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Example Question #531 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Gynecology is to women geriatrics is to __________.
children
pets
teenagers
men
the elderly
the elderly
To begin with the prefix gyno- means of or related to "women." So, "gynecology" is the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of "women." To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is related to the branch of medicine known as "geriatrics." The correct answer is that "geriatrics" is the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of, and care for, the "elderly."
Example Question #532 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Complete this analogy.
Ethics is to morality as __________ is to naming.
megalomania
adage
nomenclature
cynicism
digression
nomenclature
"Ethics" is defined as a system of "morality." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is defined as a system of "naming" things. The correct answer is "nomenclature." Additionally, "megalomania" is the state of being power-mad; an "adage" is an old-saying meant to impart some lesson; a "digression" is a distraction from the main point, straying from the issue under discussion; "cynicism" is skepticism and mistrust, a belief system based around selfishness and pessimism.
Example Question #411 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Arable is to __________ as pluvial is to rainfall.
heating
farming
cleaning
buying
forbidding
farming
"Pluvial" means related to, or characterized by, "rainfall." So, to solve this analogy you simply need to determine which of these is related to the word "arable." Well, "arable" means (of land) fit for "farming."
Example Question #412 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Gastric is to __________ as pulmonary is to lungs.
digesting
thinking
breathing
brain
stomach
stomach
"Pulmonary" means of or related to "lungs." So, to solve this analogy you simply need to determine what "gastric" is related to. The correct answer is that "gastric" means of or related to the "stomach."
Example Question #413 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Hepatic is to liver as sartorial is to _____________.
clothing
soul
housing
mind
traveling
clothing
"Hepatic" means of or related to the "liver." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is described by the word "sartorial." The correct answer is that "sartorial" means of or related to "clothing."
Example Question #414 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Argent is to __________ as quicksilver is to mercury.
iron
oil
diamond
coal
silver
silver
"Quicksilver" is another term for "mercury." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is another term for "argent." The correct answer is that "argent" means of, related to, "silver."
Example Question #415 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Nautical is to sailors as phonetic is to ______________.
sounds
bankers
taste
soldiers
nurses
sounds
The term "nautical" means related to sailing or "sailors." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words is described by the word "phonetic." The correct answer is that "phonetic" means of or related to speech and "sounds."
Example Question #416 : Analogies: Determining Meaning From Type Of Relationship
Complete this analogy.
Sylvan is to woods as vinous is to __________.
coffee
milk
tea
wine
water
wine
"Sylvan" means of or related to the "woods," having the quaint qualities of a forest. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what the word "vinous" describes. The correct answer is that "vinous" means related to, having the taste of, "wine."
Example Question #71 : Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Ornithology is to __________ as Sinology is to China.
grass
birds
farming
humans
America
birds
"Zoology" means the study of animals." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "ornithology" is the study of. The correct answer is "birds." The prefix ornitho- means "bird."
Example Question #72 : Specific Terminology
Complete this analogy.
Visceral is ____________ as visual is to eye.
feeling
moon
body
home
relationship
body
"Visual" refers to things relating to visual perception, which is done through the "eye." "Visceral" means that something is related to viscera, which only comes from a "body."
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