I don’t really know what to tell you about provenance : destination :: birthplace : hometown :shock: Like you, I had my problems with that one so I took what I thought to be the best of the lot. Maybe they want you to look at this analogy in the sense of “Your hometown is the place that is ultimately the end or terminus of any journey”. In that case the bridge might be “absolute beginning location : ultimate ending location”. I guess that would be possible.
As to probe : examine
I understand your point, but I see those two words much more as simply synonyms. To my mind “probe” isn’t a specific form or type of “examine”.
I’m curious. Where are you getting your analogies from?
Amy
PS
If you’re planning to take one or more of these tests and will have to to write an essay, you really should stop (stop now) writing words like “you” and “your” as “u” and “ur”. Otherwise “u” and “ur” could end up in your formal essay simply because you’re in the habit of writing them that way. And that definitely won’t help your score.
There are answers given for some of the analogies. Are those your answers? Or are they answers that were provided by the maker of the analogy test (which you don’t understand)? I’m asking because you’ve already had answers for some of your previous analogies.
Also, would you please tell me the source of these analogies? Where are you getting these analogies from? (I don’t want to know which dictionary you’re using to look up words.) Thanks.
For analogies where you’ve either already made a choice or already have an answer (from the creator of the analogy), I assume you want to know or verify a “bridge”. If that’s the case, please write what you think might be the “bridge”.
For analogies where you haven’t yet selected an answer, please at least tell me what you think the answer might be.
And then we can take it from there.
Amy
PS
Q10 seems to have a misspelling. I assume it should be abscond.
This was not my messedge to which you were asked to reply. But I am so curious about the answers that I am about to post here my bridges. If you have any time and wish to answer I would be very thankful.
7a : arid is extremly dry and saturated is extrime degree of wet
8c : with frieze you can adorn a building and with illumination you can adorn a manuscript
9b : concession makes smth affodable and perquisite makes smth bearable
10d : abscond is to depart secretly and secrete is to store secretly
11d : artery can be contaminated with plaque brought by blood and channel can be contamminated with silt brought by water
12c : that’s difficult, probably flee precedes seek and to the issue precedes ad hominem
13a : hover when cannot plunge and crouch when cannot spring
15d : difficult, probably rig is lighter then team and car is lighter then truck
16d : vestige is a small remainder and figurine is a small statue
17b : industrious is very concenrated on the process of activity and fastidious is very concentrated on the process of selection (perhaps too clumsy…)
Dear Yankee,
Sorry I was not there for last few days.
The answers given are my answers. I had no idea for those for which no ans was specified. From now on I will give you the ans more clearly…
I find these analogies on the Internet. I keep searching different sites. Especially romanization.org
Please help me with these:
Q 18: lullaby : song :: _________ : _________
a) diatribe : discourse
b) invective : compliment
c) narrative : volume
d) paragraph : page
my ans: a
check: Lullaby is a type of song to placate children, invective is a type of discourse
Q 19: tender : acceptance :: _________ : _________
a) exhibit : inspection
b) publish : wisdom
c) authorize : approval
d) declare : observation
Given ans: a
I hav no idead of the bridge.
Q 20: odometer : ________ :: Croesus : _________
a) intelligence / loyalty
b) surprise / monster
c) alphabet / dog
d) distance / wealth
given ans: c
Odometer & Croesus (a very rich man) seems to have no relation.
Q 21: snake : invertebrate :: _________ : _________
a) dolphin : fish
b) eagle : talon
c) boa constrictor : backbone
d) penguin : bird
Given ans: d
Its ok, but then (a) can also be the answer
Q 22: epithet : disparage :: _________ : _________
a) diminutive : respect
b) alias : mislead
c) code : simplify
d) hieroglyphic : mythologize
My ans: b
check: epithet is (usually)used to disparage someone, alais is used to mislead someone.