GRE Question of the Day: Analogy

vidyuth
#1. November 26th, 2006, at 12:14 PM.

its b

Praj
#2. November 15th, 2007, at 8:30 PM.

C.

sybarite
#3. November 15th, 2007, at 10:34 PM.

incline means elevated position. precipice is steep cliff. they are antonyms

gojubaba
#4. November 15th, 2007, at 11:31 PM.

@sybarite
can you tell me how incline and precipice are antonyms

zhulander
#5. November 16th, 2007, at 3:34 AM.

E.

A precipice is an extreme incline, and a zealot is an extreme partisan.

An incline is NOT an elevated position. It is a synonym for “slope”. A precipice is an extremely steep, nearly vertical slope.

vidya
#6. November 16th, 2007, at 11:40 AM.

e.gre team plzzz provide ans.

vindhya
#7. November 16th, 2007, at 7:41 PM.

plz put the answer for these question and my ans is [c]

Sravan
#8. November 17th, 2007, at 3:55 PM.

Precipice is a higher degree of incline
mutation is a higher degree of change…
so the answer is A..

zhulander
#9. November 18th, 2007, at 1:09 AM.

Mutation and change are synonyms, not differences in degree.

Harun
#10. November 18th, 2007, at 9:00 AM.

A

Sravan
#11. November 19th, 2007, at 12:59 PM.

Well Mutation and change may be synonymous but there is a difference between them. Mutation is a sudden rapid change;precipice is sudden extreemly steep
As for your answer a zealot is one who is extremely eager but may not be parisan. Partisan is being partial or being a bigot. Pls let me know if you have any further clarifications. I hope GRE team will agree with this:-)

zhulander
#12. November 20th, 2007, at 12:16 AM.

@ Sravan

A mutation CAN BE sudden (in the strict biological/genetic sense) but the general definition is simply “an act or process of changing” without any qualifiers about the rate of change.

However, a zealot is defined as someone who is very strongly opinionated (religiously, politically, etc.) and biased, and is therefore an extreme partisan. In other words, one cannot be a zealot without being partisan.

Sravan
#13. November 21st, 2007, at 12:23 PM.

Thanks zhulander for clarifying….I agree with you:-)

vindhya
#14. November 24th, 2007, at 1:05 PM.

thanx zhulander and sravan for clarifying a doubt which i got previously but any on eof u can tell me the bridge between them?

zhulander
#15. November 26th, 2007, at 11:46 PM.

@ vindhya

You’re welcome. The bridge is: B is an extreme A (must reverse the order for it to work).

Vesta
#16. November 29th, 2007, at 7:59 AM.

It is e

JKR
#17. December 2nd, 2007, at 7:10 PM.

Partisan is someone who supports a party, principle.

It’s E

jb
#18. November 13th, 2008, at 10:31 PM.

Precipice: a cliff or almost vertical
incline: deviation from vertical, i.e, sth that is not vertical.
Now, there is only one relationship, that is antonymous or 1 = !2.
1) change=!mutation—> wrong
2) selfishness=!generosity. (could be)
3) Wilderness=!forest—> wrong
4) Talent = !obsession—> wrong
5) partisan=!zealot—> wrong again. (if it’s correct, then it would mean partisan=benign,generous etc)

Alyscia
#19. November 13th, 2008, at 10:31 PM.

It’s E

Cema
#20. November 13th, 2008, at 11:29 PM.

E

Maddy
#21. November 14th, 2008, at 12:13 AM.

It should be E.

sana
#22. November 14th, 2008, at 3:40 AM.

Answer is A
Because something can precipice coz of being inclined. similarly mutation can occur coz of change

priyadharshini
#23. November 15th, 2008, at 4:29 PM.

inclination can b either vertical r horizontal.it can also b a deviation from the vertical 2 horizontal r horizontal 2 vertical.so jb can’t b right,isn’t it?i agree with zhulander.its E.

priyadharshini
#24. November 15th, 2008, at 4:31 PM.

GRE team pls provide with correct answers.

lisa
#25. November 15th, 2008, at 5:33 PM.

answer is e.
an incline can either be slight or steep (as in a precipice). And one who is partisan can be slightly biased or steeply biased (as in one with zeal)

mihir
#26. November 16th, 2008, at 9:19 AM.

precipice will need to be inclined and mutation will need to have undergone change.
also a zealot is a high degree of partisan
but still i will go with A

Kofi
#27. November 17th, 2008, at 6:36 PM.

more like A…

Sai
#28. December 1st, 2008, at 5:20 AM.

e