In each of the following questions, there is a certain relationship between two given words on one side of : : and one word is given on another side of : : while another word is to be found from the given alternatives, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair bear.Choose the correct alternatives.
ragtime : United States :: raga : ______
Answer: D
Ragtime is a type of music from the United States, and raga is a type of music from India.
______ : segue :: throng : mass
Answer: C
A transition is a synonym for a segue, and a throng is a synonym for a mass.
bog : ______ :: slumber : sleep
Answer: C
A bog is a synonym for a marsh, and slumber is a synonym for sleep.
hovel : dirty :: hub : ______
Answer: C
A hovel is described as dirty, and a hub is described as busy
fetish : fixation :: slight : ______
Answer: C
A fetish is a synonym for a fixation, and a slight is a synonym for an insult.
______ : festive :: funeral : somber
Answer: B
A soiree is described as festive, and a funeral is described as somber.
junket : ______ :: junk : trash
Answer: B
A junket is a synonym for a trip, and junk is a synonym for trash.
native : aboriginal :: naïve : ______
Answer: C
Native is a synonym for aboriginal, and naïve is a synonym for unsophisticated.
pilfer : steal :: ______ : equip
Answer: D
To pilfer means to steal, and to furnish means to equip.
pill : bore :: core : ______
Answer: A
A pill is another word for a bore, and a core is another word for a center.