Saturday, April 05, 2008

Analogies 86 - 90

86). MISDEMEANOR:CRIME::

(A). interview:conversation
(B). lapse:error
(C). oath:promise
(D). rebuke:criticism
(E). vendetta:feud

87). ISTHMUS:LAND::

(A). peninsula:island
(B). canal:river
(C). stratosphere:air
(D). strait:water
(E). tunnel:mountain

88). RESOLUTE:DISSUADE::

(A). euphemism:offensive
(B). respect:baseness
(C). grandstand:impress
(D). dandy:preen
(E). obstreperous:control

89). ABDICATE:THRONE::

(A). egress:chamber
(B). submit:defeat
(C). abstain:motion
(D). resign:office
(E). protest:ruling

90). QUARANTINE:CONTAGION::

(A). blockage:obstacle
(B). strike:concession
(C). embargo:commerce
(D). vaccination:inoculation
(E). prison:reform


Answers:

86). OA - B - Minor Y is X

87). OA - D - X is a piece/ channel of Y joining 2 larger Ys

Strait is a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water
Isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land

88). OA - E - One cannot Y the X person

89). OA - D - To give up Y is X

90). OA - C - A prevents B