The word “puerile” is derived from the Latin for “boy.” The English word means “childish,” so this analogy is one of synonymy. When someone acts in a facetious manner, that person treats a serious manner in a way that is inappropriately flippant or light-hearted. Although facetious talk might be humorous, amusing, or even disrespectful, the best description is “flippant,” which is the correct answer for this analogy.

The first half of this analogy is comprised of two very common words. Merely note that they are basically synonyms, so it will be necessary to find a synonym for “remorseful” among the options provided. To feel remorse is to feel sorry for a wrong that one commits. Among the options provided, only “contrite” expresses this same kind of emotional reaction. “Contrition” is the state of such remorse. While words like “penance” and “atonement” might seem proper, these do not describe the actual state of sorrow felt for the wrong actions.

The prefix "per-" comes from the Latin meaningthorough．We see this in words like "perfect" and "pervade." When something permeates something else (e.g. a smell in a room), it completely fills it. Thus, permeate is a kind of "complete filling." To be "satiated" is to besatisfied completely．This is a kind of "complete satisfaction."

The prefix "juxta-" comes from the Latin meaningclose．When two things are juxtaposed, they are bordering on each other (like neighboring plots of land). Just as juxtaposition is a close placement with regard to location, so is being "instantaneous" a kind of being close with regard to time.

When someone is "vexed," he or she isannoyed．这是相反的平静。因此,we are looking for a word that is an antonym for "after." he prefix "ante-" comes from Latin and meansbefore．It is found in words like "antechamber" and "antecede." Something that is "anterior" is before something else. This is the opposite of being "after."

Someone who is malicious isnotbenevolent. Being benevolent means being "good-willed"—quite the opposite of someone with a malicious will, a bad will! Therefore, we are looking for something that is the opposite of "extraneous." The prefix "extra-" meansoutside of．Extraneous details are unimportant and irrelevant—as when someone tells you all about the recent weather when you ask him or her to give you an outline of the a class you missed. Therefore, extraneous details arenotrelevant.

To "vanquish" someone is tocompletely defeathim or her. Therefore, we are looking for a word that intensifies the meaning of "finish," giving the sense of being wholly finished. The prefix "per-" is from a Latin root meaningthroughout, though it often means "thoroughly" or "completely." When something is perfected, it is completely made—it istotallyfinished.

The word "bedeck" generally meansdecorate．However, the prefix "be-"can also function as an intensifier meaningthoroughly．To "bedeck" something is todecorate it thoroughly．To be "bedecked" is to becoveredordecorated very completely．正如一些眼花缭乱的很明亮,so too is something bedecked "very decorated."

When something is "cloying," it isexcessively sweet．Therefore, our analogy is one of intensification. As something cloying is excessively sweet, so too is something "stellar"very good—exceedingly good．It comes from the Latin word for "star," as though the goodness of the thing in question were "as high as the stars."

The prefix "contra-" or "contr-" generally meansagainst．"Contra dancing" is a kind of dancing in two lines that face each other, and "counterpoint" is a kind of music that has two musical lines that run "against" each other, weaving together melodies and harmonies. When someone is "contrary," he or she acts in a way that is always against other people's opinions. He or she generally is a troublesome personality and is thus someone who is uncooperative. Thus, we are looking for a descriptive word for "senile." While we often use this word to describe people who are losing their memories, the word can describe the more general condition of someone who is becoming aged. Someone who is senile is becoming infirm and weak with age. The word "senator" comes from a similar root, meaningold man．