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Example Question #576 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Fall is to fell as __________.
jump is to jumped
run is to runned
swim is to swimmed
draw is to drawed
leave is to leaved
jump is to jumped
The relationship between the words "fall" and "fell" is that "fell" is the past tense of "fall."
Of the answer choices, all the past tense forms of the first word are incorrect except for "jump is to jumped." It is therefore the correct answer.
Example Question #577 : Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Loyal is to traitor as brave is to __________.
soldier
nurse
knight
champion
coward
coward
A "traitor" is someone who is not loyal or, in other words, someone who betrays someone else. So, to solve this analogy, you have to determine which of the nouns given answer choices describes someone who is not brave. The correct answer is therefore "coward," which means someone who is scared and not brave.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
A synonym of "calamity" is . . .
remainder
shoddy
catastrophe
terrible
inhabit
catastrophe
Since "calamity" is a noun that means "disaster," we need to find another noun that also means "disaster." While a calamity can be terrible, "terrible" does not mean the same thing as "calamity" does, so it can't be the answer. Two of the answer choices are nouns: "catastrophe" and "remainder." Since a "remainder" means "something that is left over" and "catastrophe" means "disaster," "catastrophe" is the right answer.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Nouns
A synonym of "delight" is . . .
face
frown
happiness
emotion
joyful
happiness
Since "delight" is a noun that means "joy," we need to find another noun that also means "joy." While "joyful" might look like a good answer, "joyful" is an adjective, not a noun, so it can't be the answer. (A person can be joyful, but delight is a thing. We're looking for another thing, not a word that describes things.) Since "happiness" also means "joy," "happiness" is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Nouns
Which word is a synonym for terror in the sentence above?
He was full of terror as he ran from the haunted house.
None of the other answer choices
joy
glee
confidence
horror
horror
The words horror and terror allow the sentence to maintain a similar meaning.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Nouns
Which is a synonym for the word desire?
His desire for ice cream intensified as they drove past the ice cream parlor.
None of the other answer choices
need
disgust
hatred
repulsion
need
The word need can be substituted into the original sentence to maintain its meaning.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Nouns
A synonym of "mimicry" is . . .
individuality
wackiness
impersonation
dreariness
intelligence
impersonation
"Mimicry" is a noun that means "the action or art of imitating someone or something, typically in order to entertain or ridicule," so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "the action or art of imitating someone or something." "Individuality," then, cannot be the correct answer, because "individuality" means "the quality or character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind, especially when strongly marked." That means that "individuality" is closer to being an antonym of "mimicry" than a synonym. "Impersonation," however, is a noun that means "an act of pretending to be another person for the purpose of entertainment or fraud," and because "impersonation" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "mimicry," "impersonation" is the correct answer.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Nouns
A synonym of “suggestion” is __________.
luck
problem
demand
idea
emotion
idea
“Suggestion” is a noun that means “something put forward for consideration,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “idea.” That means that “demand” cannot be the correct answer, because “demand,” when used as a noun, means “an insistent request,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “suggestion.” “Idea,” however, is a noun that means “a thought or suggestion,” and because “idea” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “suggestion,” “idea” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Nouns
A synonym of “dilemma” is . . .
worry
difficulty
decision
weakness
travel
difficulty
“Dilemma” is a noun that means “a difficult situation or problem,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “problem.” That means that “decision” cannot be the correct answer, because “decision” means “a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration,” a definition quite far in meaning from “dilemma.” “Difficulty,” however, is a noun that can mean “a thing that is hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand” or “a situation that is difficult or dangerous,” and because “difficulty” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “dilemma,” “difficulty” is the correct answer.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: choose the word that has the closest meaning to the word in question.
Distance
Length
Pounds
Car
Tunnel
Opponent
Length
"Distance" means the full length of something; opponent is your competitor or rival; tunnel is usually an underground path in which cars pass through; a car is vehicle used for travel on land; and pounds is the unit for weight.
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