GRE Analogy Example

San Francisco

Compare Boston to San Francisco, both cities have ports, you can not say they are the same due to they own ports, think about the culture, industries ..., they are different. Think further to reveal characteristics of the two objects.

Two objects (such as : two countries, cities, companies, universities, issues ... ) have one or
two in common doesn't mean they are the same in other aspects.

In these examples, we can understand how the analogies work in the logical quiz. It helps us convince people to accept the new idea or abstruse object, from mechanical engineering, computer science, economic theory to the moral issue explaining how important this thought is and why GRE General test can apply most graduates in U.S universities.

Alphabetically :

A :

Abacus : Calculate = Balance : Weigh
Abandon : Inhibition = Despair : Hope = Tranquility : Agitation = Calmness Frenzy
Abase : Status = Shorten : Lengthen
Abase : Strength = Curtail : Duration
Abase : Length = Alleviate : Power
Abase : Prestige = Damp : Ardor
Abate : Tax = Alleviate : Stress
Abate : Force/Intensity = Fade : Louundness
Abate Degree = Discount : Price
Abbreviate :Sentence = Abridgment : Essay = Synopsis : Narrative
Abdicate : Throne = Recant : Belief
Aberrant : Standard = Digressive : Topic
Abet : Assistance = Counsel : Guidance
Abhorrence : Dislike = Adoration : Fondness
Abide : Ephemeral = Yield : Intransigent
Abolitionist : Slavery = Anarchist : Government
Abrade : Friction = Desiccate : Dehydration
Abrasion : Lubricate = Leakage : Seal
Abrasion : Scuff = Vaporization : Heat
Abscond : Leave = Steal : Take
Abscond : Depart = Pilfer/Sneak : Take = Secrete : Store = Lurk : Wait
Absolve : Exculpatory = Stir : Motivational = Encourage : Hortative
Abstain : Forbidden = Comply : Mandatory
Abstemious : Indulge = Austere : Decorate
Abstruse : Comprehension = Indiscernible : Vision
Accelerate : Speed = Prolong : Duration
Accost : Approach = Importune : Request
Accrete : Growth = Erode : Destruction
Achromatic : Hue = Extraneous : Essence = Transitory : Permanence
Acme : Surpass = Crest : Wave
Acquiesce : Yielding = Capitulate : Categorical
Acrid : Gentleness = Forthright : Guile 
Acrid : Odor = Piercing : Sound
Acumen : Shrewd = Alacrity : Prompt
Acrimonious : Goodwill = Uninformative : Knowledge
Adamant : Flexibility = Refractory : Control
Adamant : Move = Impossible : Execute
Adamant : Yield = Cautious : Gamble
Addendum : Document = Postscript : Letter
Adhesive : Bind = Compass : Orient
Ad lib : Impromptu = Aside : Divergent 
Admonish : Denounce = Punish : Pillory
Adulate : Fawn = Woo (Love) : Adore
Advertising : Commercial = Publishing : Journal
Aerate : Oxygen = Hydrate : Water
Aerial : Air = Aquatic : Water
Aesthetics : Beauty = Epistemology : Knowledge
Agonized : Distress = Obsessed : Concern
Albino : Pigment = Prairie : Tree
Alchemy : Chemistry = False Drug : Treatment
Alleviate : Strength = Dampen : Ardor
Alibi : Exculpatory = Warning : Admonitory
Alliterate : Remove = Blazon : Efface
Altruism : Selflessness = Connoisseur : Expertise
Ambiguous : Understand = Blatant : Ignore
Amble : Walk = Chat : Talk
Ameliorate : Improve = Admonish : Caution= Advisory : Caution
Amenity : Comfortable = Honorarium : Grateful
Amnesia : Memory = Enervation : Vigor
Amorphous : Shape = Errant : Course = Wandering : Course = Equivocal : Meaning
Amulet : Evil = Helmet : Injury
Analgesic : Pain = Anesthetic : Sensation = Simplicity : Complexity
Anomaly : Paradigm = Blemish : Flawless 
Annotate : Commentary = Gloss : Definition = Prowl : Prey
Anonymous : Identify = Nonchalant : Excite 
Apprise : Information = Admonish : Warning
Antediluvian : Age = Colossal : Size
Antidote : Poisoning = Balm : Irritation
Apiary : Bee = Cage : Pet
Apocalyptic : Prophetic = Inconsequential : Illogical
Apocrypha : Authentic = Hypocritical : Upright 
Apologist : Defend = Anarchist : Rebel
Apoplectic : Angry = Emaciated : Thin
Apoplectic : Calm = Incorrigible : Tractable
Apostasy : Faith = Recantation : Heresy
Apostrophes : Word = Ellipsis : Sentence
Apothecary : Medicine = Butcher : Meat
Appetite : Indulge = Praise : Flatter
Appoint : Official = Cast : Actor
Apprehension : Terror = Affection : Adoration .
Aqueduct : Water = Pipeline : Gas = Vessel : Blood
Arbor : Shelter = Hedgerow : Fence
Arboreal : Trees = Sidereal  : Stars
Archive : Manuscript = Arsenal : Weapon
Arrogance : Defer = Lassitude : Stir
Aspirant : Quarry = Hunter : Prey
Assert : Belabor = Tend : Fuss
Assess : Value =Plumb : Depth
Assiduous : Careless = Probity : Dishonestly
Assuage : Sorrow = Dampen : Ardor
Astringent : Pucker = Coagulant : Congeal 
Astound : Wonder = Appall : Horror  
Article : Byline = Movie : Credits
Atrocious : Bad = Momentous : Important
Attenuate : Force = Decelerate : Speed = Simplicity : Complexity = Retrenchment : Money
Attorney : Defendant = Accountant : Taxpayer
Audacious : Trepidation = Laconic : Volubility
Audible : Stentorian = Discernable : Obvious = Comprehensible : Lucid
Augur : Predict = Pundit : Opine
Author : Novel = Chef : Banquet 
Authoritative : Acceptance = Conspicuous : Attention
Avarice : Money = Gluttony : Food
Awl : Pierce = Pestle : Mash
Awning : Sun = Umbrella : Rain

B :

Babble : Sense = Parrot : Originality
Badge : Bother = Belabor : Mention (Repeat and Normal)
Ballad : Song = Lyric : Poem = Comedian : Actor
Ballast : Stability = Truss : Support
Balm : Irritation = Antidote : Poisoning
Barb : Caustic = Pan : Harsh
Bellwether : Leadership = Advisor : Consultancy
Bend : Rigid = Submerge : Buoyant : Dissolve :  Insoluble
Beneficent : Harm = Tenacious : Yield
Betray : Trust = Astray : Path = Transgress : Rules
Bibliophile : Books = Gourmet : Food = Calligrapher : Handwriting
Bigot : Tolerance = Turncoat : Constancy = Provincial : Cosmopolitan = Servile : Domination  
Bit : Drill = Blade : Razor
Blandishment : Coax = Medal : Honor = Threat : Intimidate
Blast : Whiff = Gush : Trickle
Blatant : Arresting = Odious : Disgusting
Blazon : Adorn = Pillar : Support
Blemish : Impeccable = Guile : Artless
Blur : Definition = Subjugate : Independence
Blurb : Notice = Gloss : Explanation  = Cameo : Appearance
Blustering : Speak = Swaggering : Walk
Bolster : Support = Tackle : Hoist
Book : Library = File : Archive
Bonus : Employee = Decoration : Soldier
Bootless : Futility = Effulgent : Resplendence
Border : Country = Circumference : Circle
Bravura : Performance = Resplendent : Appearance
Breach : Continuity = Disturb : Repose
Breezeway : Building = Stairway : Floor
Brevity : Aphorism = Distortion : Caricature
Bribe : Incorruptible = Affect : Insensible = Hear : Uncommunicative
Bristle : Anger = Vacillate : Irresolution = Condone : Mercy = Condemn : Warning  
Bumptious : Assertive = Garish : Colorful = Compendious : Succinct = Exuberant : Happy
Burnish : Dull = Mar : Flawless
Butt : Head = Nudge : Elbow
Buttress : Edifice = Splint : Limb
Buttress : Collapse = Shield : Damage

C :

Cabal : Association = Plot : Plan = Spat : Quarrel = Infiltrate : Enter
Cache : Hidden = Summit : Inaccessible
Cacophony : Sound = Malodor : Scent
Callousness : Impassive = Dupe : Duplicity 
Calorie : Heat = Decibel : Sound = Volt : Electricity = Watt : Power
Calumny : Assertion = Perjury : Testimony *
Candid : Subterfuge = Brash : Deliberation
Cane : Walk = Glasses : See
Canopy : Cover = Tag : Identify
Canvas : Painter = Marble : Sculptor
Caprice : Whimsical = Stealth : Furtive = Discontent : Unsatisfied = Effulgence : Resplendent
Carefree : Responsibility = Hidebound : Flexibility
Cartographer : Map = Tailor : Clothing = Lexicographer : Dictionary 
Cast : Actor = Cabal : Conspirator
Castigation : Disapproval = Crime : Misbehave
Catastrophe : Mishap = Humiliation : Embarrassment 
Caustic : Eat Away = Desiccant : Dry
Cavern : Spelunker = Ocean : Diver 
Cavil : Criticize = Probe : Investigate
Caviler : Carping = Libertine : Licentious 
Censorship : Communicate = Preservative : Decay
Censure : Blameless = Approbation : Reprehensible
Census : Population = Inventory : Stock
Centrifuge : Separate = Colander : Drain
Chagrin : Mind = Grimace : Face
Charade : Dissimulate = Void : Empty  
Chaos : Predictability = Pallor : Color
Chicanery : Clever = Tactlessness : Truthful
Chef : Kitchen = Chemist : Laboratory
Chide : Pillory = Humor : Mollycoddle
Chip : Stone = Shard : Glass
Chevron : Badge = Caisson : Cart
Choreographer : Movement = Architect : Building= Sculptor : Statue
Churlish : Affront = Formidable : Intimidate = Instigator : Foment
Cipher : Cryptic = Precis : Concise 
Circular : Asymmetrical = Protean : Rigid
Circuitous : Directness = Irresolute : Decision
Cistern : Liquids = Landfill : Refuse
Clandestine : Secretly = Overt : Openly
Cleft : Chasm = Cut : Gash
Clog : Drainage = Stalemate : Negotiation 
Craven : Admirable = Deft : Awkward
Coagulant : Thicken = Solvent : Dissolve 
Cogent : Convince = Repugnant : Repel
Compendium : Summary = Anthology : Collection
Complain : Carp = Drink : Guzzle 
Conciseness : Aphorism = Exaggeration : Caricature 
Confidence : Arrogant = Inquiry : Interrogatory
Congruent : Dimension = Coeval : Age
Constellation : Star = Chord : Note = Queue : Person 
Contumacious : Authority = Reactionary : Change = Hidebound : Innovation 
Correspond : Letters = Barter : Commodities
Corroborate : Evidence = Calumniate : Falsehood 
Cowardice : Intimidate = Choler : Antagonize

D :

Debase : Value = Attenuate : Force
Debate : Issue = Bargain : Price
Diatribe : Abuse = Burlesque : Mockery
Dictionary : Alphabetical = Annals : Chronological 
Disabuse : Error = Rehabilitate : Addiction
Disciple : Follow = Apologist : Defend
Discompose : Pacific = Fabricate : Authentic
Dislike : Loathing = Pleasure : Bliss
Dismantle : Unity = Adulterate : Purebred
Dissertm : Meal = Epilogue : Play = Coda : Sonata
Ditch : Canyon = Burrow : Cavern
Dodder : Unsteady = Cavort : Sprightly
Doggerel : Verse = Burlesque : Play
Dour : Geniality = Bumptious : Humbleness 

E :

Eaglet : Bird = Fawn : Mammal = Frog : Amphibian
Easel : Canvas = Tripod : Camera
Embellish : Austere = Adulterate : Pure
Embrace : Affection = Frown : Displeasure = Shrug : Indifference
Encomiast : Eulogize = Libertine : Licentious 
Ennui : Enthusiastic = Fervor : Apathetic
Equivocal : Misleading = Bromide : Hackneyed
Equivocation : Ambiguous = Oxymoron : Incongruous 
Etch : Corrosive = Glue : Adhesive
Euphemism : Offensive = Aphorism : Diffusive
Evanescent : Permanence = Archaic : Currency
Evict : Residence = Banish : Country
Exaggeration : Caricature = Brevity : Epigram
Expedite : Process = Accelerate : Pace
Exponent : Advocate = pollster : Canvass

F :

Facetious : Speech = Antic : Behavior
Fascination : Interest = Adoration : Fondness
Faultfinding : Criticize = Quibble : Cavil
Fetid : Smell = Cacophonous : Sound 
Flit : Move = Blurt : Utter
Foolproof : Fail = Airtight : Leak
Foreword : Introductory = Appellation : Designate
Frank : Secretiveness = Callow : Maturity 
Fulminate : Criticize = Adulate : Flatter = Scorn : Reject

G :

Galaxy : Stars = Archipelago : Islands
Garrulous : Talkactive = Cloying : Sweet
Gaudy : Apparel = Grandiloquent : Speak
Genial : Bonhomie = Diplomatic : Tact
Glade : Wood = Oasis : Desert 
Gourmet : Food = Aesthetics : Art
Grating : Sound = Acrid : Odor
Grove : Trees  = Archipelago : Islands
Guilt : Expiation/Atonement = Fatigue : Repose
Gullible : Chicanery = Servile : Domination  
Gully : Erosion = Callus : Friction
Gust : Wind = Cloudburst : Rainfall 

H :

Hammer : Anvil = Pestle : Mortar
Harbinger : Presage = Archetype : Exemplify 
Heirloom : Ancestor = Bequest : Testator
Hidebound : Innovation = Diehard : Budge
Hospital : Misanthrope = Genteel : Churl
Hovel : Palatial = Bucolic : Metropolis
Husbandry : Dissipate = Alacrity : Procrastinate    

I :

Immaterial : Relevance = Circuitous : Directness
Imperious : Servile = Bellicose : Peaceable  (Antonym relationship)
Impudence : Brazen = Deadpan : Impassive
Indelible : Forget = Astounding : Expect
Inexperience : Neophyte = Ludicrous : Buffoon
Impassive : Perturb = Avaricious/Voracious : Satisfy
Insensitive : Boor = Mischievous : Imp
Instigator : Incite = Bully : Beat
Intentional : Accidental = Arrogant : Humble 
Inter : Burial = Obliterate : Removal
Intimate : Communicate = Allude : Refer
Intransigent : Acquiesce = Deferential : Offend
Inured : Tolerance = Addicted : Dependency   

J :

Jog : Exercise = Barter : Trade
Jolt : Move = Check : Stop 
Juggernaut : Crush = Charlatan : Deceive

K :

Knead : Malleable = Penetrate : Permeable

L :

Lathe : Shape = Clasp : Fasten
List : Bibliography = Painting : Portrait
Loquacious : Succinct = Adroit : Ungainly 
Lottery : Raffle = Ticket : Admission
Ludicrous : Buffoon = Dissolute : Libertine = Humorous : Wag
Lurk : Concealment = Purloin : Appropriation

M :

Malinger : Duty = Camouflage : Detection
Marsh : Sodden = Desert : Arid
Maudlin : Sentimental = Peeved : Annoyed
Maven : Experience = Luminary : Eminence/Augur  
Mawkish : Sentimental = Peeve : Annoy
Mean : Prodigality = Meek : Arrogance 
Measure : Dimension = Analyze : Nature
Mellifluous : Music = Ambrosia : Food
Mentor : Guide = Charlatan : Deceive 
Mercurial : Mood = Fickle : Affection
Meteoric : Constancy = Archaic : Currency 
Minute : Agenda = Log : Itinerary
Mirth : Laughter = Approval : Applause 
Miser : Munificent = Zealot : Blase

N :

Nitpick : Criticize = Cavil : Object = Preacher : Sermon = Quibble : Cavil
Nonsensical : Drivel = Pompous : Bombast
Numb : Insensible = Burnish : Lustrous

O :

Obeisance : Esteem = Embrace : Affection
Obliterate : Remove = Accommodate : Supply
Obsequious : Servile = Belligerent : Assertive (Grading Analogy)
Officious : Meddle = Disaffect : Rebel
Oil : Lubricate = Antiseptic : Disinfect
Oxymoron : Contradictory = Mishap : Catastrophic

P :

Panegyric : Praise = Aspersion : Discredit
Pantry : Food = Armory : Weapons = Closet (Wardrobe) : Clothes
Painful : Agonizing = Important : Paramount
Paltered : Candor = Diehard : Budge
Paraphrase : Verbatim = Approximate : Precise
Patron : Support = Apologist : Defend 
Patronizing : Condescending = Peeved : Annoyed
Peccadillo : Sin = Admonishment : Castigation
Pendant : Instruct = Exponent : Advocate
Philanthropist : Beneficence = Comedian : Humor
Pithiness : Aphorism = Exaggeration : Caricature 
Pittance : Allowance = Rivulet : Stream
Pliable : Influence = Censorious : Condemn
Polemic : Disputations = Invective : Abusive
Politic : Artless = Aloof : Associated 
Pontificate : Pompous = Scoff : Derisive = Drawl : Slow = Bluster : Loud = Prate : Aimless
Postulate : Presumptive = Platitude : Banal
Praise : Approbation = Demur : Objection 
Protocol : Blunder = Bumper : Damage
Pundits : Authoritativeness = Partisans : Allegiance 

Q :

Quaff : Sip = Stride : Mince

R :

Rakish : Restraint = Slothful : Assiduity
Ratiocination : Thinking = Articulation : Talking
Range : Mountain = Chain : Link = Archipelago : Island
Ream : Paper = Acre : Land
Redoubtable : Regard/Awe = Despicable : Scorn/Contempt/Disregard
Refugee : Asylum = Convict : Penitentiary
Religion : Devoutness = Canon : Orthodox
Remedy : Disease = Antidote : Poisoning
Remonstrator : Dissuade = Applicant : Appeal 
Renegade : Allegiance = Apostate : Faith
Reprehend : Censure = Lament : Pity
Roisterer : Carouse = Recluse : Withdraw 
Roster : Personnel = Slate : Candidate 

S :

Sabotage : Subversion = Bully : Intimidation
Saboteur : Disrupt = Apologist : Defend
Salmon : Ichthyologist = Chameleon : Herpetologist  
Salutation : welcome = Approval : Applause
Sanitation : Filth = Orderly : Chaos 
Scowl : Displeasure = Kiss : Affection
Shale : Lode = Well : Aquifer
Shard : Ceramic = Crumb : Cake
Soporific : Alert = Analgesic : Pain
Spider : Arachnid = Orange : Fruit
Squander : Expend = Coercion : Intimidate 
Supplicant : Beseeching = Coquette : Flirtations 
Staircase : Banister = Garden : Fence
Stickler : Approximation = Purist : Adulteration
Stoic : Perturb = Avaricious : Satisfy 
Stridency : Sound = Acridity : Odor 
Strut : Wing = Buttress : Wall
Stygian : Dark = Abysmal : Low
Supervisor : Oversight = Catalysis : Initiate 
Swagger : Bravado = Caress : Affection
Syllabus : Course = Agenda : Meeting = Itinerary : Trip = Program : Concert  

T :

Terror : Apprehension = Adoration : Affection
Testy : Annoy = Tractable : Control
Tightfisted : Parsimonious = Brattish : Mischievous
Tint :Suffuse = Amble : Wander 
Tonsorial : Hair = Sartorial : Apparel  
Tonic : Invigorate = Analgesic : Deaden
Transfigure : Aspect = Transfer : Location = Transfix : Attention
Troupe : Perform = Chorus : Sing 
Tumultuous : Bedlam = Active : Hive

U :

Unequivocal : Ambiguity = Spotless : Blemish  

V :

Vendor : Purvey = Censor : Expurgate
Veneer : Furniture = Baseboard : Wall

W :

Walk : Amble = Draw : Doodle
Wheedle : Cajolery = Extort : Coercion
Wood : Carpenter = Blueprint : Architect
Warship : Sacrifice = Prediction : Augury
Winnow : Chaff = Filter : Impurities
Writer/Author : Novel = Sculptor : Marble = Chef : Banquet 

X :

Y :

Yawn : Sleepiness = Blush : Embarrassment

Z : 

Zigzag : Turns = Montage : Images