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Example Question #101 :年代sat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Anglophile is to English as Francophile is to__________。
Welsh
French
German
年代panish
年代cottish
French
An Anglophile is someone wholoves English culture and people, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which nationality is loved by a Francophile. The prefixFranco-often meansof or relating to France, so a Francophile is someone wholoves French culture and people。For clarification, the suffix–philemeanslover of。
Example Question #22 :Analogies: Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Complete this analogy.
Acrophobia is to heights as claustrophobia is to__________。
Being introspective
Being successful
Being ignorant
Being confined
Being American
Being confined
Acrophobia, as you will have learned from the inclusion of the suffix–phobia, is the fear of heights; therefore, in order to solve this analogy you have to determine what claustrophobia is the fear of. It is a commonly expressed fear or discomfort expressed in everyday life, so you likely already know that claustrophobia isthe fear of being confined or tapped。
Example Question #21 :Analogies: Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Analogies: Complete this analogy.
Cacophony is to music as war is to__________。
peace
battle
conflict
soldier
general
peace
The Latin root "phony" meanssound, so you can infer that a "cacophony" is a type of sound. Specifically, "cacophony" meansa loud, displeasing noise, so it is an antonym of "music." Therefore, the correct answer will be the opposite of "war," which is "peace."
Example Question #102 :年代sat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Positive is to utopia as negative is to_________。
dystopia
myriad
divine
ephemeral
postmodern
dystopia
A utopia isa perfect hypothetical society, so to solve this analog you have to figure out which of these answer choices is a negative representation of a hypothetical society. The correct answer, as you might have guessed from the matching suffixes, is “dystopia.” For clarification, "myriad" meanscountless; "postmodern" isa school of thinking defined by deconstruction; "ephemeral" meansshort-lived; and "divine" meansof or relating to (a) god(s) or goddess(es)。
Example Question #25 :Analogies: Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Complete this analogy.
Man is to biped as dog is to__________。
tripod
quadruped
triped
pentode
quadriceps
quadruped
A biped is atwo-legged animaland a human is an example of that, so to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of these answer choices a dog is an example of. Well, dogs have four legs, so the answer will likely contain the prefix "quad-,"which meansfour, and the suffix "-ped," which meansrelating to feet or legs。正确的答案is therefore “quadruped.”
Example Question #22 :Analogies: Determining Meaning From Prefixes, Suffixes, And Roots
Complete this analogy.
Insecticide is to bug as deicide is to__________。
decimal
two
ten
tree
god
god
The suffix "-cide" meansto kill。An insecticide is a product that kills insects (bugs), and a deicide is something that kills deities (gods).
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