Free GRE Section 1: Verbal Exam Braindumps (page: 9)

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FALLOW : PRODUCTIVITY ::

  1. handsome : attraction
  2. friendly : allegiance
  3. bitter : taste
  4. obscure : clarity
  5. poisonous : protection

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

This is a “inherent purpose of” analogy. FALLOW means “to leave a field uncultivated for the purpose of restoring PRODUCTIVITY.” Similarly, the reason some animals are poisonous is for their own protection from predators and other enemies.



LAUGHTER : AMUSEMENT ::

  1. leisure : recreation
  2. squalor : filth
  3. pallor : illness
  4. pride : humility
  5. stealth : openness

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

This is a “sign or symptom of” analogy. LAUGHTER is a common sign of
AMUSEMENT, and pallor (paleness) is a common sign of illness.



GEM : SETTING ::

  1. diamond : gold
  2. painting : milieu
  3. ring : necklace
  4. building : scaffold
  5. portrait : subject

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

This is a “place for” analogy. A GEM is placed within a SETTING (framework) in jewelry, just as a building is constructed within the framework of a scaffold.



EVANESCENT : VANISH ::

  1. effervescent : corrode
  2. iridescent : shine
  3. expressive : admonish
  4. fluorescent : disappear
  5. vacuous : expedite

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

This is a “defining characteristic” analogy. EVANESCENT means “tending to VANISH.” Iridescent means “tending to shine.”






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