GRE analogies: “Symbols and Representation”

In this type of analogy, one word stands for or represents a concept, action, or thing.

For example

CARET: INSERT

a. colon: sever

b. pie: exponentiate

c. gun: lance

d. period: stop

e. scalpel: delete

TACTIC:

Identify the relationship between BOLD TYPED words.

Here the relation is: a CARET (^) is an editing symbol that indicates where a word should be INSERTED.

Choose the answer pair with the most similar relationship

similarly; a PERIOD (.) is a grammatical symbol indicating STOP. The answer is D.



Other “symbol analogies type of questions mostly asked on GRE exams are”

1. DOVE: PEACE

2. scales: justice

3. torch: liberty

4. pout: anger

5. beaver: hardwork

6. bee: hardwork

7. caret: insert

8. cornucopia: abundance

9. fox: cunning

10. laurel: victory

11. mace: authority

12. period: stop

13. Trojan horse: deception

14. olive branch: peace

GRE Vocab; bevy

Bevy (n): a large group of people or things.

GRE Vocab; voracious

Voracious (adj): wanting or devouring great quantities of food

                         : very eager or enthusiastic in one’s approach
                            a voracious reader 

GRE Vocab; herbivore, carnivore

Herbivore (n): an animal that feeds on plants

Carnivore (n): an animal that feeds on flesh
Analogy: LION: CARNIVORE:: shark: scavenger (Defining Characteristic)

GRE Vocab; gormandize

Gormandize (v): eat good food, especially to excess
                     (n): appreciation or consumption of good food