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Direction for the tense:In each of the following questions, a related pair of words
or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or
phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship
that exists between a word and its dictionary definition.
Analysis:It is important that you focus on understanding the relationship
between the original pair of words, because this is really what you
are trying to parallel.
First, you should find the primary relationship first, then look for a
secondary or closer relationship. The idea is to select the BEST
answer or most similar relationship.
Types:Many types of relationships are possible in GRE analogies. The stem
words may be related by:
type
For example
Synonyms
end: terminate
Antonyms
artificial: real
photographer: camera
scissors: paper
poet: poem
negligence: accident
tsunami: earthquake
lumber: house
Function of a Tool
saw: cut
Part to Whole
leaf: tree
mineralogist: ore
student: failure
host: hostess
Age
infant: adolescent
commander: competent
commander: coward
dog: greyhound
Degree of Intensity
cold: pneumonia