Analogies
German Words
The Clothes We Wear
100
freelancer is to mercenary as debatable is to:
What is moot?
100
a child prodigy; also : one who succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age
What is wunderkind?
100
A type of knit shirt than has an open front. Named after a British Army Major General who led the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. It is modelled after the knitted wool waistcoat that British officers supposedly wore during the war.
What is a cardigan?
200
$5million is to significant as 5 cents is to _______________.
What is negligible?
200
a secretly plotted and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government
What is putsch?
200
men's or boys' breeches or baggy-kneed trousers particularly popular in the early twentieth century USA.
What is knickerbockers?
300
Young Priest to a Seminarian as a Young Nun is to a:
What is novice?
300
war conducted with great speed and force; specifically : a violent surprise offensive by massed air forces and mechanized ground forces in close coordination
What is blitzkrieg?
300
A men's hat that is typically creased lengthwise down the crown and "pinched" in the front on both sides The name comes from the title of an 1882 play by Victorien Sardou.
What is fedora?
400
Myriad is to Finite as Stationary is to:
What is nomadic?
400
a dominant, reoccurring theme
What is leitmotif?
400
a type of sleeve whose distinguishing characteristic is to extend in one piece fully to the collar, leaving a diagonal seam from underarm to collarbone. It is popular in sports- and exercise wear, and named after the Baron who is said to have worn this style of coat after the loss of his arm in the Battle of Waterloo.
What is raglan?
500
Mother Theresa is to Selfless as Kim Kardashian is to _______________.
What is narcissistic?
500
a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation
What is ersatz?
500
a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made out of rubberised fabric. Named after its Scottish inventor.
What is MacKintosh?