuate
e) bemoan is to enrapture
c) gratify is to satiate Avoid is the weaker form of renounce. Gratify is the weaker form of satiate. Therefore, C is the best answer.
MOTLEY
a. increase
b. uniform
c. single
d. hold
e. assorted
e. assorted
ELATION
a. misery
b. clamorous
c. soundless
d. peaceful
e. bliss
e. bliss
The author uses an analogy that compares
(A) curiosity about dough to excitement about the railway.
(B) dough's elasticity to children's resilience.
(C) baking to moving.
(D) poking dough to feeling sad.
(E) marks in dough to memories of a previous life.
(B) dough's elasticity to children's resilience. The correct answer is B. After describing how an indentation in dough disappears with time, the passage states that “it was just like that with the sorrow the children had felt” (line 10). This draws an analogy between how the dough reacted to change, and its ability to bounce back (elasticity), and how the children reacted to their sorrow.
Fussy is to particular as subservient is to
a) meek
b) lofty
c) cranky
d) uptight
e) depressed
a) meek A is the correct answer; meek. Fussy and particular are synonyms and both mean difficult to please. Subservient means passive or subdued and it is a synonym of meek. Therefore, A is the correct answer
Coin is to coffer as
a) fortune is to bequeath
b) valuables are to lock
c) gem is to treasure
d) money is to safe
e) box is to jewelry
d) money is to safe D is the best answer. You put a coin in your coffer, or money chest, and you put money in your safe. Therefore D is the best answer.