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jainisuni said – Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:37:27 -0000 ( Edit Link )

Antonyms

SCURVY

A. completely centered

B. Above reproach

C. imaginitive

D. valiant

E. carefree

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HOUSE: SHINGLES:

1. rain: umbrella

2. monument: marble

3. antelope: fur

4. tree: bark

CLOUD: DELUGE:

1. sunset: shadow

2. fever: disease

3. comet: disaster

4. antenna: broadcast

QUILL: FEATHER:

1. brush: hair

2. wood: pencil

3. stem: flower

4. shell: egg

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Chortle16 said – Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:08:54 -0000 ( Flag Edit Mark / Unmark Best Link )

Analogies….....

Quill:Feather—> Stem:Flower ( a quill is the stem of a feather) CLOUD: DELUGE—> fever:disease House:Shingles—> rain : umbrella (shingles form the roof of a house.they give protection. Umbrella protects from rain) [am not sure about the last one though]
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1. jainisuni said – Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:34:47 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )
  
  Thanx for yor answers.
  
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jainisuni said – Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:39:24 -0000 ( Flag Edit Mark / Unmark Best Link )

Answers for analogy questions are:

QUILL:FEATHER::SHELL:EGG

CLOUD:DELUGE::ANTENNA:BROADCAST

HOUSE:SHINGLES::RAIN:UMBRELLA
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1. Chortle16 said – Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:13:13 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )
  
  a quill is the stem of a feather. It can also mean a pen. but wen it’s related to a feather, its taken as the stem.
  
  A shell is the hard covering of an egg….......yes…....but the quill DOES NOT cover a feather. it offers support, as does the stem!
  
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Chortle16 said – Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:19:56 -0000 ( Flag Edit Mark / Unmark Best Link )

Answer for the antonym: Scurvy—> above reproach. (scurvy means something thats despicable, contemptible, etc)
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