To plead is to appeal earnestly or desperately to beg

To prowl is to move around secretly, stealthily – in other words, to sneak

A vessel, such as a bowl or glass, is a container for holding something

To approve means to judge favorably

To seep means to flow through little cracks or to ooze

To vex means to anger, or irritate.

To doze is to sleep lightly. You might doze because someone bores you, but the two words are not synonymous.

A bounty is a reward or gift.

Something coarse is harsh or rough.

Meek means mild-mannered or submissive.

A harbinger is a messenger. Dark clouds are often a harbinger of a rain storm.

A sentry is a group of people who look out for certain things— a watch. During war, the sentry looks out for the enemy.

An orbit occurs when one object circles around another object, it is a revolution. When the moon orbits the earth, it makes a revolution. Don’t be tricked by the fact that revolution also means a war, as in the American Revolution. If a word has more than one meaning, make sure you consider them all before deciding that an answer choice is incorrect.

A paradox occurs when one thing is said, but another is meant-it’s a confusion or a contradiction. The word “bittersweet” is a contradiction; How can something be bitter and sweet at the same time?

A buffoon is a person who everyone makes fun of—a fool. Clowns often pretend to be buffoons.

An imminent event is just about to happen it is impending. For centuries, people have believed that the end of the world is imminent.

Tumult is havoc, or disorder. When a Hurricane goes through towns it can create a tumult.

To spurn someone is to scorn or reject someone. A spurned friend is a rejected friend.

Plethora is the opposite of dearth. A plethora is an abundance or an excess of something. If there’s a plethora of corn, There’s a great deal of corn.

To disseminate. something is to spread it out or to broadcast it. To disseminate information is to broadcast it.

Being lucky means having or bringing a good fortune. This is my lucky number.

Being irresponsible means showing lack of care for consequences.. It is very irresponsible of him not to answer my letter.

Jeopardy means a source of danger. Their future is in jeopardy.

Being moist means slightly wet. The seeds need rich and moist soil.

Being shameful means deserving or bringing disgrace or shame. Is being a beggar very shameful?

To preclude is to keep from happening or arising. That will preclude his escaping.

Foible is a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual. it is a big foible for all the people.

To meditate is to reflect deeply on a topic. I am at peace as I meditate.

A travesty is a debased or grotesque likeness or a mockery.

Surmise is a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. Your first surmise was right.

We braid hair, as we wind a clock. To braid and to wind are actions applied to objects.

Blades make up grass as grains make up Andie. The Relationship is that of part to Choices (B), (C) and (E) are incorrect because the relationship is type to characteristic. Choice (D) has no obvious relationship other than rods may be made of metal.

An athlete needs training to succeed: a student needs studying to succeed. The relationship is object to its function. Choice (E) is incorrect because the relationship is worker and creation. Choice (C) is incorrect because the relationship is worker to workplace. Choices (B) and (E) are incorrect because the relationship is that of antonyms.

A novel is written by an author. An opera is written by a composer. The relationship is worker and creation. Choices (E) and (B) are incorrect because they show cause to effect. Choice (C) is incorrect because the relationship is that of synonyms. Choice (D) is incorrect because the relationship is part of the whole. Several songs make up a tape.

A miser desires gold as a general desires victories. The relationship is cause to effect. Choice (E) is incorrect because the relationship is item to category. Choice (C) is incorrect because it is worker and creation. Choice (B) is incorrect because it is worker to workplace. Choice (A) is incorrect because the relationship is that of synonyms.

A centaur is a mythological horse. A mermaid is a mythological fish. The relationship is that of synonyms. Choice (E) is incorrect because it is the relationship of worker and creation. Choices (A) and (C) are incorrect because they are both item to category in relationship. Choice (D) is incorrect because there is no relationship:

A foot moves against a pedal, as a bat hits against a ball. The relationship is action to object. Choices (A) and (E) are incorrect because the relationship is worker and workplace. Choices (B) and (C) are incorrect because the relationship is object to material:

We start a car with the ignition; we stop a car with the brake. The relationship is action to object. Choices (D) and (E) are incorrect since the relationship is object to its function. Choices (A) and (C) are incorrect because the relationship is object to its material. A tire needs air; a tank needs gas.

To push is an extreme touch; to gulp is an extreme sip. All four words are verbs. The relationship is type to characteristic. Choice (E) is incorrect. While the relationship is similar, the item to category relationship would better fit; both items are drinks. However, the words are nouns and there- fore not a true analogy. Choice (D) is incorrect. The words are synonyms. Choice (B) is incorrect; one uses a glass to drink, therefore the relationship is item to function. Choice (C) is incorrect because the words are antonyms.

Bananas are collected by the bunch; lettuce is collected by the head. The relationship is type to characteristic. Choice (B) is incorrect because the words are synonyms. Choice (C) is incorrect because the words are antonyms. Choice (A) is incorrect because the relationship is item to category— both words represent members of the fowl family. Choice (D) is incorrect because it is object to function, a surgeon performs an operation.

Cause and effect. An accelerator causes the motion of the car, a catalyst causes the chemical change.

The relationship is one of degree. Probable is likely, but less likely than certain; plausible is possible, but less likely than definite.

The relationship is one of true synonyms.

This analogy involves true antonyms.

The relationship is that of object to actor. The nucleus is the object that is orbited by an electron; the earth is the object that is orbited by a satellite. Choice (B) reverses the order of the relationship.

Here the relationship is that of actor to object. A sculptor creates a statue, a composer creates music. An actor performs in a play but does not create it. A pro- grammar creates a program while working at a computer.

The analogy is based on an antonym relationship.

This analogy is also based on antonyms.

It is hard to categorize this relationship. One interrupts by speaking out of turn, one intrudes by entering out of turn. The relationship in choice (D) might be that of opposites.

The first two terms are true opposites. Only choice (D) offers true opposites. Financial stability is the opposite of poverty, but finance bears no relationship to poverty at all.

Be careful. Flammable and inflammable are synonyms; both mean easily inflamed. Disinterested means impartial.

This is a purpose relationship . A tailor follows a pattern to construct a piece of clothing; a builder follows a blueprint to construct a building.

The relationship is sequential. Impeachment indictment (placement of charges).

The relationship is of characteristic to animal. Choice (E) reverses the relationship.

Al choices except (D) involve the activity of a bodily organ, so you must think further. Both exhalation and perspiration involve giving of something from within the body.

You celebrate a birth, you grieve over a death. The analogy states the effect and it’s the cause.

This is an analogy of degree: To urge is to recommend strongly; to plead is to request strongly. Choice (E) offers syn- o n y m s of equal degree, choice (B) reverses the order.

This is a cause-and-effect relationship. When one weeps, one gives of tears; when one breathes, one gives off carbon Dioxide.

The relationship is hard to categorize but easy to spot. An air pocket makes a plane bounce; a rut has the same effect on a vehicle.

This is a verb – to – nouns relationship . Arbitrate is what one does to a dispute; solve is what must be done to a mystery.