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GRE Verbal Analogies Practice Questions

In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five more pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

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Question 1

COAX : BLANDISHMENTS

A. amuse : platitudes

B. compel : threats

C. deter : tidings

D. batter : insults

E.  exercise : antics

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Question 2

FILTER : IMPURITY

A. expurgate : obscenity

B. whitewash : infraction

C. testify : perjury

D. perform : penance

E. vacuum : carpet

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Question 3

INTRANSIGENT : FLEXIBILITY

A. transient : mobility

B. disinterested : partisanship

C. dissimilar : variation

D. progressive : transition

E. ineluctable : modality

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Question 4

DAMPEN : RESTRAIN

A. stagnate : flow

B. purify : liquefy

C. dilate : expand

D. melt : disband

E. stabilize : instill

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Question 5

ARCHIVE : RECORDS

A. box : shoes

B. locker : uniform

C. arsenal : arms

D. pantry : bread

E. arsenide : death

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