COG : WATCH ::
Answer(s): D
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 ::
Answer(s): B
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 ::
Answer(s): A
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 ::
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 ::
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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