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GREY MATTER COUNSEL
This session introduced analogy type of questions. You seem to have got many of them wrong. A helpful
procedure for tackling analogy questions , granting that you know the words could be as below:
a) Make a meaningful sentence using the lead words in the same order of appearance.
b)Substitute the pairs in each choice in the same order and see if the sentence make sense.
c) If this does not work, make different lead sentence which takes into account broader meaning of the
two words and continue your plug in tests.
In analogy question, HERO : DAUNT. You can form a sentence:"A hero cannot be daunted" . You have
the following choices: scholar : teach, saint : tempt, villain : torment, romance : elevate, student :
study.~n Correct Answer is => saint : tempt~n The choice you selected is => villain : torment. ('A saint
cannot be tempted' fits the best and hence the answer!!). Try to use this tip for Analogy questions in the
future. Use this logic and validate for some of the questions that you got incorrect.
Revise the words learned using the word bank feature. Make use of this features, even though you may
think you know the word. This feature is carefully designed to make you understand the word from
different perspectives. This will help you get a good score in GRE. Use Student Support feature if you
have doubt in any of the questions.
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CORRECT ANSWERS FOR QUESTIONS GOT WRONG
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Analogy Questions
Focus Word is : refute(V)
Definition is : Prove to be wrong
Usage is : Vainly, the officer tried to refute the corruption charges, claiming these were
trumped up.
Focus Word is : flout(V)
Definition is : Show contempt for
Usage is : Drivers of large vehicles flout road regulations with impunity and rarely even get
hauled up.
Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most like the relationship expressed in the
original linked pair.
REFUTE : FLOUT
The Choices are
dismiss : delay
challenge : question
trim : hew
discard : accept
defy : examine
Correct Answer is => trim : hew
The choice selected is => challenge : question
Focus Word is : archetype(N)
Definition is : An original model that is taken as a pattern or standard of perfection.
Usage is : The earliest editions of the Holy Bible serve as archetypes for many later versions.
Focus Word is : ideal(N)
Definition is : A conception of something in its absolute perfection.
Usage is : Every man holds some concept or state as his ideal, which he aspires for,
consciously or unconsciously.
Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most like the relationship expressed in the
original linked pair.
ARCHETYPE : IDEAL
The Choices are
logical : poetic
illustration : concept
concrete : abstract
practical : theoretical
mathematical : literary
Correct Answer is => illustration : concept
The choice selected is => practical : theoretical
Focus Word is : hero(N)
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Definition is : A man distinguished by exceptional courage,nobility or strength
Usage is : Much as Robin Hood is a legendary hero, Alexander is the hero in the imaginary
autobiography of many young men.
Focus Word is : daunt(V)
Definition is : Discourage; frighten
Usage is : When a warrior takes leave of his family to go to battle, his wife should wish him
victory and not daunt him with her words of anxiety.
Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most like the relationship expressed in the
original linked pair.
HERO : DAUNT
The Choices are
romance : elevate
saint : tempt
student : study
scholar : teach
villain : torment
Correct Answer is => saint : tempt
The choice selected is => villain : torment
Focus Word is : enervate(V)
Definition is : Render ineffective or inoperative; weaken
Usage is : Antibiotic drugs, while curing a disease, also enervate the patient considerably.
Focus Word is : bolster(V)
Definition is : Raise physical moral or mental strength
Usage is : A mere word of encouragement can bolster one's confidence.
Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most like the relationship expressed in the
original linked pair.
ENERVATE : BOLSTER
The Choices are
plummet : soar
deplete : discharge
polish : tarnish
energise : weaken
quieten : sound
Correct Answer is => plummet : soar
The choice selected is => quieten : sound
Focus Word is : plethora(N)
Definition is : quantity greater than needed; over-abundance
Usage is : If only we pause to ponder, there is a plethora of good things around us that far
outnumber the bad.
Focus Word is : inundate(V)
Definition is : Fill with an overflowing abundance.
Usage is : Within a day of the appearance of an advertisement for an opening, the office was
inundated with a flood of applications.
Choose the pair of words whose relationship is most like the relationship expressed in the
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original linked pair.
PLETHORA : INUNDATE
The Choices are
verbosity : enhance
dam : flood
affluence : scatter
information : waste
clotting : hemorrhage
Correct Answer is => affluence : scatter
The choice selected is => dam : flood
Antonym Questions
Focus Word is : homogeneous(A)
Definition is : Formed of parts that are all of the same type
Usage is : It is difficult to find a culturally homogeneous area in a metropolis.
Pick the word/phrase that is most nearly the opposite in meaning to the capitalised word.
HOMOGENEOUS
The Choices are
distinct
multifarious
uniform
disparate
polygamous
Correct Answer is => disparate
The choice selected is => distinct
Sentence Completion Questions
Focus Word is : image(N)
Definition is : A mental picture of something not real or present. A picture that fits the original
to the last detail.
Usage is : Hold on to a high image of yourself in life and rise to it.
For each blank, pick a word or set of words that best reflects the overall meaning of the
sentence.
The son was the perfect ___ of his father, resembling him in every feature.
The Choices are
copy
picture
caricature
model
image
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Correct Answer is => image
The choice selected is => copy
Focus Word is : querulous(A)
Definition is : Habitually complaining
Usage is : A querulous person would rather find fault than try to be cooperative.
For each blank, pick a word or set of words that best reflects the overall meaning of the
sentence.
Knowing her querulous nature, we ___ to be received ___.
The Choices are
were astonished : rudely
were surprised : with equanimity
were willing : patiently
were not prepared : sourly
expected : grudgingly
Correct Answer is => expected : grudgingly
The choice selected is => were surprised : with equanimity