Could you help me with these analogies?

  1. Mollify: Altercation::
    A. Mollusk: alternator
    B. soften : endurance
    C. soothe : dispute
    D. peace : violence

  2. 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

  1. Sangfroid
    A. hot-tempered
    B. Bloody
    C. acerbic
    D. Cool

1 Answer
Ms. Worth
Mar 3, 2018

Here you go!

Explanation:

  1. 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

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  1. 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.

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Antonyms
3. HETERODOX
#color(white)(m)#B. dogmatic

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Sangfroid
A. hot-tempered #larr# antonym
D. Cool #larr# synonym

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