tailieunhanh - Master the Gre 2010 - Part 35

Peterson's Master the Gre 2010 - Part book includes 9 full-length practice tests , thorough reviews of every section on the exam, and expert tips and strategies from a test prep pro. GRE (Graduage Record Examination General Test) is a commercially-run standardized test and an admission requirement for many graduate schools in USA and other English-speaking countries. GRE can earn you between 200-800 points. | Chapter 12 Analogies 323 DIFFERENCE IN DEGREE RATE SCALE EXTENT AMOUNT QUANTITY takes to an extreme. is a faster larger stronger form of. is the same as but on a larger scale. SOLICIT CANVASS to canvass is to solicit orders from a group COUNSEL ADMONISH to counsel is to advise to admonish is to strongly urge MALAISE DISTRAUGHT malaise means uneasiness distraught means troubled or distressed 15. PREVALENT UNIVERSAL A mercenary corrupt B sporadic frequent C stylish trendy D juvenile infantile E flexible twisted The correct answer is D . UNIVERSAL occurring everywhere takes PREVALENT common to an extreme. Does con upt take mercenary to an extreme No. Mercenary means motivated by money rather than loyalty. A mercenary may or may not be considered corrupt but in any event the relationship is not one of degree. Choice A is not correct. Does frequent take sporadic to an extreme No. Sporadic means occasional or infrequent so the two words are opposite in meaning. Eliminate choice B . Does trendy take stylish to an extreme No. The two words are synonyms except that trendy has a somewhat negative connotation whereas stylish has a positive one. You can eliminate choice C as well. Infantile babyish or childish takes juvenile young or immature to an extreme so choice D is a good analogy. Does twisted take flexible to an extreme No. Something flexible is not necessarily twisted at all so choice E is out. Be careful to distinguish between patterns 2 and 3 of the type form or example analogies above. A negatively charged word is not necessarily an extreme word. In the question above for instance trendy provides a negative spin on stylish but is trendiness considered extreme or heightened stylishness No. Place or Environment Analogies In this type of relationship one word describes a place location environment forum setting the other word describes an object or event associated with that place. Look for one of two distinct patterns to help you refine the relationship Q The only .