This Analogies Test is designed to test your mental bending...
The analogies are on this page, if you want to see them . 1. polyglot : languages :: polyphagous : food. A polyglot utilizes many languages, & a polyphagous organism utilizes many kinds of food. 2. confident : sanguine :: dregs : dross. Confident & sanguine are synonyms, as are dregs & dross. 3. simile : metaphor :: like : is. A simile states that something is like something else, & a metaphor in many cases states that something is something else. 4. I'll be back : Arnold :: make my day : Clint. Two famous lines (although "make my day" was only the last half of Clint Eastwood's line) made by two famous actors in two famous movies. 5. epitaph : grave :: epilogue : end. An epitaph appears on a grave, & an epilogue appears at the end of a work. 6. child : human :: poult : bird. A child is a young human, & a poult is a young bird. 7. Thursday : Thor :: Friday : Frigga. Thursday is said to be named for Thor, & Friday is believed by some to be name for Frigga. 8. Baluchi : Pakistan :: Flemish : Belgium. Baluchi is spoken by a large number of people in Pakistan, & Dutch (formerly known as Flemish) is spoken by a large number of people in Belgium. 9. gallon : 4 quarts :: parasang : about 6 kilometers. A gallon is 4 quarts, & a parasang is an ancient Persian measure that is approximately equal to 6 kilometers. 10. dorsal : back :: volar : palm. Dorsal relates to the back, & volar relates to the palm of the hand or sole of the foot. 11. Molly Brown : sink :: Bill Clinton : inhale. Molly Brown is famous for not sinking with the Titanic, & the dubious statement made by Bill Clinton that he did smoke marijuana, but did not inhale, is well known. 12. riparian : bank :: empirical : experience. Riparian relates to the bank of a river or other body of water, & empirical relates to experience. 13. misnomer : wrong :: pseudonym : false. A misnomer is a wrong name, & a pseudonym is a false name. 14. erstwhile : former :: mithridate : antidote. Erstwhile means former, & mithridate is an antidote. 15. escutcheon : scutcheon :: fabulist : liar. Escutcheon means the same as scutcheon, & a fabulist is a liar. 16. muddled : confused :: addled : confused. Muddled, addled, & confused are all synonyms. 17. effete : fructuous :: chapfallen : effervescent. Effete & fructuous are antonyms, as are chapfallen & effervescent. 18. 3 : 11 :: 3 : Jack. In some card games, a card with a 3 on it has a value of 3, & a Jack has a value of 11. 19. selenology : moon :: epistemology : knowledge. Selenology is the study of the moon, & epistemology is the study of knowledge. 20. commence : end :: born : die. Commence & end denote beginning & ending, & born & die signify beginning & ending of life. 21. sufi : mystic :: eider : duck. A sufi is a mystic, & an eider is a duck. 22. inter : exhume :: piebald : homogeneous. Inter & exhume are antonyms, & piebald indicates something bearing different colors, while homogeneous indicates something that is the same throughout. 23. apothecary : drugs :: cruciverbalist : crosswords. An apothecary works with drugs, & a cruciverbalist works with crossword puzzles. 24. Narcissus : flower :: Io : heifer. Narcissus was turned into a flower, & Io was turned into a heifer. 25. complete : compleat :: surgeon : chirurgeon. Compleat is an archaic spelling of complete, & chirurgeon is an archaic spelling of surgeon. 26. voluble : loquacious :: puma : cougar. Voluble & loquacious are synonyms, as are puma & cougar. 27. murrey : black :: magenta : red. Murrey is purplish black, & magenta is (deep) purplish red. 28. nim : counters :: craps : dice. Nim is a game that uses counters, & craps is a game that uses dice. 29. faithfulness : infidelity :: Penelope : Clytemnestra. Penelope is said to have been been faithful to Odysseus during his long absence, while Clytemnestra takes a lover while Agamemnon is gone, & she kills him when he returns. 30. scurvy : vitamin C :: kwashiorkor : protein. Scurvy is caused by a lack of vitamin C, & kwashiorkor is caused by a lack of protein.
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