Chapter 3: Analogies: the sense of the word and the world

We have seen that the word ‘DRONE’ means to speak monotonously.
In fact, ‘DRONE’ as a noun refers to the ‘lazy bee’ among the honeybees.
And, as we know, the buzzing sound of a bee is very droning, monotonous. 

Because a drone is a kind of bee, we can also get analogies like  

DRONE: BEE 

A drone is a kind of bee 

in the same way as  

CARP: FISH  

A carp is a kind of fish. 

These sorts of analogical problems are very common in our test. 

Here are a few more examples from the old questions.

PINE: CONIFER 

A pine tree is a coniferous tree.

FIR: TREE

A fir is a tree.

TROUT: FISH

A trout is a fish.

SACRIFICE: WORSHIP
Sacrifice is a form of worship.

AUGURY: PREDICTION 

 Augury is a form of prediction. 

KIDNEY: ORGAN

A kidney is a kind of organ.

HEART: ORGAN

A heart is another kind of organ.

RIB: BONE

A rib is an example of bone.

CAT: ANIMAL
A cat is an animal.

CHAIR: FURNITURE 

A chair is an item of furniture.

FORGERY: COUNTERFEIT

Forgery is an example of counterfeit.

EMBEZZLEMENT: FRAUD

Embezzlement is a kind of fraud.

DART: MISSILE

A dart is a small sort of missile.

SKIFF: BOAT

 A skiff is small type of boat.

ANECDOTE: NARRATIVE/ STORY

An anecdote is a very small story.

SNACK: MEAL

A snack is a very small meal.

SKIT: PLAY

A skit is a very short play

GADGET: TOOL
A gadget is a kind of tool.

TRINKET: JEWELRY 
 A trinket is a piece of jewelry.

APPLE: FRUIT  

An apple is a sort of fruit.

WOOL: FABRIC 

  Wool is a type of fabric.

ALLERGY: REACTION

An allergy is a form of reaction.

LANCET:INSTRUMENT

A lancet is a cutting instrument. 

OSTRICH: BIRD 
 An ostrich is a bird.

TIGER: CAT 
  A tiger is a cat

ENZYME: CATALYST

An enzyme is a sort of catalyst.

BACTERIUM: MICROBE

A bacterium is a microorganism.

PILLAR: SUPPORT

A pillar is a form of support.

STOCKADE: ENCLOSURE

A stockade is an enclosure for cattle.

WING: STRUT

A wing is a form of strut [projection].

WALL: BUTTRESS

A wall is a form of buttress[support-].

PYLON: GUY

Pylon is a kind of guy [a rope for steadying some object].

LIMERICK: POEM 
A limerick is a kind of comical poem.

LAMPOON: SATIRE
A lampoon is a ridiculing sort of satire[an ironical work of art].

LULLABY: SONG

A lullaby is a form of lulling [soothing] song.

DIRGE: MUSIC

Dirge is a form of sad music.

WALTZ: DANCE

Waltz is a form of dance.

TANGO: DANCE

Tango is another type of dance.

ELEGY: POEM

An elegy is a form of sad poem

TURQUOISE: GEM
A turquoise is a kind of gem like a ruby or an emerald.

VIOLET: FLOWER
A violet is a kind of flower.

OATH: PROMISE 

An oath is a solemn promise

CONTRACT: AGREEMENT

A contract is a solemn agreement.

BUTTERFLY: INSECT

A butterfly is an insect.

METAPHYSICS: PHILOSOPHY

Metaphysics is particular form of philosophy.

MANSION: RESIDENCE  

A mansion is a rich person’s residence.

LIMOUSINE: AUTOMOBILE
A limousine is a rich person’s automobile or car.

VENOM: POISON

Venom, poison of snake, is a kind of toxin.

MILK: NUTRIENT 

 Milk is a kind of nutrient [food].

CACOPHONY: SOUND

Cacophony is an unpleasant kind of sound.

GLARE: LIGHT

Glare is an unpleasant form of light.

DECLAMATION: GRANDILOQUENCE
Declamation is a type of grandiloquence[showy speech].

DIATRIBE: ABUSE
Diatribe is a speech of abuse.

ALCHEMY: SCIENCE

Alchemy is an ancient form of pseudo-science.

NOSTRUM: REMEDY

Nostrum is an ancient form of pseudo-medicine

DOGGEREL: VERSE

Doggerel is form of comical verse [poem].

BURLESQUE: PLAY

Burlesque is a form of comical play.

INFERNO: FIRE
Inferno is a raging, violent form of fire.

HURRICANE: STORM
Hurricane is a violent, raging kind of storm.

ALCOVE: RECESS 

An alcove is an arched recess.

DOME: ROOF

A dome is an arched roof.

SUBSIDY: SUPPORT

Subsidy is a financial form of support.

DEBT: OBLIGATION

Debt is a financial form of obligation.

As we can see, it is not just our knowledge of the word- meaning that is tested, especially in analogies, but our knowledge and experience of the world around us.