Thursday, July 22, 2010

Analogy - II - September 16, 2009

1. Few

2. beaver : dam
A bird builds a nest and a beaver builds a dam

3. oriole : bird
oriole is a species of bird

4. professor : college
A doctor works in a hospital and a professor works in a college.

5. puppy : dog
"A cub is a young bear"

6. hypothesis : biologist
A tenet is a belief and a theologian is someone who studies religion. A hypothesis is something a biologist will study as part of his or her professional endeavors

7. Arthur
Sarah was married to Abraham, and Guinevere was married to Arthur.

8. wealthy
Corpulent and obese are synonyms, as are opulent and wealthy.

9. capon
A castrated man is a eunuch, and a castrated rooster is a capon.

10. Schwartz
In the movie Star Wars, the Force was important, and used in sayings such as "may the Force be with you." In the movie Space Balls, a parody of Star Wars, the word "Schwartz" was used instead of "Force."

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