51.Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
DEPRESSED : SAD


Option “D” is correct.
Depressed is an intensification of sad; exhausted is an intensification of tired.

52. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
BRISTLE : BRUSH


Option “D” is correct.
A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.

53. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
RAIN : DRIZZLE


Option “D” is correct.
To drizzle is to rain slowly; to jog is to run slowly.

54. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
PULSATE : THROB


Option “C” is correct.
Pulsate and throb are synonyms, as are examine and scrutinize.

55. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
FISH : SHOAL


Option “A” is correct.
A group of fish is a shoal; a group of wolves is a pack.

56. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
ODOMETER : DISTANCE


Option “A” is correct.
Scale – A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass.
An odometer measures distance; a scale measures weight.

57. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
WAITRESS : RESTAURANT


Option “D” is correct.
A waitress works in a restaurant; a teacher works in a school.

58. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
SKEIN : YARN


Option “C” is correct.
A skein is a quantity of yarn; a ream is a quantity of paper.

59. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
MONK : DEVOTION


Option “D” is correct.
Devotion is characteristic of a monk; wanderlust is characteristic of a rover.

60. Choose the pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the original pair of words.
SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER


Option “D” is correct.
Slapstick results in laughter; horror results in fear.

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