MID-LEVEL SYNONYMS
1. DEXTERITY:
A. SECRECY
B. EQUALITY
C. RESERVE
D. NIMBLENESS
E. DETERMINATION
D. NIMBLENESS
Dexterity is mental or physical skill and quickness. The best synonym here is nimbleness, which means quick and exact in either movement or thoughts.
1. SUN IS TO SOLAR AS
A. EARTH IS TO TERRESTRIAL
B. POND IS TO MARINE
C. GROUND IS TO SUBTERRANEAN
D. TOWER IS TO ARCHITECTURAL
E. PLANET IS TO LUNAR
A. EARTH IS TO TERRESTRIAL
Anything having to do with the sun is solar. In the same way, anything having to do with the earth is terrestrial.
Marine refers to a sea or ocean, not to a pond.
Subterranean refers to what is below the ground, not to the ground itself.
Lunar refers to anything having to do with the moon, not planets.
1. RENAISSANCE:
A. CARNIVAL
B. FORTUNE
C. BURIAL
D. REVIVAL
E. EARLIER TIME
D. REVIVAL
Renaissance means rebirth. A word or phrase you may be familiar with is the Renaissance, the time in Europe in which a reawakening of classical study and art occurred in Europe. This meaning best matches revival.
1. STANZA IS TO POEM AS
A. SONNET IS TO PLAY
B. DRAMA IS TO THEATER
C. PARAGRAPH IS TO ESSAY
D. TEACHER IS TO CLASS
E. PREFACE IS TO BOOK
C. PARAGRAPH IS TO ESSAY
A poem is made up of several stanzas just as an essay is made up of several paragraphs.
A sonnet is a type of poem and is not necessarily part of a play.
1.IMBUE:
A. RENEW
B. SUFFUSE
C. DAWDLE
D. COMPETE
E. IMPRESS
B. SUFFUSE
To imbue means to infuse or instill, or to be filled with something. This meaning best matches suffuse.
Suffuse: gradually spread through or over.
Dawdle: waste time; be slow.
2. IMMINENT:
A. INTENSE
B. IMPRESSIVE
C. PROPER
D. OBSERVABLE
E. FORTHCOMING
E. FORTHCOMING
Imminent means about to happen or forthcoming.
Forthcoming: happening soon.
2. BOTANY IS TO PLANTS AS METEOROLOGY IS TO
A. WEATHER
B. FLORA
C. HEALTH
D. LANGUAGE
E. STYLE
A. WEATHER
Botany is the study of plants. Similarly, meteorology is the study of weather.
Flora is the generic word for plant life or vegetation.
2. DECOMPOSITION:
A. COMBUSTION
B. INFILTRATION
C. PERTURBATION
D. EQUALIZATION
E. DISINTEGRATION
E. DISINTEGRATION
Decomposition means decay. a word or phrase you may be familiar with is the decomposition, or the decay, of a body. This meaning best matches disintegration.
Combustion: the process of burning something.
Infiltration: to filter into or through.
Perturbation: a disturbance of motion, course, arrangement, or state of equilibrium.
Equalization: to make equal.
Disintegration: to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces
2. SOVEREIGN IS TO MONARCHY AS PRINCIPAL IS TO
A. SCHOOL
B. ADMINISTRATORS
C. WORKERS
D. CREW
E. TOWN
A. SCHOOL
A sovereign is the head of a monarchy just as a principal is the head of a school.
2. MASK IS TO FACE AS
A. COAT IS TO FABRIC
B. SHOE IS TO FOOT
C. BELT IS TO LEATHER
D. HEM IS TO SKIRT
E. INVITATION IS TO PARTY
B. SHOE IS TO FOOT
You wear a mask on your face just as you wear a shoe on your foot.
3. ANIMOSITY
A. DOUBT
B. HATRED
C. SADNESS
D. ILLNESS
E. GUILT
B. HATRED
Animosity is hostility, ill will, or resentment. The best synonym is hatred.
3. HAMMER IS TO NAIL AS
A. AXE IS TO WOOD
B. LATHE IS TO MOLDING
C. CHISEL IS TO MARBLE
D. NUT IS TO BOLT
E. SCREWDRIVER IS TO SCREW
E. SCREWDRIVER IS TO SCREW
You use a hammer to put in a nail. In the same way, you use a screwdriver to put in a screw.
You use an axe to chop wood, a lathe to smooth or shape molding, a chisel to chip marble, and a nut to secure a bolt.
3. GUILE:
A. VENGEANCE
B. FEAR
C. TRUST
D. LOATHING
E. CUNNING
E. CUNNING
Guile means craftiness or cleverness. This best matches cunning, which means having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit.
3. LAUGHTER IS JOKE AS
A. READ IS TO STORY
B. QUESTION IS TO ANSWER
C. WINCE IS TO PAIN
D. TALK IS TO CONVERSATION
E. CRAMP IS TO SWIM
C. WINCE IS TO PAIN
Laughter is the result of a joke just as wince is the result of pain.
3. FORTIFY:
A. EMPHASIZE
B. STRENGTHEN
C. REVERE
D. DIFFUSE
E. SURROUND
B. STRENGTHEN
To fortify means to reinforce or bolster, which means strengthen.
Revere: feel deep respect or admiration for something.
Diffuse: spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.
4. CANDOR:
A. MAJESTY
B. DARING
C. HONESTY
D. PERCEPTION
E. FATIGUE
C. HONESTY
Candor is truthfulness, or honesty.
4. HUMAN IS TO PRIMATE AS
A. KANGAROO IS TO VEGETARIAN
B. SNAKE IS TO REPTILE
C. DISEASE IS TO BACTERIUM
D. BIRD IS TO AMPHIBIAN
E. DOG IS TO PET
B. SNAKE IS TO REPTILE
A primate is an order of mammals that includes monkeys, apes, and humans, which means that a human is one species of the primate order, just as a snake is one species of the reptile order.
Vegetarians are not an order in the same way as primates and reptiles.
A disease is not necessarily bacterial in nature.
Birds are mammals, not amphibians; amphibians are a class in the animal kingdom that includes frogs and toads.
4. AUSTERE:
A. PLENTIFUL
B. ORNATE
C. MISERLY
D. SEVERE
E. EMPTY
D. SEVERE
Austere means serious or grim. This meaning best matches severe.
Ornate: made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns.
Miserly: one who is extremely stingy with money
4. SCRAWL IS TO WRITING AS
A. DECIPHER IS TO CODE
B. BABBLE IS TO SPEAKING
C. CARVE IS TO STONE
D. TANGO IS TO DANCING
E. DIRECT IS TO ACTING
B. BABBLE IS TO SPEAKING
Scrawl is a quick/sloppy/messy/unclear form of writing just as babble is a quick/sloppy/messy/unclear form of speaking.
4. ARTICULATENESS IS TO SPEECH AS
A. ETIQUETTE IS TO SOCIETY
B. MUSIC IS TO NOTE
C. BALLET IS TO FORM
D. LEGIBILITY IS TO HANDWRITING
E. PAINTING IS TO PALETTE
D. LEGIBILITY IS TO HANDWRITING
Articulateness is the quality of speaking or writing in a clear manner. Similarly, legibility refers to clear, understandable handwriting.
5. BREVITY:
A. AMBITION
B. CONSISTENCY
C. CONFLICT
D. IMAGINATION
E. SHORTNESS
E. SHORTNESS
Brevity is the quality of being brief, which means of short duration, so the best synonym is shortness.
5. CARTOGRAPHER IS TO MAP AS CHEF IS TO
A. FLOWER
B. SILVERWARE
C. TABLE
D. MEAL
E. INGREDIENT
D. MEAL
A cartographer is a designer of maps, just as a chef is a designer of meals.
5. REFUTATION:
A. ATTRACTION
B. DISPROVE
C. LEGAL ACTIVITY
D. DENY
E. ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE
B. DISPROVE
A refutation is a refusal or denial. A word or phrase that you may be familiar with is to refute the evidence, which would be to disprove the evidence.
5. LEXICON IS TO WORDS AS ANTHOLOGY IS TO
A. READING
B. LIBRARY
C. BOOKS
D. WORKS
E. PAGES
D. WORKS
A lexicon is a collection of words just as an anthology is a collection of works.
5. NOSE IS TO OLFACTORY AS EAR IS TO
A. BEAUTIFUL
B. EDIBLE
C. AUDITORY
D. RASPY
E. ALLERGIC
C. AUDITORY
Olfactory refers to anything having to do with the sense of smell. The nose is the organ of the olfactory sense. Similarly, the ear is the organ of the sense of hearing or auditory sense.