DISPENSARY : REAPER ::
Answer(s): A
This is an “opposing function” analogy. A DISPENSARY is a distribution center for medicines, and a REAPER is a farming machine that cuts and gathers crops. Since a dispensary distributes but a reaper gathers, they serve opposing functions. A chisel is used to break apart material such as stone; mortar is used to bond stones or bricks; hence, they also serve opposing functions. Moreover, in both pairs, the relationship involves disbursing versus joining, further strengthening the analogy
ROBUST : VIGOR ::
Answer(s): E
This is a “degree of” analogy. ROBUST means full of VIGOR, just as sanguine means full of hope. Choice B. is the second-best answer, because sickness and illness are synonymous. However, sickness does not suggest a fullness (of illness).
SHUN : DISAPPROVAL ::
Answer(s): D
This is a “symptom, sign, or manifestation” analogy. To SHUN is to avoid or ignore. One who expresses DISAPPROVAL of the behavior of another might show that disapproval by shunning the other person. So shunning is one possible sign of disapproval (but not a defining characteristic of it). Similarly, a nap a possible sign of relaxation (but not a defining characteristic of it).
AGILE : DANCER ::
Answer(s): B
This is an “ideal characteristic” analogy. An effective, or ideal, DANCER is AGILE (nimble), although agility is not a defining characteristic of a dancer. Similarly, an effective, or ideal, worker is diligent (not lazy), although diligence is not a defining characteristic of a worker.
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