INSULT: INVULNERABLE:
A. Success : capable
B. Poverty : miserable
C. Purchase : refundable
D. Assault: impregnable
E. Poison : death
A person who is invulnerable cannot be hurt by an insult; a city that is impregnable cannot be hurt by an assault. Answer: D
In each questions, the capitalized word have certain relationship to each other. Select the letter or the part of word that are related in the same way as the two capitalized
ILLUSION: MIRAGE:
A. Haunted: specter
B. Imagination: concentration
C. Dream: reality
D. Mirror: glass
E. Water: waves
An illusion is a mirage; a haunted is a specter. Answer: A
BOXER: GLOVER:
A. Swimmer: water
B. Bacteriologist: microscope
C. Businessman: bills
D. Fruit: peddler
E. Bell: teacher
A boxer uses gloves in his profession: a bacteriologist uses a microscope in his profession. Answer: B
BUZZ: HUM:
A. Noise: explosion
B. Reverberation: peal
C. Tinkle: clang
D. Echo: sound
E. Decorum: safety
The words buzz and hums are onomatopoetic, as are the words tinkle and clang. Answer: C
LINCOLN: HUM:
A. Washington: D.C.
B. Trenton: New Jersey
C. New York: U.S.
D. Chicago: New York
E. France: Europe
Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska: Trenton is the capital of New Jersey. Answer: B
