Word Pair Analogies

Admire and despise are antonyms; praise and admonish are antonyms.

Taint and decontaminate are antonyms; enrage and appease are antonyms.

An attic is the upper part of a house, and the crown is the upper part of the head.

A lapidary is one who works with gems, and a dramaturge works with plays.

A cushion is a part of a sofa, and a shelf is part of a bookcase.

To persist is the opposite of to quit, and to eject is the opposite of to welcome.

A vestibule is the entrance to a building, and a foyer is the entrance to a home.

A cottage is a smaller version of a house, and an anklet is a smaller version of sock.

Tacit is another word for implied, and shoddy is another word for inferior.

A glade is surrounded by woods, and a castle is surrounded by a moat.