Could you help me with these analogies?
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Mollify: Altercation::
A. Mollusk: alternator
B. soften : endurance
C. soothe : dispute
D. peace : violence
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Soliloquy: Circumlocution ::
A. orbit : sun
B. solo : symphony
C. mumble : periphrasis
D. evasion : speech
Antonyms
3. HETERODOX
A. Doxology
B. dogmatic
C. heteromporphic
D. unorthodox
- Sangfroid
A. hot-tempered
B. Bloody
C. acerbic
D. Cool
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Mollify: Altercation::
A. Mollusk: alternator
B. soften : endurance
C. soothe : dispute
D. peace : violence -
Soliloquy: Circumlocution ::
A. orbit : sun
B. solo : symphony
C. mumble : periphrasis
D. evasion : speech
Antonyms
3. HETERODOX
A. Doxology
B. dogmatic
C. heteromporphic
D. unorthodox
- Sangfroid
A. hot-tempered
B. Bloody
C. acerbic
D. Cool
1 Answer
Here you go!
Explanation:
- Mollify: Altercation :: C. soothe : dispute
These are pairs of synonyms.
Mollify = soothe
Altercation = dispute
The analogy link is this:
A peacemaker mollifies an altercation
-- just like --
A peacemaker soothes a dispute
- Soliloquy: Circumlocution ::
C. mumble : periphrasis
These are also matching synonyms
Soliloquy = mumble, sort of
Circumlocution = periphrasis
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/periphrasis
The analogy link is this:
When you aren't overheard, you mumble or speak in a soliloquy.
When you don't state your meaning directly, you are using circumlocutions or periphrasis.
Antonyms
3. HETERODOX
Sangfroid
A. hot-tempered
D. Cool