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Example Questions
Example Question #71 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Entomology is to insects as oncology is to __________.
minerals
agriculture
populations
cancer
hormones
cancer
Entomology is the study of insects, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which of these answer choices is studied in oncology. "Oncology" is the study of cancer, so the correct answer is “cancer.”
Example Question #5 : Analogies: Roots From Latin
Complete this analogy.
Misanthropy is to people as misandry is to __________.
men
sports
exercise
animals
birds
men
Misanthropy describes the dislike of people or the human race, so to solve this analogy you have to determine which answer choice is disliked by someone who experiences misandry. The correct answer is “men,” people who experience misandry hate men and boys.
Example Question #72 : Analogies
Anthropology is to humans as pathology is to __________.
quests
poetry
disease
emotions
maps
disease
Anthropology is the study of humans or humanity. Pathology is the study of disease.
Example Question #1 : Analogies: Roots
Complete this analogy.
Terrarium is to dirt as solarium is to __________.
hydrogen
solo
earth
moon
sunlight
sunlight
"Terra" means earth and "sol" means sun. A terrarium is a container that holds earth (dirt), and a solarium is a room that is filled with sunlight.
Example Question #71 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Firmament is to sky as terra is to _________.
moon
river
earth
sun
ocean
earth
Firmament is a synonym for sky; so to solve this analogy you have to identify the best synonym for terra. Terra means of or related to the Earth so the correct answer is “earth.” Using the same system the word for sun would be solar and for moon would be lunar.
Example Question #71 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Suicide is to self as fratricide is to __________.
friend
child
teacher
mother
brother
brother
To solve this analogy you need to rely on your knowledge of Latin roots. The prefix sui- means self and the suffix -cide means kill, so "suicide" is to kill oneself. Additionally, the prefix frat- means brother, as in "fraternity." So, "fratricide" is killing one's brother.
Example Question #13 : Analogies: Roots From Latin
Complete this analogy.
Confidante is to trust as orator is to __________.
listen
accept
speak
arrest
argue
listen
To solve this analogy, you need to rely on your knowledge of Latin roots. The root "-fid-" that appears in words like "fidelity," "confide," and "faith" means trust or believe. So, a "confidante" is someone one trusts with one's secrets. If one "trusts" a "confidante," what does one do to an "orator"? Well, an "orator" is a public speaker, so one would "listen" to an orator.
Example Question #72 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Submarine is to water as __________ is to land.
supersede
supplicate
subatomic
submersible
subterranean
subterranean
In solving this analogy you likely figured out that "submarine" means under water. The prefix sub- means under and the suffix -marine means related to the ocean. You would have likely therefore determined that the correct answer means under ground, underneath the land. To figure out which of these words matches this definition you need to consider roots of words. As mentioned earlier sub- means beneath, below, under, but more usefully the root -terra- means related to the Earth, related to land. So, the correct answer is that "subterranean" means underground, under the land. Additionally, a "submersible" is a vehicle that goes underwater, like a submarine; "supplicate" means entreat, beg for, humbly implore; "supersede" means replace; "subatomic" means smaller than an atom, (of particles) within an atom.
Example Question #15 : Analogies: Roots From Latin
Complete this analogy.
Misanthropy is to ______________ as misogyny is to women.
human
elderly
men
children
animals
human
"Misogyny" is the hatred for, or prejudice against, "women." The key root here is -gyn- which means related to women, as in "gynecologist." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is related to the word "misanthropy." In this instance the key root is -anthro- which means mankind, related to "humans." So, "misanthropy" is the hatred of "humans."
Example Question #75 : Analogies
Complete this analogy.
Pyromania is to fire as kleptomania is to __________.
abuse
theft
knowledge
pain
snow
theft
The Greek root "pyr-" or "pyro-" refers to fire; you may have seen it before in such words as "pyrotechnics" (fireworks) or "pyre" (the mound of flammable matter on which a corpse is burned in a formal ceremony). The root "-mania" means madness. Putting these two roots together, we get "pyro-mania," or a term that in general means fire madness. "Pyromania" is an excessive and sometimes uncontrollable desire to start fires. Our second term also contains the root "-mania," so it is "madness" that has to do with whatever "klepto-" indicates. The root "klepto-" comes from the Greek for thief and means having to do with theft. Thus, "kleptomania" is an excessive and sometimes uncontrollable desire to commit theft. A "kleptomaniac" cannot help but steal things. "Theft" is thus the correct answer.
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