Word Pair Analogies

To defer is a synonym of to postpone, and to proffer is a synonym of to tender.

To deplete is to decrease completely, and to shun is to avoid completely.

Something Machiavellian is considered unscrupulous, and Orwellian describes something as intrusive.

To shadow is to trail someone, and to shame is to disgrace someone.

Oysters grow in a bed of the ocean, and rice grows in a paddy.

To parrot means to mimic, and to dog means to hound.

A decoy is used to attract a duck, and a lure is used to attract fish.

Feta is a Greek cheese, and provolone is an Italian cheese.

A levee prevents a flood, and a helmet prevents injury.

Hanker is another word for yearn, and ponder is another word for think.