S E C T I O N
2 Analogies
T he dictionary defines an analogy as a “similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise
dissimilar.” In each of the questions contained in this section, you will find a pair of related words.
Look at those words and try to figure out how they are connected to one another. For example, what
is the connection between the words fish and scales? Obviously, a fish is covered with scales; now think of two other
words that share a similar relationship. A good example of this would be bird and feathers. The similarity between
these two unrelated pairs of words is an analogy. The best way to approach an analogy question is to make up a
sentence that describes the relationship between the first two words and find another pair in the choices that would
fit into that same sentence. A fish is covered with scales, as a bird is covered with feathers.
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– ANALOGIES –
The answers to this section begin on page 133. 65. FOOT : SKATEBOARD
a. tire : automobile
See how many of the following questions you can
b. lace : shoe
answer correctly.
c. ounce : scale
d. walk : jump
60. PETAL : FLOWER
e. pedal : bicycle
a. recliner : chair
b. leaf : tree
66. STRETCH : EXTEND
c. basket : ball
a. tremble : roll
d. material : fabric
b. thirsty : drink
e. avocado : guacamole
c. shake : tremble
d. stroll : run
61. SHELF : BOOKCASE
e. stitch : tear
a. arm : leg
b. stage : curtain
67. KANGAROO : MARSUPIAL
c. bench : chair
a. salmon : mollusk
d. key : piano
b. zebra : horse
e. lamp : bulb
c. rhinoceros : pachyderm
d. beagle : feline
62. FISH : SCHOOL
e. grasshopper : rodent
a. wolf : pack
b. tiger : jungle
68. STARVING : HUNGRY
c. herd : peacock
a. neat : thoughtful
d. raven : school
b. towering : cringing
e. dog : collie
c. progressive : regressive
d. happy : crying
63. SCALE : WEIGHT
e. depressed : sad
a. yardstick : length
b. width : depth
69. DERMATOLOGIST : ACNE
c. length : width
a. psychologist : neurosis
d. size : area
b. child : pediatrician
e. mileage : speed
c. ophthalmologist : fracture
d. oncologist : measles
64. WATERMELON : FRUIT
e. allergies : orthopedist
a. collar : leash
b. dog : companion
70. FRAME : PICTURE
c. fish : bowl
a. display : museum
d. Dalmatian : canine
b. shelf : refrigerator
e. apple : orange
c. mechanic : electrician
d. nail : hammer
e. fence : backyard
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71. SEARCH : FIND 77. RUN: JOG
a. sleep : wake a. trot : race
b. explore : discover b. swim : dive
c. draw : paint c. dance : ballet
d. think : relate d. juggle : bounce
e. walk : run e. rain : drizzle
72. PHARMACY : DRUGS 78. SKEIN : YARN
a. mall : store a. squeeze : lemon
b. doctor : medicine b. fire : coal
c. bakery : bread c. ream : paper
d. supermarket : discount store d. tree : lumber
e. toys : games e. plow : acre
73. LAYER : TIER 79. TAILOR : SUIT
a. section : segment a. scheme : agent
b. dais : speaker b. edit : manuscript
c. curtain : stage c. revise : writer
d. chapter : verse d. mention : opinion
e. cotton : bale e. implode : building
74. METROPOLITAN : URBAN 80. CONDUCTOR : ORCHESTRA
a. bucolic : rural a. jockey : mount
b. sleepy : nocturnal b. thrasher : hay
c. agricultural : cow c. driver : tractor
d. autumn : harvest d. skipper : crew
e. agrarian : generous e. painter : house
75. TEACHER : SCHOOL 81. JAUNDICE : LIVER
a. actor : role a. rash : skin
b. mechanic : engine b. dialysis : kidney
c. jockey : horse c. smog : lung
d. judge : courthouse d. valentine : heart
e. author : book e. imagination : brain
76. PERSIAN : CAT 82. COBBLER : SHOE
a. alligator : crocodile a. jockey : horse
b. zebra : reptile b. contractor : building
c. parakeet : bird c. mason : stone
d. rat : marsupial d. cowboy : boot
e. fly : bee e. potter : paint
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83. PHOBIC : FEARFUL 89. CONVICTION : INCARCERATION
a. finicky : thoughtful a. reduction : diminution
b. cautious : emotional b. induction : amelioration
c. envious : desiring c. radicalization : estimation
d. shy : familiar d. marginalization : intimidation
e. ridiculous : silly e. proliferation : alliteration
84. INTEREST : OBSESSION 90. DELTOID : MUSCLE
a. mood : feeling a. radius : bone
b. weeping : sadness b. brain : nerve
c. dream : fantasy c. tissue : organ
d. plan : negation d. blood : vein
e. highlight : indication e. scalpel : incision
85. MONK : DEVOTION 91. UMBRAGE : OFFENSE
a. maniac : pacifism a. confusion : penance
b. explorer : contentment b. infinity : meaning
c. visionary : complacency c. decorum : decoration
d. rover : wanderlust d. elation : jubilance
e. philistine : culture e. outrage : consideration
86. SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER 92. PROFESSOR : ERUDITE
a. fallacy : dismay a. aviator : licensed
b. genre : mystery b. inventor : imaginative
c. satire : anger c. procrastinator : conscientious
d. mimicry : tears d. overseer : wealthy
e. horror : fear e. moderator : vicious
87. VERVE : ENTHUSIASM 93. DEPENDABLE : CAPRICIOUS
a. loyalty : duplicity a. fallible : cantankerous
b. devotion : reverence b. erasable : obtuse
c. intensity : color c. malleable : limpid
d. eminence : anonymity d. capable : inept
e. generosity : elation e. incorrigible : guilty
88. SOUND : CACOPHONY 94. FROND : PALM
a. taste : style a. quill : porcupine
b. touch : massage b. blade : evergreen
c. smell : stench c. scale : wallaby
d. sight : panorama d. tusk : alligator
e. speech : oration e. blade : fern
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95. METAPHOR : SYMBOL 98. SPY : CLANDESTINE
a. pentameter : poem a. accountant : meticulous
b. rhythm : melody b. furrier : rambunctious
c. nuance : song c. lawyer : ironic
d. slang : usage d. shepherd : garrulous
e. analogy : comparison e. astronaut : opulent
96. DIRGE : FUNERAL 99. DOMINANCE : HEGEMONY
a. chain : letter a. romance : sympathy
b. bell : church b. furtherance : melancholy
c. telephone : call c. independence : autonomy
d. jingle : commercial d. tolerance : philanthropy
e. hymn : concerto e. recompense : hilarity
97. FERAL : TAME 100. AERIE : EAGLE
a. rancid : rational a. capital : government
b. repetitive : recurrent b. bridge : architect
c. nettlesome : annoying c. unit : apartment
d. repentant : honorable d. kennel : veterinarian
e. ephemeral : immortal e. house : person
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– ANSWERS –
52. b. A grimace is a contortion of the face. Neither 59. c. Throughout the passage, the author displays
a wrinkle nor a simper match the descriptive a positive attitude toward the Sami and their
word ferocious. A shriek would be described beliefs. Although they are said to be peaceful,
in terms of sound, rather than looks. they are not said to be timid or fearful (they
53. d. Answers a and c do not include the sense of retreated from war because they did not
hierarchy conveyed in the phrase to enforce believe in it). In the context of the passage,
social order. Answer b does convey a sense of it’s most likely that the Sami avoid making a
hierarchy, but in the wrong order. disturbance in the wilderness out of respect
54. a. This is the choice that makes the most sense for the spirits.
when imagining objects floating in space.
55. b. Although a muscle that atrophies may be
weakened (choice c), the primary meaning of SECTION 2 Analogies
the phrase to atrophy is to waste away.
56. a. The passage implies that the other women in 60. b. A petal is a part of a flower; a leaf is a part of
the orchestra were conventional because of a tree.
the way they dressed and wore their hair. 61. d. A shelf is a part of a bookcase; a key is a part
Because Robin does things differently, she of a piano.
would be considered unconventional. The 62. a. A group of fish is called a school; a group of
other choices, although she may be joyful, wolves is called a pack.
unreliable, and proud, have nothing to do 63. a. A scale measures weight; a yardstick
with the context of this sentence, which is measures length.
directly addressing her appearance as it com- 64. d. Watermelon is a kind of fruit; Dalmatian is a
pares to the other women in the orchestra. kind of canine.
57. a. To depict the Sami, the author uses words 65. e. A foot propels a skateboard; a pedal propels
that point to their gentleness, which is an a bicycle.
admirable quality: They move quietly, dis- 66. c. Stretch and extend are synonyms; shake and
play courtesy to the spirits of the wilderness, tremble are synonyms.
and were known as peaceful retreaters. There 67. c. A kangaroo is a marsupial; a rhinoceros is
is nothing pitying, contemptuous, or a pachyderm.
patronizing in the language, and nothing in 68. e. Starving is an intensification of hungry;
the passage indicates that the author is per- depressed is an intensification of sad.
plexed—the description of the Sami is clear 69. a. A dermatologist treats acne; a psychologist
and to the point. treats a neurosis.
58. b. The immediate context of the word animistic 70. e. A frame surrounds a picture; a fence surrounds
defines the word: for [the Sami], nature and a backyard.
natural objects had a conscious life, a spirit. 71. b. One searches in order to find; one explores in
There is no indication in the passage that the order to discover.
author believes the Sami’s animistic religion 72. c. A pharmacy sells drugs; a bakery sells bread.
is irrational (choice a). The other choices are 73. a. Layer and tier are synonyms; section and
not in the passage. segment are synonyms.
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74. a. Metropolitan describes urban areas; bucolic 96. d. A dirge is a song used at a funeral; a jingle is a
describes rural areas. song used in a commercial.
75. d. A teacher works in a school; a judge works in 97. e. Feral and tame are antonyms; ephemeral and
a courthouse. immortal are antonyms.
76. c. A Persian is a type of cat; a parakeet is a type 98. a. A spy acts in a clandestine manner; an accoun-
of bird. tant acts in a meticulous manner.
77. e. To jog is to run slowly; to drizzle is to rain slowly. 99. c. Hegemony means dominance; autonomy
78. c. A skein is a quantity of yarn; a ream is a quan- means independence.
tity of paper. 100. e. An aerie is where an eagle lives; a house is where
79. b. To tailor a suit is to alter it; to edit a manuscript a person lives.
is to alter it.
80. d. A conductor leads an orchestra; a skipper leads
a crew.
81. a. Jaundice is an indication of a liver problem; rash
is an indication of a skin problem.
82. b. A cobbler makes and repairs shoes; a contractor
builds and repairs buildings.
83. e. To be phobic is to be extremely fearful; to be
ridiculous is to be extremely silly.
84. c. Obsession is a greater degree of interest; fantasy
is a greater degree of dream.
85. d. Devotion is characteristic of a monk; wanderlust
is characteristic of a rover.
86. e. Slapstick results in laughter; horror results
in fear.
87. b. Verve and enthusiasm are synonyms; devotion
and reverence are synonyms.
88. c. A cacophony is an unpleasant sound; a stench
is an unpleasant smell.
89. a. A conviction results in incarceration; a reduc-
tion results in diminution.
90. a. The deltoid is a muscle; the radius is a bone.
91. d. Umbrage and offense are synonyms; elation and
jubilance are synonyms.
92. b. Being erudite is a trait of a professor; being
imaginative is a trait of an inventor.
93. d. Dependable and capricious are antonyms; capa-
ble and inept are antonyms.
94. a. A palm (tree) has fronds; a porcupine has quills.
95. e. A metaphor is a symbol; an analogy is a
comparison.
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