Thursday, May 03, 2007

Analogies 61 - 65

61). SUBSIDY:SUPPORT::

(A) assistance:endowment
(B) funds:fellowship
(C) credit:payment
(D) debt:obligation
(E) loan:note

62). SNOW:PRECIPITATION

(A) lava:volcano
(B) hurrican:cyclone
(C) desert:drought
(D) seed:germination
(E) temperature:season

63). MARATHON:STAMINA

(A) relay:independence
(B) hurdle:perseverance
(C) sprint:celerity
(D) jog:weariness
(E) ramble:directness

64). MOCK:IMITATE

(A) satirize:charm
(B) condense:summarize
(C) placate:assuage
(D) adapt:duplicate
(E) taunt:challenge


65). ILLUSION:PERCEPTION

(A) lapse:miscalculation
(B) justice:impartiality
(C) cunning:truth
(D) gaffe:judgement
(E) forcefulness:coercion


Answers:

61). OA - D - X is a kind of Y in form of money

62). OA - B - X is extreme form of Y
Hurricane - A severe tropical cyclone
Snow - Very dense precipitation; a frozen precipitation

63). OA - C - X is characterized by that which requires Y to win
Sprint - To move rapidly or at top speed for a brief period, as in running or swimming
Celerity - Rapidness of movement or activity

64). OA - E - X is to Y in a ridicule manner

65). OA - D - X is wrong Y
Illusion is wrong perception.
Gaffe is wrong judgement.