SAT Vocab Builder

Answer: Choice (A) is correct.

In the first half of the analogy, the first word, viscous, describes the consistency of oil. So, look for the answer pair that has the same relationship. Choice (B) is incorrect because liniment is a cream or ointment; liniment does not describe the consistency. Choice (C) is incorrect because a mirage is not unambiguous. Unambiguous means clear and definite, which a mirage is definitely not. Although a waterfall might be considered fluid, those words do not really have the same relationship as viscous and oil. Choice (A) is the only pair in which the first word describes the consistency of the second. Syrup is treacly and molasses-like.