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Directions :
Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
11.
DELTOID : MUSCLE
- A.radius : bone
- C.tissue : organ
- E.scalpel : incision
- B.brain : nerve
- D.blood : vein
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| The deltoid is a muscle; the radius is a bone. |
12.
CONVICTION : INCARCERATION
- A.reduction : diminution
- C.radicalization : estimation
- E.proliferation : alliteration
- B.induction : amelioration
- D.marginalization : intimidation
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| A conviction results in incarceration; a reduction results in diminution. |
13.
SOUND : CACOPHONY
- A.taste : style
- C.smell : stench
- E.speech : oration
- B.touch : massage
- D.sight : panorama
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [C]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| A cacophony is an unpleasant sound; a stench is an unpleasant smell. |
14.
DEPENDABLE : CAPRICIOUS
- A.fallible : cantankerous
- C.malleable : limpid
- E.incorrigible : guilty
- B.erasable : obtuse
- D.capable : inept
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Dependable and capricious are antonyms; capable and inept are antonyms. |
15.
SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER
- A.fallacy : dismay
- C.satire : anger
- E.horror : fear
- B.genre : mystery
- D.mimicry : tears
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [E]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| Slapstick results in laughter; horror results in fear. |
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