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1. RECOMPENSE : STIPEND :

(a) undermine: confidence
(c) reject : offer
(b) cultivate : plant
(d) endow : gift

2. EXACERBATE: AMELIORATE :
(a) judge :adjudicate
(c) malign: adulate
(b) fascinate : mesmerize
(d) curtail :reduce

3. FOND: INFATUATED :
(a) hostile: baleful
(c) haughty: subservient
(b) huge:diminutive
(d) legal: illicit

4. COLLOQUIAL: FORMAL :
(a) sad : poignant
(c) local : indigenous
(b) carnivorous : omnivorous
(d) garish : elegant

5. THIN: EMACIATED :
(a) hungry : insatiable
(c) real : illusory
(b) free: gratuitous
(d) genuine: spurious

6. SERVITUDE : FREEDOM:
a) countenance:face
(c) equilibrium : balance
(b) infirmity: strength
(d) indignity : insult

7. ESPIONAGE: SPY ::
a) vision: eye
(c) surgery: doctor
(b) tree:oak
(d) clique : outsider

8. INSTRUCTION :TUTELAGE::
(a) praise :accolade
(c) death: obituary
(b) rendition : song
(d) harmony: rancor

9. INCARCERATE: IMPRISON:
(a) liberate: free
(c) permeate: space
(b) castigate : blunder
(d) elevate : pantheon

10. DECLINE: RESURGENCE:
(a) exodus : departure
(c) indignity: accolade
(b) repast : meal
(d) affinity : attraction

1 answer

Here are the best answers for each analogy:

  1. RECOMPENSE : STIPEND

    • (d) endow : gift
      Explanation: Recompense and stipend both refer to forms of compensation (recompense being a broader term that can include stipends).

  2. EXACERBATE : AMELIORATE

    • (c) malign : adulate
      Explanation: Exacerbate and ameliorate are opposites (to worsen and to improve), just as malign and adulate are opposites (to speak harmfully and to praise).

  3. FOND : INFATUATED

    • (b) huge : diminutive
      Explanation: Fond and infatuated describe different levels of affection, similar to how huge and diminutive denote different sizes.

  4. COLLOQUIAL : FORMAL

    • (d) garish : elegant
      Explanation: Colloquial and formal are contrasting styles of language, similar to how garish and elegant represent contrasting styles in aesthetics.

  5. THIN : EMACIATED

    • (a) hungry : insatiable
      Explanation: Thin and emaciated both describe degrees of leanness, just as hungry and insatiable describe degrees of need for food.

  6. SERVITUDE : FREEDOM

    • (b) infirmity : strength
      Explanation: Servitude and freedom are opposites, just like infirmity (weakness) and strength.

  7. ESPIONAGE : SPY

    • (a) vision : eye
      Explanation: Espionage is the practice of spying, similar to how vision is the function of the eye.

  8. INSTRUCTION : TUTELAGE

    • (b) rendition : song
      Explanation: Instruction refers to a teaching process, just as rendition refers to a particular performance of a song.

  9. INCARCERATE : IMPRISON

    • (a) liberate : free
      Explanation: Incarcerate and imprison are synonymous, just as liberate and free are synonymous.

  10. DECLINE : RESURGENCE

  • (c) indignity : accolade
    Explanation: Decline and resurgence are opposites, similarly indignity (lack of honor) contrasts with accolade (an expression of praise).

These choices highlight relationships similar to each pair given in the questions.