MAT-Miller Analogies Test With Complete
Solutions A+ Graded
ABASH - ANSWER to embarrass
(disconcert, discomfit, faze, mortify)
ABATE - ANSWER to decrease, reduce
(dwindle, ebb, recede flag, wane)
ABERRATION - ANSWER something different from the usual
(anomaly, irregularity, abnormality, deviation)
ABET - ANSWER to aid, act as accomplice
(help, succor, assist)
ABJECT - ANSWER miserable, pitiful
(pathetic, lamentable, sorry)
ABRIDGE - ANSWER to condense, shorten
(abbreviate, cut, prune)
ABSCOND - ANSWER to depart secretly
(flee, decamp, fly, bolt)
ABSTEMIOUS - ANSWER marked by restraint, especially in the consumption of food or
alcohol
,(moderate, temperate, sparing)
ABSTINENT - ANSWER abstaining
(forbearing, refraining, ascetic)
ACCEDE - ANSWER to express approval; agree to
(assent, acquiesce, consent, concur)
ACCOLADE - ANSWER praise, distinction
(praise, acclaim, approbation, commendation, kudos)
ACCRETION - ANSWER growth in size or increase in amount
(buildup, accumulation, accrual)
ACCRUE - ANSWER to accumulate, grow by additions
(augment, enlarge, expand, burgeon, wax)
ACERBIC - ANSWER bitter, sharp in taste or temper
(tart, biting, caustic, cutting)
ACME - ANSWER highest point, summit
(apex, crown, peak, pinnacle, zenith)
ACQUIESCE - ANSWER to agree, comply quietly
(accede, consent, submit)
ACRID - ANSWER harsh, bitter
,(sharp, pungent, caustic)
ACRIMONY - ANSWER bitterness, animosity
(choler, spleen, rancor, asperity, antipathy)
ACUMEN - ANSWER sharpness of insight
(sagacity, discernment, shrewdness)
ADAGE - ANSWER old saying or proverb
(apothem, aphorism, maxim)
ADMONISH - ANSWER to caution or reprimand
(reprove, chide, upbraid, berate rebuke)
ADROIT - ANSWER skillful, accomplished, highly competent
(deft, dexterous, proficient, accomplished, adept)
ADULATION - ANSWER high praise
(admiration, flattery, accolade)
ADULTERATE - ANSWER to corrupt or make impure
(contaminate, dilute)
AESTHETIC - ANSWER pertaining to beauty or art
(artistic, tasteful)
ALACRITY - ANSWER cheerful readiness, promptness in response
, (celerity, promptness, dispatch, enthusiasm)
ALLUSION - ANSWER indirect reference
(intimation, suggestion)
ALTERCATION - ANSWER noisy dispute
(argument, clash, fight, quarrel)
ALTRUISM - ANSWER unselfish concern for others'
(benevolence, generosity, kindness)
AMALGAMATE - ANSWER to mix, combine
(integrate, assimilate, merge, incorporate, league)
AMBIVILENCE - ANSWER the attitude of uncertainty, conflicting emotions
(indecision, vacillation)
AMBULATORY - ANSWER of relating to, or adapted to walking, moving about from place
to place
(itinerant, nomadic, peripatetic, roving, vagabond)
AMELIORATE - ANSWER to make better, improve
(amend, better, reform)
AMULET - ANSWER ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
(talisman, fetish)