Analytical Reasoning

Analogies & Antonyms

PRECARIOUS:

A. Vulnerable
B. Perilous
C. Dependable
D. Ecclesiastic
E. Preplanned

Precarious means uncertain, unsafe, while
Dependable is the antonym.
Vulnerable means not protected.
Perilous means dangerous and is more of a synonym.
Ecclesiastic means a priest.
Preplanned in not an antonym of unsafe.

PREDILECTION:

A. Disinclination
B. Predisposition
C. Plight
D. Impetuousness
E. Augmentation

Predilection means special liking, mental preference,
Disinclination is the antonym.
Predisposition is a synonym.
Plight means misfortune.
Impetuousness means hastiness.
Augmentation means growth.

ABJURE:

A. Uphold– right
B. Brook
C. Steadfast
D. Recantation
E. Abrogation

Abjure means deny, while Uphold is the antonym.
Brook means to endure .
Steadfast means steady.
Recantation means denial and could be used as a far synonym.
Abrogation means termination and is no antonym.

METICULUOS:

A. Painstaking
B. Negligent
C. Acarpous
D. Castigation
E. Fracas

Meticulous is precise or Painstaking.
Negligent is an antonym.
Acarpous means worn out.
Castigation means severe punishment.
Fracas is a noisy quarrel.

GUILE:

A. Fraudulence
B. Impertinent
C. Miscreant
D. Veracity
E. Palatial

Guile m ans deceit, Veracity is the antonym.
Fraudulence is a synonym.
Impertinent is given to insolent rudeness
Miscreant means a villain.
Palatial is magnificent.

VITIATE:

A. Temperance
B. Surfeit
C. Posit
D. Itinerate
E. Reinforce

Vitiate means to weaken or to dilute.
To reinforce is the antonym.
Temperance means self-control.
Surfeit means to satiate.
Posit means to suggest.
Itinerate means to travel from place to place.

LAMENTABLE:

A. Inculcated
B. Libertine
C. Felicitous – right
D. Deplorable
E. Heinous

Lamentable means grievous and unfortunate.
Felicitous means happy or fortunate and is therefore the antonym.
Inculcated means something fixed by repetitions.
Libertine means an immoral person.
Deplorable means lamentable and is a synonym.
Heinous means hated.

GLUT:

A. Gormandize
B. Frugal
C. Mollify
D. Undersupply
E. Pious

To glut is to over supply, to overfeed.
Undersupply is the antonym Gormandize is a synonym.
Frugal means careful, economical.
Mollify means to calm or make quiet.
Pious means devoted to his parents.

QUERULOUS:

A.Peevish
B.Complacent
C.Precarious
D.Irrevocable
E. Altercate

Querulous is someone that complains a lot.
Complacent means agreeable and is the antonym.
Peevish is a synonym.
Precarious means risky, dangerous.
Irrevocable means final.
Altercate means to dispute angrily.

DIFFIDENCE:

A. Audaciousness
B. Cornucopia
C. Extempore
D. Hubris
E. Lustrous

Diffidence means shyness. Audaciousness
means boldness and is the antonym.
Cornucopia means an abundant supply.
Extempore means without previous thought or preparation.
Hubris means arrogant pride.
Lustrous means polished.

LICENTIOUS:

A. Scrupulous
B. Lionized
C. Iconoclast
D. Fanciful
E. Dubious

Licentious means amoral lawless,
while its antonym, scrupulous, means moral and law abiding.
Lionized means treated as a famous person.
Iconoclast means a person who attacks popular b li fs.
Fanciful means imaginary.
Dubious is a person feeling doubt.

EQUIVOCAL:

A. Equipoise
B. Foolproof
C. Morose
D. Petrous
E. Explicit

Equivocal means having a double or unclear meaning.
While Explicit, the antonym means being clear and unambiguous.
Foolproof means unable to fail or err.
Morose means unsocial.
Petrous means hard, stony.
Equipoise means an equal distribution of weight.

PHILISTINE:

A. Mercurial
B. Highbrow
C. Bourgeois
D. Luminary
E. Halcyon

Philistine means a barbarian, a savage.
Highbrow is the antonym – a cultural person.
Mercurial means quick, fleeting.
Bourgeois is a synonym.
Luminary is a light-giving object.
Halcyon means calm and peaceful, second best here but not precise enough.

FINICKY:

A. Niggling
B. Eschew
C. Ingress
D. Minatory
E. Slovenly

Finicky means over particular, over precise. Slovenly is the antonym and means negligent.
Niggling is a synonym.
Eschew means to avoid.
Ingress is the art of entrance.
Minatory means threatening.

OCCLUDED:

A. Congested
B. Nugatory
C. Unclogged – right
D. Perfidious
E. Servile

Occluded means blocked up. Unclogged in the antonym and means open.
Congested is a synonym.
Nugatory means worthless.
Perfidious means done as a duty, without care.
Servile means lacking independence, slave like.

VERDANT:

A. Seminal
B. Luxuriant
C. Nexus
D. Autumnal
E. Insipid

Verdant means fresh and green. Autumnal is the antonym and means dying.
Seminal is originative.
Luxuriant is a synonym.
Nexus means a link, a connection.
Insipid is tasteless.