Friday, October 19, 2007

Analogy 26/Vocabulary

1. Wash Your Hands Often.
2. Avoid contact with other peoples blood.

Q: ADVANCE : RECEDE :: stiff : _____

A: flexible

Q: cacophony
Which would be most likely to make a cacophony?

A: monkeys with cymbals

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Analogy 25/Vocabulary

Q: OWL : HOOTS :: _____ : whirs

A: fan


Q: incessant
Lola's search for new flavors of ice cream was incessant—

A: her efforts never ended.

Analogy 24/Vocabulary

Q: SHALLOW : DEEP :: _____ : fancy

A: drab


Q: posthumous
A posthumous book is...

A: published after the author has died.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Analogy 23/Vocabulary

Q: HAMSTER : RODENT :: stealing : _____

A: crime

Q: verdant
Which song sounds like it is about something verdant?

A: The Green, Green Grass of Home

Analogy 22/Vocabulary

Q: LEMON : YELLOW :: sweatpants : _____

A: comfy

Q: augur
An ancient Roman might have gone to an augur to

A: learn what his future held.

Analogy 21/Vocabulary

Q: MINK : SOFT :: mold : _____

A: fuzzy

Q: raconteur
My Aunt Vesta is a great raconteur—

A: I could listen to her stories for hours.