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Example Question #381 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Emphysema is to __________ as cardiomyopathy is to heart.
spleen
kidneys
bladder
lungs
brain
lungs
Whenever you see the word "cardio" it means related to heart or exercise of the heart. So, "cardiomyopathy" is a disease that affects the heart, specifically the muscle. To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these parts of the body is primarily affected by the disease "emphysema." "Emphysema" is a disease that affects the "lungs." It is often caused by smoking!
Example Question #382 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Egest is to __________ as depose is to ruler.
food
labor
assistant
employee
partner
food
To begin with "depose" means remove from position of power. A "ruler" is someone who might be "deposed." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these might be "egested." The correct answer is "food," because "egest" means to defecate, to get rid of unused food and energy.
Example Question #382 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Subsequent is to after as __________ is to before.
manifest
undue
antecedent
retrogressed
concocted
antecedent
To begin with "subsequent" means occurring after, coming after something else. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words means occurring before, coming before something else. The correct answer is therefore "antecedent." Additionally, "undue" means inappropriate, excessive; "concocted" means prepared, made-up, assembled, put-together; "manifest" means diverse and varied; "retrogressed" means gone back to an earlier, usually inferior, condition.
Example Question #384 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Anatomy is to body as _____________.
captain is to crew
medic is to hospital
poetry is to rhyme
meteorology is to weather
kidney is to organ
meteorology is to weather
"Anatomy" is the branch of science focused on the human body. The correct answer will exhibit a similar relationship branch and field of study. "Meteorology" is the branch of science focused on weather and atmospheric conditions.
Example Question #385 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Kinetic is to __________ as penal is to punishment.
anger
time
motion
age
distance
motion
"Penal" means of or related to jail or punishment, so to solve this analogy, you need to determine what the word "kinetic" is used in relation to. The correct answer is that "kinetic" means related to motion or movement, so "motion" is the correct answer.
Example Question #383 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Pediatrician is to __________ as veterinarian is to animals.
elderly
women
men
blindness
children
children
A veterinarian is a doctor who specializes in treating animals. So, to solve this analogy, you need to determine who or what it is that a "pediatrician" treats. Well, the prefix "ped-" refers to children or kids. So, the correct answer is that a "pediatrician" is a doctor who specializes in treating children, making "children" the correct answer.
Example Question #11 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete the analogy.
Horticulture is to __________ as culinary is to cooking.
gardening
defending
attacking
protesting
judging
gardening
"Culinary" means related to cooking or associated with the art of cooking. To solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that "horticulture" relates to the art of. "Horticulture" means related to the art of gardening, so "gardening" is the correct answer.
Example Question #12 : Other Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Natal is to birth as nuptial is to __________________.
illness
money
marriage
death
sport
marriage
The term "natal" means of or related to "birth" or giving "birth." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words described by the term "nuptial." Well, "nuptial" means of or related to "weddings" or "wedding" vows.
Example Question #384 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Apostate is to _______________ as deserter is to army.
party
religion
vehicle
navy
general
religion
A "deserter" is the name given to someone who leaves the "army" against the wishes of the "army." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these has been abandoned by someone described as an "apostate." The correct answer is that an "apostate" is someone who abandons their religion. The term is applied most often in contemporary society to someone who has left Islam, but it can describe someone who has left any religious or personal belief.
Example Question #385 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Hypochondriac is to health as megalomaniac is to ________________.
work
fear
time
love
power
power
A "hypochondriac" is someone who is overly concerned with their "health," someone who thinks they are sick all the time. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "megalomaniac" is overly concerned with. The correct answer is that a "megalomaniac" is someone who is deeply concerned with their own "power" and will do anything to appear or feel powerful.
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