INTERLOPER : MEDDLE ::
Answer(s): C
This is a “defining characteristic” analogy. An INTERLOPER seeks to MEDDLE (interfere) in the affairs of another. An advocate (ally) will espouse (support or defend) a particular viewpoint or cause. In both cases, the second word describes the inherent objective of the first.
WALK : AMBLE ::
Answer(s): A
This is a “form of” analogy. To AMBLE is to WALK unhurriedly without a predetermined destination. To tinker is to work aimlessly without a predetermined direction.
SENSATION : PARALYSIS ::
Answer(s): B
This is a “symptom of” analogy. One sign of PARALYSIS is the lack of SENSATION(feeling). Similarly, one sign of dieting is the lack of obesity. As for choices A. and (E), the two words in each pair are antonyms. The same can’t be said for sensation and paralysis. Paralysis is not defined by a lack of sensation, but by lack of ability to move.
MUNIFICENT : GENEROSITY ::
This is a “defining characteristic” analogy. A MUNIFICENT person is characterizedby great GENEROSITY; similarly, a dolorous person is characterized by great sorrow. Since luck can be either bad or good, choice D. is not as strong an analogy as choice (A).
DRIP : GUSH
Answer(s): D
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