Graduate Trainee Verbal Ability Access Bank Job

To 'muffle' means to reduce or soften sound. Similarly, to 'assuage' means to lessen or ease grief. Both involve lessening the intensity of something.

Censorship involves restricting or suppressing information. Similarly, sanitation prevents or reduces disease. Both describe controlling or eliminating harmful or undesirable elements.

To duplicate means to make an exact copy, the opposite of to alter, which means to change. Likewise, to stretch and to shrink are opposites, showing the same antonym relationship.

A hypothesis is an idea or proposition that is tested through experimentation. Similarly, an opinion is a personal belief that is often tested or discussed through debate. Both represent a statement that invites examination or evaluation.

A tango is a type of dance, just as an elegy is a type of poem. Both express a specific instance of a broader category — a subset relationship where one is a form of the other.

A chronometer is a modern, precise time-measuring device, whereas a sundial is an older, less precise time-measuring instrument. Similarly, a computer is a modern device that performs calculations like an abacus but with greater accuracy and speed.

Football is played on a gridiron, just as baseball is played on a diamond. Both represent the relationship between a sport and the field or surface where it is played.

To expurgate a passage means to remove offensive or objectionable parts from it. Similarly, to filter water means to remove impurities. Both actions involve purifying or cleaning by elimination.

‘Impecunious’ means poor or lacking money, and a ‘hovel’ is a small, squalid dwelling typically inhabited by the poor. In contrast, an ‘affluent’ person is rich and lives in a mansion. Both pairs share a parallel relationship between wealth status and type of dwelling.

An apiary is a place where bees are kept, just as an arboretum is a place where trees are cultivated. Both indicate a place where a particular living thing is maintained or grown.