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- b. Butter covers bread; paint covers wood.
- d. A shelf is a part of a bookcase; a key is a part of a piano.
- a. A group of fish is called a school; a group of wolves is called a pack.
- a. A scale measures weight; a yardstick measures length.
- d. Watermelon is a kind of fruit; Dalmatian is a kind of canine.
- e. A foot propels a skateboard; a pedal propels a bicycle.
- c. Stretch and extend are synonyms; shake and tremble are synonyms.
- c. A shield protects from arrows; an umbrella protects from rain drops.
- e. Starving is an intensification of hungry; depressed is an intensification of sad.
- a. A dermatologist treats acne; a psychologist treats a neurosis.
- e. A frame surrounds a picture; a fence surrounds a backyard.
- b. One searches in order to find; one explores in order to discover.
- c. A pharmacy sells drugs; a bakery sells bread.
- a. Layer and tier are synonyms; section and segment are synonyms.
- a. Metropolitan describes urban areas; bucolic describes rural areas.
- d. A teacher works in a school; a judge works in a courthouse.
- c. A car is powered by gasoline; a bicycle is powered by feet.
- e. To jog is to run slowly; to drizzle is to rain slowly.
- c. A radio uses one's ears; a television uses one's eyes.
- b. To tailor a suit is to alter it; to edit a manuscript is to alter it.
- d. A conductor leads an orchestra; a skipper leads a crew.
- a. A chicken produces an egg; a cow produces milk.
- b. A cobbler makes and repairs shoes; a contractor builds and repairs buildings.
- e. To be phobic is to be extremely fearful; to be ridiculous is to be extremely silly.
- c. Obsession is a greater degree of interest; fantasy is a greater degree of dream.
- d. A headlight is part of a car; a branch is part of a tree.
- e. Slapstick results in laughter; horror results in fear.
- b. A door swings on its hinge; a wheel rotates on its axle.
- c. A cacophony is an unpleasant sound; a stench is an unpleasant smell.
- a. A conviction results in incarceration; a reduction results in diminution.
- a. Up is the opposite of down; boy is the opposite of girl.
- d. Umbrage and offense are synonyms; elation and jubilance are synonyms.
- b. Being erudite is a trait of a professor; being imaginative is a trait of an inventor.
- d. Dependable and capricious are antonyms; capable and inept are antonyms.
- a. A palm (tree) has fronds; a porcupine has quills.
- e. A metaphor is a symbol; an analogy is a comparison.
- d. A dirge is a song used at a funeral; a jingle is a song used in a commercial.
- e. A hat is worn on the head; a glove is worn on the hand
- a. A spy acts in a clandestine manner; an accountant acts in a meticulous manner.
- c. A verse is part of a song; a piece is part of a puzzle.
- e. An aerie is where an eagle lives; a house is where a person lives.
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