For example, if you know that linsmerk means oak tree and linsdennel means oak table, then you know that lins means oak.. And, if lins means oak, merk must mean tree, and dennel must mea
Trang 1266 BINDING : BOOK
a criminal : gang
b display : museum
c artist : carpenter
d nail : hammer
e frame : picture
267 EXPLORE : DISCOVER
a read : skim
b research : learn
c write : print
d think : relate
e sleep : wake
268 COTTON : BALE
a butter : churn
b wine : ferment
c grain : shock
d curd : cheese
e beef : steak
269 DIVISION : SECTION
a layer : tier
b tether : bundle
c chapter : verse
d riser : stage
e dais : speaker
270 PASTORAL : RURAL
a metropolitan : urban
b harvest : autumn
c agrarian : benevolent
d sleepy : nocturnal
e wild : agricultural
271 WAITRESS : RESTAURANT
a doctor : diagnosis
b actor : role
c driver : truck
d teacher : school
e author : book
272 FINCH : BIRD
a frog : toad
b elephant : reptile
c Dalmatian : dog
d collie : marsupial
e ant : ladybug
273 RAIN : DRIZZLE
a swim : dive
b hop : shuffle
c juggle : bounce
d walk : run
e run : jog
274 SKEIN : YARN
a squeeze : lemon
b fire : coal
c ream : paper
d tree : lumber
e plow : acre
275 TAILOR : SUIT
a scheme : agent
b edit : manuscript
c revise : writer
d mention : opinion
e implode : building
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Now try this last set of analogies, which are somewhat
more difficult than the previous set Remember that the
first step in solving an analogy is to make up a sentence
that describes the relationship between the first two
words Sometimes, your sentence may fit more than
one answer choice In these cases, be prepared to revise
your original sentence Each of the following questions
consists of a related pair of words, followed by five
pairs of words labeled a through e Choose the pair that
best represents a similar relationship to the one
expressed in the original pair of words
276 CONDUCTOR : ORCHESTRA
a jockey : mount
b thrasher : hay
c driver : tractor
d skipper : crew
e painter : house
277 JAUNDICE : LIVER
a rash : skin
b dialysis : kidney
c smog : lung
d valentine : heart
e imagination : brain
278 COBBLER : SHOE
a jockey : horse
b contractor : building
c mason : stone
d cowboy : boot
e potter : paint
279 PHOBIC : FEARFUL
a finicky : thoughtful
b cautious : emotional
c envious : desiring
d shy : familiar
e asinine : silly
280 INTEREST : OBSESSION
a mood : feeling
b weeping : sadness
c dream : fantasy
d plan : negation
e highlight : indication
281 MONK : DEVOTION
a maniac : pacifism
b explorer : contentment
c visionary : complacency
d rover : wanderlust
e philistine : culture
282 SLAPSTICK : LAUGHTER
a fallacy : dismay
b genre : mystery
c satire : anger
d mimicry : tears
e horror : fear
283 VERVE : ENTHUSIASM
a loyalty : duplicity
b devotion : reverence
c intensity : color
d eminence : anonymity
e generosity : elation
284 SOUND : CACOPHONY
a taste : style
b touch : massage
c smell : stench
d sight : panorama
e speech : oration
285 CONVICTION : INCARCERATION
a reduction : diminution
b induction : amelioration
c radicalization : estimation
d marginalization : intimidation
e proliferation : alliteration
Trang 3286 DELTOID : MUSCLE
a radius : bone
b brain : nerve
c tissue : organ
d blood : vein
e scalpel : incision
287 UMBRAGE : OFFENSE
a confusion : penance
b infinity : meaning
c decorum : decoration
d elation : jubilance
e outrage : consideration
288 PROFESSOR : ERUDITE
a aviator : licensed
b inventor : imaginative
c procrastinator : conscientious
d overseer : wealthy
e moderator : vicious
289 DEPENDABLE : CAPRICIOUS
a fallible : cantankerous
b erasable : obtuse
c malleable : limpid
d capable : inept
e incorrigible : guilty
290 FROND : PALM
a quill : porcupine
b blade : evergreen
c scale : wallaby
d tusk : alligator
e blade : fern
291 METAPHOR : SYMBOL
a pentameter : poem
b rhythm : melody
c nuance : song
d slang : usage
e analogy : comparison
292 DIRGE : FUNERAL
a chain : letter
b bell : church
c telephone : call
d jingle : commercial
e hymn : concerto
293 FERAL : TAME
a rancid : rational
b repetitive : recurrent
c nettlesome : annoying
d repentant : honorable
e ephemeral : immortal
294 SPY : CLANDESTINE
a accountant : meticulous
b furrier : rambunctious
c lawyer : ironic
d shepherd : garrulous
e astronaut : opulent
295 DOMINANCE : HEGEMONY
a romance : sympathy
b furtherance : melancholy
c independence : autonomy
d tolerance : philanthropy
e recompense : hilarity
296 AERIE : EAGLE
a capital : government
b bridge : architect
c unit : apartment
d kennel : veterinarian
e house : person
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Now try some reasoning questions that ask you to
translate English words into an artificial language First,
you will be given a list of three “nonsense” words and
their English word meanings The question(s) that
fol-low will ask you to reverse the process and translate an
English word into the artificial language
Your best approach to this type of question is to
look for elements (parts) of the “nonsense” words that
repeat This is the best way to translate from the
imag-inary language to English For example, if you know
that linsmerk means oak tree and linsdennel means oak
table, then you know that lins means oak And, if lins
means oak, merk must mean tree, and dennel must
mean table When you discover what a word element
means in English, write it down Then, look for the
word elements that appear both on the list and in the
answer choices
297 Here are some words translated from an
artificial language
granamelke means big tree
pinimelke means little tree
melkehoon means tree house
Which word could mean “big house”?
a granahoon
b pinishur
c pinihoon
d melkegrana
298 Here are some words translated from an
artificial language
lelibroon means yellow hat
plekafroti means flower garden
frotimix means garden salad
Which word could mean “yellow flower”?
a lelifroti
b lelipleka
c plekabroon
d frotibroon
299 Here are some words translated from an
artificial language
moolokarn means blue sky wilkospadi means bicycle race moolowilko means blue bicycle
Which word could mean “racecar”?
a wilkozwet
b spadiwilko
c moolobreil
d spadivolo
300 Here are some words translated from an
artificial language
daftafoni means advisement imodafta means misadvise imolokti means misconduct
Which word could mean “statement”?
a kratafoni
b kratadafta
c loktifoni
d daftaimo
301 Here are some words translated from an
artificial language
dionot means oak tree blyonot means oak leaf blycrin means maple leaf
Which word could mean “maple syrup”?
a blymuth
b hupponot
c patricrin
d crinweel
Trang 5302 Here are some words translated from an
artificial language
agnoscrenia means poisonous spider
delanocrenia means poisonous snake
agnosdeery means brown spider
Which word could mean “black widow
spider”?
a deeryclostagnos
b agnosdelano
c agnosvitriblunin
d trymuttiagnos
303 Here are some words translated from an
artificial language
myncabel means saddle horse
conowir means trail ride
cabelalma means horse blanket
Which word could mean “horse ride”?
a cabelwir
b conocabel
c almamyn
d conoalma
304 Here are some words translated from an
artificial language
godabim means kidney stones
romzbim means kidney beans
romzbako means wax beans
Which word could mean “wax statue”?
a godaromz
b lazbim
c wasibako
d romzpeo
305 Here are some words translated from an
artificial language
tamceno means sky blue cenorax means blue cheese aplmitl means star bright
Which word could mean “bright sky”?
a cenotam
b mitltam
c raxmitl
d aplceno
306 Here are some words translated from an
artificial language
gorblflur means fan belt pixngorbl means ceiling fan arthtusl means tile roof
Which word could mean “ceiling tile”?
a gorbltusl
b flurgorbl
c arthflur
d pixnarth
307 Here are some words translated from an
artificial language
hapllesh means cloudburst srenchoch means pinball resbosrench means ninepin
Which word could mean “cloud nine”?
a leshsrench
b ochhapl
c haploch
d haplresbo
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artificial language
migenlasan means cupboard
lasanpoen means boardwalk
cuopdansa means pullman
Which word could mean “walkway”?
a poenmigen
b cuopeisel
c lasandansa
d poenforc