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GRE GRE Section 1: Verbal Exam
Section One : Verbal (Page 4 )

Updated On: 15-Feb-2026
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COG : WATCH ::

  1. fish : school
  2. screen : television
  3. lawyer : jury
  4. manager : bureaucracy
  5. seasoning : recipe

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

This is a “part-to-whole” analogy. A COG (gear or gear-tooth) is one of several types of components that together make a WATCH operate; similarly, a manager is one of many types of workers who contribute to the operation of a bureaucracy (a large, structured organization).



QUELL : UPRISING ::

  1. bite : hunger
  2. quench : thirst
  3. strike : labor
  4. incite : hostility
  5. indulge : habit

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

This is one form of an “operates against” analogy. To QUELL is to suppress or put down, an act that eliminates an UPRISING; similarly, to quench is to completely satisfy a thirst, an act that eliminates it.



IMPORTANT : PIVOTAL ::

  1. stern : draconian
  2. copious : thorough
  3. minimal : voluminous
  4. salient : compulsory
  5. impetuous : spontaneous

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

This is a “form of” (degree or extent) analogy. PIVOTAL means “extremely IMPORTANT,” just as draconian means “extremely stern.” The analogy is based on degree.



SCULPTURE : SHAVING ::

  1. analysis : insight
  2. burglary : arrest
  3. experiment : hypothesis
  4. therapy : comfort
  5. education : opportunity

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

This is a “result of” (process and product) analogy. When engaging in the art of SCULPTURE, especially wood sculpture, the artist produces a SHAVING, which is a byproduct of the sculpting process. When a person commits a burglary, the burglar’s arrest is a possible result, or byproduct. Another key to this analogy is that in neither case is the result the actor’s main objective or intention.



PRIZE : LOTTERY ::

  1. grade : student
  2. loan : bank
  3. chip : casino
  4. diploma : college
  5. rank : tournament

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

This is a “result or product” analogy. The objective (final result) of a LOTTERY typically is a PRIZE, awarded to the lottery winner. Similarly, the objective (final result) of attending college typically is to be awarded a diploma. Choice B. does not provide as strong an analogy—a loan, although it’s one possible reason to engage a bank, is not an award.






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