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Mother is to __________ as teacher is to substitute.
A replacement "teacher" is called a "substitute teacher." Solving this analogy therefore requires you to consider what a "replacement" mother is called. The correct answer is "surrogate." A "surrogate" is a woman who carries another woman's baby. Additionally, a "midwife" is a nurse who especially attends to births and cares for new born babies and post-partem mothers; a "mediator" is someone who helps settle a dispute between two or more parties.
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Fourth is to press as second is to __________.
Answering this question requires you to know a little French revolutionary history which you will have likely covered in school. The so-called "estates" system of pre-revolution France included the First Estate - Clergy; Second Estate; "Nobility"; Third Estate - Common people. In the nineteenth century the term "the Fourth Estate" was coined to reflect the growing influence and size of the press (media). Additionally, "proletariat" is a collective name for the working class, especially within the realm of Marxism and socialism; "bourgeoisie" means the middle class, again particularly when the conversation involves Marxist political thought.
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Molt is to hair as hemorrhage is to __________.
The verb for to lose hair, to shed hair is "molt." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices would be lost if one was "hemorrhaging." The correct answer is "blood." To "hemorrhage" is to lose blood, to bleed.
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Rivulet is to river as __________ is to island.
A "rivulet" is a small river, so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is a word for a small island. The correct answer is "islet." This is a reasonably easy problem because of the identical suffixes in "rivulet" and "islet." Additionally, an "isthmus" is a narrow section of land surrounded on both sides by water; a "peninsula" is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on every side; an "estuary" is the tidal mouth of a river, where the river runs into the ocean.
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Egest is to __________ as depose is to ruler.
To begin with "depose" means remove from position of power. A "ruler" is someone who might be "deposed." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these might be "egested." The correct answer is "food," because "egest" means to defecate, to get rid of unused food and energy.
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Subsequent is to after as __________ is to before.
To begin with "subsequent" means occurring after, coming after something else. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words means occurring before, coming before something else. The correct answer is therefore "antecedent." Additionally, "undue" means inappropriate, excessive; "concocted" means prepared, made-up, assembled, put-together; "manifest" means diverse and varied; "retrogressed" means gone back to an earlier, usually inferior, condition.
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Emphysema is to __________ as cardiomyopathy is to heart.
Whenever you see the word "cardio" it means related to heart or exercise of the heart. So, "cardiomyopathy" is a disease that affects the heart, specifically the muscle. To solve this analogy you need to determine which of these parts of the body is primarily affected by the disease "emphysema." "Emphysema" is a disease that affects the "lungs." It is often caused by smoking!
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Anatomy is to body as _____________.
"Anatomy" is the branch of science focused on the human body. The correct answer will exhibit a similar relationship branch and field of study. "Meteorology" is the branch of science focused on weather and atmospheric conditions.
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Apostate is to _______________ as deserter is to army.
A "deserter" is the name given to someone who leaves the "army" against the wishes of the "army." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these has been abandoned by someone described as an "apostate." The correct answer is that an "apostate" is someone who abandons their religion. The term is applied most often in contemporary society to someone who has left Islam, but it can describe someone who has left any religious or personal belief.
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Hypochondriac is to health as megalomaniac is to ________________.
A "hypochondriac" is someone who is overly concerned with their "health," someone who thinks they are sick all the time. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "megalomaniac" is overly concerned with. The correct answer is that a "megalomaniac" is someone who is deeply concerned with their own "power" and will do anything to appear or feel powerful.
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Genuflect is to God as ________________ is to superior.
To "genuflect" means to kneel before "God" in a show of religious devotion. So, which of these means to kneel before one's "superior?" The correct answer is to "kowtow." It is worth noting that "kowtow" carries a connotation of being weak and obsequious. Additionally, "abscond" means run away with, to leave in a hurried manner; "apprehend" means catch, as in to capture a criminal; "decimate" means kill and destroy a large proportion of.
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Nautical is to sailors as astral is to _____________.
"Nautical" means of or related to the sea or "sailors." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these is related to the term "astral." Well, as you may have guessed by the prefix astr-, "astral" means of or related to the "stars."
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Green is to _____________ as blue is to depressed.
The word "blue" is often used as a synonym for "depressed" or "upset," as in "she was feeling awfully blue." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "green" is often used as a synonym for. Well, sometimes it is used for "envious" or "jealous," but these options are not available. So, the correct answer must be "inexperienced," as in "He is pretty green, but we will soon get him trained up."
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Avuncular is to uncle as municipal is to _____________.
"Avuncular" means of or related to "uncles" or a quality of "uncles." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words is described by the word "municipal." Well, "municipal" means of or related to a "town" or city, particularly to the governing of a "town" or city.
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Epidemiology is to __________ as hagiography is to saints.
"Hagiography" is the study of "saints" and the lives of "saints." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what "epidemiology" is the study of. Well, "epidemiology" is the study of "disease," particularly the spread of disease.
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Kinetic is to __________ as penal is to punishment.
"Penal" means of or related to jail or punishment, so to solve this analogy, you need to determine what the word "kinetic" is used in relation to. The correct answer is that "kinetic" means related to motion or movement, so "motion" is the correct answer.
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Pediatrician is to __________ as veterinarian is to animals.
A veterinarian is a doctor who specializes in treating animals. So, to solve this analogy, you need to determine who or what it is that a "pediatrician" treats. Well, the prefix "ped_-_" refers to children or kids. So, the correct answer is that a "pediatrician" is a doctor who specializes in treating children, making "children" the correct answer.
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Horticulture is to __________ as culinary is to cooking.
"Culinary" means related to cooking or associated with the art of cooking. To solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that "horticulture" relates to the art of. "Horticulture" means related to the art of gardening, so "gardening" is the correct answer.
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Natal is to birth as nuptial is to __________________.
The term "natal" means of or related to "birth" or giving "birth." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these words described by the term "nuptial." Well, "nuptial" means of or related to "weddings" or "wedding" vows.
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Hawkish is to _______________ as penitent is to forgiveness.
"Penitent" means feeling regretful and contrite and seeking "forgiveness" for something. So, if someone who is "penitent" is seeking "forgiveness," what is someone who is "hawkish" seeking? Well, "hawkish" means bellicose, desiring conflict or "war."
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