In the pair 'furious : enraged', how do the two words relate?

In the pair 'generous : stingy', how do the two words relate?

'She was reluctant to speak.' Which word could replace 'reluctant' and leave the sentence's meaning nearly unchanged?

'The brave sailor stepped onto the deck.' Which word could replace 'brave' and reverse what the writer says about the sailor?

'Weary' and 'exhausted' both describe being tired. How does 'exhausted' differ from 'weary'?

'Thin' and 'gaunt' both describe a slender body. A writer describing a man worn down by long illness, with hollow cheeks, needs the word that carries that suggestion. Which word fits?

'Stingy' and 'thrifty' both describe someone who spends very little. A reporter praising a family for budgeting carefully needs the approving word. Which word fits?

'Determined' and 'stubborn' both describe refusing to change course. A coach praising a runner who kept training through a hard winter needs the approving word. Which word fits?

'Asked' and 'demanded' both report a request. In 'The inspector ___ to see the permit at once', the writer wants the request to sound forceful and impossible to refuse. Which verb fits?

'Walked' and 'trudged' both report moving on foot. In 'The hikers ___ through deep mud for three hours', the writer wants to show slow, heavy effort. Which verb fits?

'Scent', 'aroma' and 'stench' all name something the nose detects. A writer describing rotting garbage piled behind a shed wants the strongly negative word. Which word fits?

'Famous' and 'notorious' both mean widely known. A writer describing a thief known across the country for his crimes wants the word that carries a bad reputation. Which word fits?

'Childlike' and 'childish' both compare an adult to a child. Praising a painter for a fresh, open sense of wonder calls for the positive word. Which word fits?

'Curious' and 'nosy' both describe wanting to know about other people. A neighbor who reads other people's letters earns the critical word. Which word fits?

A forecast says that tomorrow will be 'not warm'. What does that tell you about tomorrow?

A pump's status log for the whole afternoon records one line: 'not on at 4:15'. What was the pump doing at 4:15?

A math teacher describes a whole number as 'not even'. What follows about that number?

Opposites that come in degrees can take 'very' or a comparing form: very warm, warmer. Which pair passes that test?

A school roll offers one mark for present and one for absent. Beside Ana's name today the office wrote 'not present'. What does the roll show about Ana?

A guide tells a swimmer that the lake ahead is 'not deep'. What has the guide told the swimmer?

Which pair names opposites with no middle ground, so that denying one word forces the other?

A note left on the kitchen table reads: 'The front door is not shut.' What does the note tell you about the door?

Finish the pair: bird is to flock as fish is to ___.

Finish the pair: reluctant is to hesitant as furious is to ___.

Finish the pair: generous is to stingy as brave is to ___.

Finish the pair: ancient is to modern as scarce is to ___.

Finish the pair: quick is to rapid as brief is to ___.

Finish the pair: wolf is to pack as cattle is to ___.

Finish the pair: bee is to swarm as goose is to ___.

Finish the pair: praise is to criticize as gather is to ___.

Finish the pair: hesitant is to reluctant as stingy is to ___.

Finish the pair: brave is to timid as humble is to ___.

Finish the pair: generous is to stingy as ordinary is to ___.

Finish the pair: petal is to flower as ___ is to hand.

Finish the pair: spark is to fire as ___ is to flood.

Which pair below relates in the same way as the pair 'oak : tree'?

The pair 'thermometer : temperature' relates in the same way as the pair 'clock : time'.

'Furious' and 'enraged' are opposites in the way that 'generous' and 'stingy' are opposites.

The pair 'bird : flock' relates in the same way as the pair 'fish : school'.

In the pair 'metal : copper', the first word names one kind of the second.