Analogies 1 List 1 : 1-50

Question 1

accost

Answer 1

(v.) to approach and speak to another person, often in a challenging way

Question 2

accusation

Answer 2

(n.) a charge of guilt or blame

Question 3

adroit

Answer 3

(adj.) skillful; expert in use of the hands or mind

Question 4

alias

Answer 4

(n.) an assumed name

Question 5

amendment

Answer 5

(n.) an addition or change, usually to a law or regulation

Question 6

apathy

Answer 6

(n.) a lack of interest, indifference

Question 7

assert

Answer 7

(v.) to state strongly

Question 8

beacon

Answer 8

(n.) a light for warning or guiding

Question 9

beneficiary

Answer 9

(n.) one who receives benefits; one who receives gifts

Question 10

betray

Answer 10

(v.) to deceive; to act like a traitor

Question 11

blunder

Answer 11

(n.) a stupid mistake

Question 12

caddie

Answer 12

(n.) a person who carries a player’s golf clubs

Question 13

chronicle

Answer 13

(n.) a year by year record of historical events in order of time

Question 14

compile

Answer 14

(v.) to collect and bring together in one list or account

Question 15

concur

Answer 15

(v.) to agree; to be of the same opinion

Question 16

confidant

Answer 16

(n.) a close friend trusted with secret or private affairs

Question 17

congregation

Answer 17

(n.) a group of people who worship in a church, synagogue, or other religious institution

Question 18

conjecture

Answer 18

(n.) the formation of an opinion without proof
(v.) to conclude from insufficient evidence

Question 19

connoisseur

Answer 19

(n.) someone who can competently judge fine art

Question 20

consumer

Answer 20

(n.) a customer; one who buys a product

Question 21

contour

Answer 21

(n.) the outline or shape of a figure or body

Question 22

contradict

Answer 22

(v.) to assert the opposite

Question 23

counterfeit

Answer 23

(n.) a phony imitation
(v.) to imitate in order to deceive

Question 24

cult

Answer 24

(n.) a small, often unusual, religious group

Question 25

decade

Answer 25

(n.) a period of ten years

Question 26

defendant

Answer 26

(n.) a person accused or sued in a law court

Question 27

dietician

Answer 27

(n.) a person who is trained to plan meals according to nutritional rules

Question 28

donor

Answer 28

(n.) a person who gives or donates

Question 29

efficient

Answer 29

(adj.) working well, effectively, and without waste

Question 30

eject

Answer 30

(v.) to drive out or force out; to dismiss

Question 31

encore

Answer 31

(n.) something done again because of a special request; an extra musical selection

Question 32

endow

Answer 32

(v.) to provide with a permanent fund or source of income

Question 33

erroneous

Answer 33

(adj.) mistaken; incorrect

Question 34

evacuate

Answer 34

(v.) to leave a place quickly, as in an emergency

Question 35

falter

Answer 35

(v.) to hesitate or waver; to become unsteady

Question 36

fertile

Answer 36

(adj.) productive; able to bear seeds, fruits, or vegetables

Question 37

feud

Answer 37

(n.) a long lasting dispute between families or other groups

Question 38

fickle

Answer 38

(adj.) likely to change without reason; unstable

Question 39

foretell

Answer 39

(v.) to tell in advance; to predict the future

Question 40

fugitive

Answer 40

(n.) a person who is fleeing or has fled, especially from the law

Question 41

garrison

Answer 41

(n.) a group of soldiers stationed in a fortified place

Question 42

glutton

Answer 42

(n.) one who indulges in something excessively, especially food; an overeater

Question 43

gullible

Answer 43

(adj.) easily fooled or deceived

Question 44

haphazard

Answer 44

(adj.) marked by lack of plan, order, or direction

Question 45

hermit

Answer 45

(n.) a person who lives alone, or away from people

Question 46

hostile

Answer 46

(adj.) unfriendly; warlike

Question 47

illicit

Answer 47

(adj.) not permitted by law; forbidden; improper

Question 48

inaugurate

Answer 48

(v.) to install into public office with a ceremony

Question 49

indictment

Answer 49

(n.) an accusation; in law, a formal accusation by a grand jury

Question 50

initiate

Answer 50

(v.) to begin; to admit with a ceremony to a group or an organization; to set going (n.) one who has been initiated or admitted