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Example Questions
Example Question #455 :Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Prone is to standing as__________.
likely is to probable
seedling is to tree
toast is to bread
up is to down
chicken is to egg
up is to down
Since one meaning of "prone" is "lying flat, especially face downward," the first pair of words is a pair of antonyms, since "lying flat" and "standing" are opposites. We need to pick out another pair of words that form a pair of opposites. Since "up is to down" is the only answer choice that consists of a pair of opposites, it is the correct answer.
Example Question #456 :Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Paltry is to significant as harangue is to__________.
Permit
Detrimental
Praise
Pompous
Notorious
Praise
"Paltry" meansinsignificantorvery small. To solve this analogy, you have to determine the best antonym of "harangue." "Harangue" meansrebukeorscold,“赞美”是最好的反义词和正确的answer. For clarification, "detrimental" meansharmful, "notorious" meansinfamous, "pompous" meansarrogant and pretentious, and "permit" meansallow.
Example Question #457 :Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Graceful is to clumsy as irredeemable is to___________.
Radical
Outlawed
Curable
Determined
Itinerant
Curable
"Graceful" meanspossessing good balanceorelegant, and "clumsy" meansnot having good balanceoruncoordinated. To solve this analogy, you have to identify the best available antonym of "irredeemable." "Irredeemable" meansnot able to be saved or forgiven, and as such, the word that is its best antonym is “curable.” For clarification, "outlawed" meansbanned, "itinerant" meanswanderingorwithout a home, "radical" meanstotalorrevolutionary, and "determined" meansstrong-willedorresolute.
Example Question #458 :Analogies
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Dawn is to dusk prologue is to___________.
index
synopsis
glossary
epilogue
rewind
epilogue
“Dawn” is meanssunriseand “dusk” meanssunset, so they are opposites. The opposite of a “prologue” is an “epilogue.” A “prologue” isan introduction to a piece of literatureand an “epilogue” is aconclusion. To clarify, a “glossary” iswhere you find explanations to terms within a book; an “index” iswhere you can search for terms or items which occur in a book; a “synopsis” isthe short description found on the back cover of a bookand is often called a "blurb."
Example Question #459 :Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Product is to knockoff as innovator is to__________.
rival
copycat
mentor
fan
predecessor
copycat
“Knockoff” is a noun that meansa less-expensive imitation of aspecificproduct,so we need to pick out an answer choice that describes someone who is an imitator of an innovator. While both “fan” and “copycat” might look like potentially correct answers, “fan” in this context meansadmirerordevotee,and makes no mention of the fan copying the person they admire, whereas “copycat,” when used as a noun, meansa person who copies something, especially someone else's mannerisms. So, because a copycat imitates an innovator just as a knockoff is an imitation of a product, “copycat” is the correct answer.
Example Question #460 :Analogies
平原是装饰的__________.
opulent
luxurious
ornate
delicate
pretty
ornate
“Plain” is an adjective that meansnot decorated or elaborate, so the words are antonyms. “Stark” is an adjective that meansbare or without decoration, so we’re looking for the word that has the closest meaning to “decorated.” While things that are “decorated” may also be “pretty” or “delicate,” the words aren’t close synonyms. The same applies to “luxurious” and “opulent.” “Ornate” is an adjective that meanselaborately decorated.
Of the answer choices, “ornate” is the best choice.
Example Question #461 :Analogies
False is to true as fake is to__________.
moral
accurate
honest
authentic
original
authentic
As we all know, “true” and “false” are direct antonyms. “Fake” is an adjective that meansnot genuine, so we’re looking for the word that has the closest meaning to “genuine.” “Authentic” is an adjective that meansgenuine and true, not fake.
Of the answer choices, “authentic” is the best choice.
Example Question #462 :Analogies
Physical is to intangible as__________.
concrete is to abstract
simple is to complex
substantial is to unimportant
None of these options accurately reflects the relationship.
real is to fake
concrete is to abstract
“Intangible” is an adjective that meansnot able to be touched or sensed. Since “physical” is an adjective that meansperceived through the senses词是反义词。我们正在寻找一双of words that are antonyms, and that have the closest meaning to “physical” and “intangible.”
“Real” is an adjective that meansactually existing, not imagined or supposed.“Fake” is an adjective that meansnot genuine. Neither word relates specifically to the senses. We can rule out this choice.
“Simple” and “complex” aren't specifically related to the senses either, so we can rule out this choice.
“Substantial” is an adjective that can mean eitherreal and tangibleorof considerable importance, size, or worth.Since the second word in this pair is “unimportant,” we can rule out this choice.
“Concrete” is an adjective that meansexisting in material or physical form. “Abstract” is an adjective that meansnot having a physical existence.
Of the answer choices, “CONCRETE is to ABSTRACT” is the best choice.
Example Question #463 :Analogies
Complete the analogy:
Emaciated is to obese as__________.
tall is to short
clever is to absent-minded
water is to dry
messy is to dirty
towering is to dwarf
tall is to short
"Emaciated" and "obese" are both physical descriptions, and they are opposites. "Emaciated" meansunhealthily thin, while "obese" meansunhealthily fat. "Tall" and "short" are both physical descriptions, and they are opposites.
None of the other analogies have a similar relationship:
Clever and absent-minded are both personality descriptions, but they are not directly opposed in meaning. Dirty and messy are both states of cleanliness, and they are not opposites. Water is not a physical description, although dry is; water and dry are not opposites, wet and dry are opposites. Towering is a physical description, but dwarf is a noun that means a mythical creature who is short.
Example Question #464 :Analogies
Complete the analogy:
Agitated is to calm as__________.
joyful is to miserable
joyful is to scared
anger is to passion
empty is to full
lake is to ocean
joyful is to miserable
"Agitated" and "calm" are both mental states of being, and they are opposites. "Joyful" and "miserable" are both mental states of being, and they are opposites as well.
None of the other analogies have this relationship:
Anger and Passion are both mental states of being, but they are not opposites.
Similarly, joyful and scared are both mental states of being, but they are not opposites.
Lake and ocean are not mental states of being.
空的,富尔语l are opposites, but are not mental states of being.
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