Word Pair Analogies

To scrub is to wash vigorously, and to sob is to cry convulsively.

A drum is a type of instrument, and drill is a type of tool.

Myopic is an antonym for farsighted, and famous is an antonym of obscure.

AC stands for alternating current, and DC stands for direct current.

Compassionate and insensitive are antonyms; conceited and unassuming are antonyms.

To gerrymander is a political term meaning to divide land, and to filibuster is to delay legislature.

A bathyshere is used by an oceanographer, and a telescope is used by an astronomer.

An acre is a piece of land, and a slice is a piece of cake.

Luge with an added “n” is lunge, and toe with an added “n” is tone.

Din, or noise, is a word associated with a crowd, and odor is a word associated with garbage.