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Pair of Words
LIQUID: HYDRAULICS::

A. motion: dynamics
B. water: hydroponics
C. data: statistics
D. music: eurythmics

CIRCUITOUS : ROUTER ::

A. problematic : solution
B. devious : argument
C. elliptical : brevity
D. judicious : selection
E. profound : depth

HOPE : ASPIRES ::

A. love: elevates
B. film: flam
C. fib: lie
D. fake: ordinary

CORPOREAL: SPIRITUAL ::

A. mesa: plateau
B. moron: savant
C. foreigner: immigrant
D. pedagogue: teacher

SYMPHONY: COMPOSER ::

A. Leonardo: music
B. Fresco: painter
C. Colours: pallet
D. Art: appreciation
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GRAIN: SALT ::

A. shard: pottery
B. shred: wood
C. blades: grass
D. chip: glass

DIVA: OPERA ::

A. producer: theatre
B. director: drama
C. conductor: bus
D. thespian: play

PAIN: SEDATIVE ::

A. comfort: stimulant
B. grief: consolation
C. trance: narcotic
D. ache: extraction

LIGHT: BLIND ::

A. speech: dumb
B. language: deaf
C. tongue: sound
D. voice: vibration

FILTER: WATER ::

A. curtail: activity
B. expunge: book
C. edit: text
D. censor: play

GRAVITY: PULL ::

A. iron: metal
B. north pole: directions
C. magnetism: attraction
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D. dust: desert

ARMY: LOGISTICS ::
A. business: strategy
B. soldier: students
C. war: logic
D. team: individual

MUNDANE: SPIRITUAL ::

A. common: ghostly
B. worldly: unworldly
C. routine: novel
D. secular: clerical

TEN: DECIMAL

A. seven: septet
B. four: quartet
C. two: binary
D. five: quince

WAN: COLOUR ::

A. corpulent: weight
B. insipid: flavour
C. pallid: complexion
D. enigmatic: puzzle

PORK: PIG ::

A. rooster: chicken
B. mutton: sheep
C. steer: beef
D. lobster: crustacean

AFTER: BEFORE ::

A. first: second
B. present: past
C. contemporary: historic
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D. successor: predecessor

DISTANCE: MILE ::

A. liquid: litre
B. bushel: corn
C. weight: scale
D. fame: television

Sodium: Salt ::

A. Potassium: Phosphorous
B. Calcium: Marble
C. Lime: Limestone
D. Room: House

Lust: Sex ::

A. Friend: Foe
B. Lamp: Light
C. Anger: Pugnacity
D. Hoard: Amass

Hiss: Snake ::

A. Notes: Music
B. Splash: Water
C. Trumpet: Elephant
D. Cat: Mew

Joke: Laughter ::

A. Cry: Sorrow
B. Disease: Medicine
C. Death: Life
D. Miracle: Surprise

Day: Night ::

A. Dark: Black
B. Good: Rough
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C. Kind: Cruel
D. Shining: Bright

Cobbler: Leather ::

A. Shirt: Boutique
B: Television: Engineer
C. Woodcutter: Furniture
D. Mason: Stone

Words: Poetry ::

A. Dictionary Letters
B. Notes: Music
C. Wheat: Food
D. Planet: Sun

Mask: Disguise ::

A. Clothes: Necessity
B. Building: Offices
C. Make-up: Beautify
D. Radio: News

Orthopedic: Bone ::

A. Psychiatry: Mind
B. Skin: Allergy
C. Antibiotics: Fever
D. Fracture: Plaster

IRON : BLACKSMITH ::

A. Cotton : Cloth
B. Food : Gourmet
C. Clay : Potter
D. Silver : Miner
E. Gold : Miser

FISH : SCALES ::
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A. Book : Papers
B. Snake : Fangs
C. Birds : Feather
D. Car : Wheels
E. Cat : Claws

COLLAGE : IMAGES ::

A. Cement : Building
B. Medley : Songs
C. Furniture : Sofa
D. Grains : Tree
E. Book : Volumes

SKETCH : ARTIST ::

A. Secret : Confident
B. Cell : Prisoner
C. Palette : Painter
D. Draft : Writer
E. Lawyer : Court room

KNIFE : CUT ::

A. Winter : Summer
B. Sword : Sharp
C. Run : Fast
D. Drill : Hole

FISH : TROUT ::

A. Hair : Black
B. Bird : Aviary
C. Tiger : Carnivorous
D. Mammal : Cow

GILL : FIN ::

A. Cockroach : Antenna
B. Instrument : Pencil
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C. Hard Disk : Keyboard

FISH : SCHOOL ::

A. Puppy : Dog
B. Novel : Story
C. Co*ks : Pride
D. Ear : Nose

COUNSELOR : ADVICE ::

A. Artist : Musician
B. Patron : Support
C. Honesty : Charity
D. Bank : Banker

RACE : FATIGUE ::

A. Fasting : Hunger
B. Round : Boxing
C. Flower : Color
D. Hiking : Gangrene

STRUT : WALK ::

A. Sweating : Wrestling
B. Hunter : Fire
C. Speech : Stage
D. Stammer : Talk

SCHOLAR : IGNORANT ::

A. Hardworking : Lazy
B. Knife : Sword
C. Courage : Bold
D. Luxury : Wealth

COOL : FROZEN ::
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A. Sharp : Cut
B. Warm : Hot
C. Hassock : Stool
D. Freedom : Liberty

TILE : MOSAIC ::

A. wood : totem
B. stitch : sampler
C. ink : scroll
D. pedestal : column
E. tapestry : rug

REDOUBTABLE : AWE ::

A. tart : pungency
B. tacit : solitude
C. despicable : contempt
D. engrossing : obliviousness
E. venerable : renown

COMPLAIN : CARP ::

A. supply : donate
B. argue : debate
C. grumble : accuse
D. drink : guzzle
E. pacify : intervene

SKIRMISH : INSIGNIFICANCE ::

A. revolution : democracy
B. duel : formality
C. feud : impartiality
D. bout : sparring
E. crusade : remoteness

MERCENARY : MONEY ::

A. vindictive : revenge
B. scholarly : library
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C. immaculate : cleanliness
D. thirsty : water
E. belligerent : invasion

TROUBLED : DISTRAUGHT ::

A. annoyed : disillusioned
B. disturbed : interrupted
C. covetous : rapacious
D. outmoded : ostentatious
E. tranquil : placid

CANVAS : PAINTER ::

A. leather : shoe
B. brush : palette
C. chisel : wood
D. marble : sculptor
E. hammer : carpenter

RELEVANT : CRUCIAL ::

A. marginal : unique
B. perceptible : obvious
C. apparent : real
D. peripheral : central
E. possible : desirable

PERFUNCTORILY : INSPIRATION ::

A. insolently : veneration
B. ardently : passion
C. phlegmatically : composure
D. surreptitiously : obsession
E. haltingly : reluctance

FERTILIZE : GROW ::

A. immunize : resist
B. nourish : enrich
C. heat : burn
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D. graft : multiply
E. prune : dwarf

EXORBITANT : MODERATION ::

A. dispassionate : equanimity
B. macabre : interest
C. perfidious : loyalty
D. brilliant : gullibility
E. lavish : extravagance

BLANDISHMENT : COAX ::

A. medal : honor
B. budget : save
C. diary : reminisce
D. concert : play
E. plea : threaten

REQUEST : COMMAND ::

A. propose : stipulate
B. enlist : support
C. relegate : consign
D. volunteer : accept
E. select : reject

RENOUNCE : PLEDGE ::

A. exculpate : victim
B. desecrate : shrine
C. recriminate : hero
D. redeem : honor
E. rescind : order

COWARD : CRAVEN ::

A. liar : facetious
B. dupe : gullible
C. commentator : caustic
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D. judge : impartial
E. criminal : hostile

APOLOGIZE : CONTRITE ::
2

A. aggravate : contemptuous
B. endorse : esteemed
C. extenuate : guilty
D. compliment : impressed
E. rationalize : modest

EUPHEMISM : OFFENSE ::

A. rhetoric : persuasion
B. prevarication : truth
C. metaphor : description
D. repetition : boredom
E. conciliation : appeasement

SENSITIZATION : ALLERGIC ::

A. immunity : vulnerable
B. habituation : inured
C. invigoration : stimulating
D. sleep : anesthetic
E. disinfection : preventive

HOST : PARASITE ::

A. meadow : soil
B. egg : bird
C. medium : bacterium
D. lair : predator
E. kernel : seed

SOLILOQUY : PLAY ::

A. violin : concerto
B. overture : musical
C. duet : ensemble
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D. lyric : poem
E. aria : opera

CONTRACT : IMPLODE ::

A. expand : swell
B. descend : plummet
C. add : accelerate
D. cool : solidify
E. stretch : flex

COHABIT : RESIDE ::

conspire : plot
coincide : contradict
secrete : conceal
infiltrate : influence
frame : incriminate

STRATAGEM : DECEIVE ::

A. epithet : correspond
B. oration : publish
C. conservation : expend
D. concession : placate
E. sentence : prosecute

INDUSTRIOUSNESS : ACTIVITY ::

A. kindliness : animosity
B. anxiousness : apathy
C. boldness : strength
D. purposefulness : enthusiasm
E. fastidiousness : selectivity

EXTRAVAGANCE : EXPENDITURE ::

A. bias : judgment
B. exaggeration : deception
C. inducement : invitation
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D. loquaciousness : talk
E. distortion : paraphrase

OBSEQUIOUS : FAWN ::

A. unsuccessful : achieve
B. conscientious : shirk
C. compliant : yield
D. staid : laugh
E. amenable : argue

NEOPHYTE : EXPERIENCE ::

A. diplomat : negotiation
B. misanthrope : cynicism
C. umpire : reconciliation
D. guru : respect
E. boor : sensitivity

NUMISMATIST : COINS ::

A. Philatelist : Stamps
B. Jeweller : Jewels
C. Cartographer : Maps
D. Geneticist : Chromosomes

CURTAIN : DRAPERY : :

A. Cockroach : Insect
B. Bedsheet : Bed
C. Pillow : Cushion
D. Mat : Floor

BADMINTON : COURT : :

A. Hockey : Stick
B. Cricket : Bat
C. Skating : Rink
D. Football : Goal

AGENDA : MEETING : :
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A. Programme : Function
B. Performance : Ticket
C. Map : Scale
D. Footnote : Article

EMBROIDER : CLOTH : :

A. Patch : Quilt
B. Stain : Glass
C. Carve : Knife
D. Chase : Metal

PESTICIDE : PLANT : :

A. Injection : Disease
B. Vaccination : Body
C. Medicine : Cure
D. Teacher : Student

CROWN : ROYAL : :

A. Throne : Regal
B. Wrap : Ermine
C. Pen : Author
D. Crucifix : Religion

STARE : GLANCE : :

A. Gulp : Sip
B. Confide : Tell
C. Hunt : Stalk
D. Step : Walk

CLOTH : TEXTURE : :

A. Body : Weigh
B. Silk : Cloth
C. Wood : Grains
D. Ornaments : Gold
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FOX : CUNNING : :

A. Cat : Playful
B. Horse : Runner
C. Vixen : Cute
D. Ant : Industrious

CATTLE : DROVE : :
A. Soldier : Crew
B. Grain : Bundle
C. Chicken : Brood
D. Bees : Heap

THANKS : GRATITUDE : :

A. Courtesy : Manners
B. Salutation : Flag
C. Protest : Resentment
D. Trial : Error

Salutation : Farewell ::

A. Birth: Death
B. Army: Navy
C. Noon: Midnight
D. Lunch: Dinner

Caravan : desert ::

A. Boat: Cruise
B. Book: Library
C. Midnight: Noon
D. NONE

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