GRE ANALOGY QUESTIONS FINAL VOLUME(WITH ANSWERS)

66). DUPLICATE:ALTER

(A) greet:ignore
(B) exchange:return
(C) shake:stabilize
(D) stretch:shrink
(E) eradicate:implicate

67). FIRE:STORM

(A) whale:minnow
(B) speech:shout
(C) plant:flower
(D) wind:temperature
(E) tornado:hurricane

68). PRESERVE:MORATORIUM

(A) tyrannize:revolt
(B) shade:tree
(C) solve:problem
(D) accumulate:collection
(E) cover:eclipse

69). ACQUIESCENT:CHANGE

(A) irresistible:defy
(B) surmountable:overcome
(C) tolerant:bother
(D) secluded:build
(E) redundant:abridge

70). EXCRUTIATE:PAIN

(A) marvel:sight
(B) season:storm
(C) enrapture:pleasure
(D) consecrate:place
(E) channel:flood


Answers:

66) OA - D. X and Y are antonyms ( where Y is not a positive word)
Duplicate - Identically copied from an original
Alter - To change or make different
Shrink - To reduce in size, as by drawing together
Stretch - To become lengthened, widened, or distended

67). OA - E - X,Y are synonyms or X is a type of Y - Both the stem words are destructing.
Fire - The discharge of firearms or artillery
Storm - A heavy shower of objects, such as bullets or missiles
Tornado - A whirlwind or hurricane

68) A moratorium is an official halt or cessation of an activity. One possible purpose, or use, of a moratorium is to preserve (for instance, to preserve an endangered animal species). Similarly, one possible use of a tree is to shade. The second answer choice is the best response.

69) Choice (A) is the opposite of the correct bridge - something that is irresistible cannot be defied. Neither tolerant and bother, in Choice (B), nor secluded and build , in Choice (D) have an ostensible link. Finally, in Choice (E) something that is redundant may or may not be capable of being abridged.

70) OA - C - X is extreme Y





Analogies 71 - 75

71). ATTENTIVE:OFFICIOUS::

(A) doubtful:ambiguous
(B) absorbed:engrossed
(C) refined:snobbish
(D) magisterial:authoritative
(E) impromptu:spontaneous

72). RUFFLE:SHIRT::

(A) rafter:roof
(B) molding:cabinet
(C) gate:path
(D) curb:sidewalk
(E) shade:window

73). HACK:CARVE::

(A) grind:polish
(B) snip: mince
(C) hew:fell
(D) whet:blunt
(E) gouge:engrave

74). PLAGIARISM:IDEAS::

(A) libel:words
(B) forgery:documents
(C) arson:buildings
(D) kidnapping: ransom
(E) rustling:cattle

75). PROOF:ALCOHOL::

(A) cream:milk
(B) canteen:water
(C) tanker:oil
(D) octane:gasoline
(E) pulp:juice


Answers:

71). OA - C - Y is a bad form of X.

72). OA - B - X is to arrange Y in a portable/decorative way
Molding - an embellishment in strip form, made of wood or other structural material, that is used to decorate or finish a surface, such as the wall of a room or building or the surface of a door or piece of furniture
Ruffle - a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

73). OA - E - Doing X roughly is Y

74). OA - B - X is illegal immitation another person's Y
Plagiarism - copying of another's work
Forgery - a fraudulent imitation

75). OA - D - X is a measure of strength or purity of Y
Proof - measure of strength or purity of alcohol
Octane (number) - is a measure of quality of gasoline (number of molecules in the polymer); a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoliNE CHAIN