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● Word Pair Analogies 9
Example:
high-advanced level (GRE)

Directions: Choose the pair of words that

Bridge Type: Definition
best express a relationship similar to that
of the original pair. Then write the bridge #) PLATITUDE : CLICHÉ
sentence(s) to the right. A) dogma : accurate
B) theater : dramatic
By definition, a platitude is cliché. C) sage : wise
By definition, a sage is wise. D) legerdemain : obvious
E) portent : beneficial

1) FLATTER : REBUFF
Bridge Sentence:
A) stigmatize : criticize
B) implicate : involve _____________________________________.
C) horrify : concern
D) abstain : refrain
_____________________________________.
E) entice : repulse

2) BOMBASTIC : TURGID
Bridge Sentence:
A) whimsical : capricious
B) maligned : beneficent _____________________________________.
C) experienced : inchoate
D) robust : disillusioned
_____________________________________.
E) intelligent : ingenuous

3) LECHER : SALACIOUS Bridge Sentence:

A) conjecture : supposed
_____________________________________.
B) anomaly : explicable
C) mosaic : ruined
D) pastry : bitter _____________________________________.
E) rabbi : foreign
4) ECCENTRIC : CODGER
Bridge Sentence:
A) evil : courtesan
B) admirable : hero _____________________________________.
C) generous : pedant
D) powerful : supplicant
_____________________________________.
E) spicy : marinade

5) LEGERDEMAIN : DECEPTION
Bridge Sentence:
A) ornament : tree
B) lemonade : glass _____________________________________.
C) television : screen
D) demolition : implosion
_____________________________________.
E) alcoholism : addiction

6) CLEAN : IMMACULATE
Bridge Sentence:
A) cheap : inexpensive
B) unadorned : austere _____________________________________.
C) conscious : asleep
D) mysterious : enigmatic
_____________________________________.
E) isolated : desolate

7) DILETTANTE : DABBLE
Bridge Sentence:
A) heretic : blaspheme
B) teetotaler : imbibe _____________________________________.
C) sycophant : dominate
D) dowager : remarry
E) charlatan : divulge _____________________________________.

8) HALLUCINOGEN : DRUG
Bridge Sentence:
A) dance : polka
B) nightmare : dream _____________________________________.
C) stocking : skirt
D) banjo : guitar
_____________________________________.
E) aircraft : helicopter