SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Analogies
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Example Question #671 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Wedding is to marriage as ______________.
piety is to religion
gown is to bride
funeral is to death
monarchy is to coronation
inauguration is to term
inauguration is to term
At first look, wedding and marriage might seem like synonyms. But here’s a better connection: A "wedding" is the formal ceremony that begins a marriage.
Is an inauguration the formal ceremony that begins a term? It is. An "inauguration" is a ceremony to mark the beginning of something, especially the formal admission of someone into office, as in the beginning of the term of office of the President of the United States. (In the United States, in the year of a presidential election, Inauguration Day is on January 20th.)
Is a "monarchy" the formal ceremony that begins a "coronation"? No. It’s more the other way around. A "coronation" is the crowning ceremony of a king or a queen, which begins his or her monarchy, or rule.
Is "piety" the formal ceremony that begins a religion? No. "Piety" means the quality of being religious or pious, but it is not the formal ceremony that begins a religion.
Is a "funeral" the formal ceremony that begins a death? Let’s hope not! The death occurs before the funeral.
Lastly, a "gown" is not the formal ceremony that begins a bride; a gown may be worn by a bride, but it isn't a ceremony beginning a bride.
Example Question #751 : Analogies
Complete the analogy.
Debase is to value as decompress is to __________.
desire
affection
temperature
distance
pressure
pressure
To "debase" means to humiliate and insult, or to reduce the value of something. So, if "debase" means to reduce "value," what does "decompress" involve the reduction of? To "decompress" means to reduce the pressure within something, so the correct answer is "pressure."
Example Question #752 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Trifle is to importance as madman is to ____________.
honesty
vigor
money
time
sanity
sanity
"Trifle" means having little "importance." So, a "trifle" is something that lacks "importance." Which of these is something that a "madman" lacks? The correct answer is "sanity," or the ability to behave rationally. Additionally, "vigor" is strength and health.
Example Question #753 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Sadist is to cruelty as sybarite is to _____________.
commendation
dormancy
scruples
efficacy
luxury
luxury
A "sadist" is someone who derives pleasure from causing pain to others. So, a "sadist" is primarily concerned with "cruelty." What is a "sybarite" primarily concerned with? Well, a "hedonist" is omeone who is self-indulgent and seeks "luxury." Additionally, "scruples" are misgivings, doubts about something; "dormancy" means a state of inactivity; "commendation" means award, certificate given in recognition of accomplishment; "efficacy" means how effective something is, how likely something is to work as intended.
Example Question #754 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Aphasia is to __________ as psychosis is to reality.
taste
hearing
sensation
sight
speech
speech
"Psychosis" is an extreme mental disorder that manifests in a loss of "reality." So, if someone with "psychosis" has lost touch with "reality," what has someone with "aphasia" lost? The correct answer is the ability of "speech."
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