1. IRK:ENRAGE::
(A)whisper:mumble
(B)wait:anticipate
(C)invite:entertain
(D)soothe:calm
(E)suggest:urge

2. COUNTERMAND:ORDER::
(A)trespass:property

(B)criticize:judgment¹
(C)renovate:improvement
(D)accuse:punishment
(E)revoke:license

3. FETID:SMELL::
(A)textured:touch
(B)practical:miserliness
(C)luxurious:money
(D)ugly:appearance
(E)anxious:excitement

4. SMUGGLER:IMPORT::
(A)lobbyist:convince
(B)analyst:inform
(C)embezzler:appropriate
(D)theorist:postulate
(E)witness: incriminate

5. SNUB:DISDAIN::
(A)forsake:desertion
(B)condemn:exasperation
(C)incense:tact
(D)double-cross:disloyalty
(E)lampoon:respect

6. SYNOPSIS:CONDENSED::
(A)summation:definitive
(B)outline:intricate
(C)precis:thorough
(D)appendix:supplementary
(E)oration:redundant

7. ILLUMINATE:DARKNESS::
(A)educate:ignorance
(B)enlighten:scholarship
(C)liberate:freedom
(D)patronize:dignity
(E)protest:oppression

8. CAVERN:SPELUNKER::
(A)wood:carpenter
(B)horse:jockey
(C)machine:mechanic
(D)star:astronomer
(E)ocean:diver

9. LIKEN:SIMILARITY::
(A)classify:hierarchy
(B)hesitate:reluctance
(C)discriminate:difference
(D)argue:debate
(E)vacillate:decision

10. INSTIGATOR:INCITE::
(A)accomplice:threaten
(B)adjudicator:quarrel
(C)employee:strike
(D)bully:browbeat
(E)lawyer:enact

11. NEPOTISM:RELATIVE::
(A)cronyism:friend
(B)elitism:leader
(C)narcissism:self
(D)recidivism:criminal
(E)jingoism:patriot

12. LAW : CRIMINALITY ::
(A)ritual : orthodoxy
(B)leadership : submission
(C)consensus : factionalism
(D)lesson : falsehood
(E)rehabilitation : vacillation²

13. OBSERVATORY³ : ASTRONOMY ::
(A)purgatory : remuneration
(B)refectory : religion
(C)dormitory : university
(D)conservatory : music
(E)armory : militia⁴

14. PRODIGY⁵ : PERSON ::
(A)pagan : iconoclast
(B)beacon : shadow
(C)maniac : obsession
(D)traitor : confidence
(E)miracle : occurrence

15. ANNOYING : GADFLY ::
(A)brave : underdog
(B)conniving : killjoy
(C)insipid : bungler
(D)rude : churl
(E)vicious : manipulator

16. DOSE : MEDICINE ::
(A)current : river
(B)electricity : shock
(C)tremor : earthquake
(D)sentence : punishment
(E)tempo : music

17. DINGY⁶ : GLISTEN⁷ ::
(A)slippery : adhere
(B)coarse : polish
(C)sharp : hone
(D)shallow : overflow
(E)savory : taste

18. MISCALCULATION : JUDGMENT ::
(A)breach : fortification
(B)fumble : location
(C)gaffe : decorum

(D)exaggeration : statement
(E)default : loan

19. PORTRAIT : PAINTING ::
(A)ballet : music
(B)meter : poetry
(C)solo : ensemble
(D)biography : history
(E)documentary : event

20. DOLDRUMS : ENERGY ::
(A)joy : euphoria
(B)rehabilitation : discipline
(C)hunger : thirst
(D)depravity : virtue
(E)grief : hope