"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.

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.

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. 

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. 

To "genuflect" means to kneel before "God" in a show of religious devotion. So, which of these means to kneel before one's "superior?" The correct answer is to "kowtow." It is worth noting that "kowtow" carries a connotation of being weak and obsequious. Additionally, "abscond" means run away with, to leave in a hurried manner; "apprehend" means catch, as in to capture a criminal; "decimate" means kill and destroy a large proportion of. 

"Nautical" means of or related to the sea or "sailors." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is related to the term "astral." Well, as you may have guessed by the prefix astr-, "astral" means of or related to the "stars." 

The word "blue" is often used as a synonym for "depressed" or "upset," as in "she was feeling awfully blue." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "green" is often used as a synonym for. Well, sometimes it is used for "envious" or "jealous," but these options are not available. So, the correct answer must be "inexperienced," as in "He is pretty green, but we will soon get him trained up." 

"Hagiography" is the study of "saints" and the lives of "saints." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "epidemiology" is the study of. Well, "epidemiology" is the study of "disease," particularly the spread of disease. 

"Avuncular" means of or related to "uncles" or a quality of "uncles." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words is described by the word "municipal." Well, "municipal" means of or related to a "town" or city, particularly to the governing of a "town" or city.

"Temporal" means of or related to "time." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is described by the word "simian." Well, "simian" means of or related to "apes."