XLV: MATERIALS 'n' PRODUCTS

We had “HIDE” in the last post. Did you know that “HIDE” also refers to the SKIN of the animals? We make LEATHER from HIDE, just as we make FLOUR from GRAIN, or WINE from GRAPES, or FURNITURE from WOOD, or a WALL from BRICKS. These simple terms get featured in GRE ANALOGIES. More than testing the strength of our vocabulary, these analogies test your awareness of the everyday world. They appear either MATERIAL and PRODUCT relationship, or WORKER and MATERIAL, or PRODUCT and WORKER relationship. Let’s get a few of them in order. WORKER: MATERIAL: PRODUCT TANNER: HIDE: LEATHER VINTNER (wine-maker): GRAPES: WINE MASON: BRICK (stone): WALL JOINER (carpenter): WOOD: FURNITURE Look at some similar ANALOGIES that appeared earlier: WORKER: PRODUCT AUTHOR: BOOK MASON: WALL MATERIAL: PRODUCT RUBBER: TIRE WAX: CANDLE FLAX: LINEN CLAY: PORCELAIN