Friday, March 13, 2009

Today's Quote:  Men of genius are admired. Men of wealth are envied.  Men of power are feared but only men of character are trusted. --Arthur Friedman
mongrel

mon•grel

Pronunciation: (mung'grul, mong'-), [key] 
n. 
1. a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed. 
2. any animal or plant resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties. 
3. any cross between different things, esp. if inharmonious orindiscriminate .  HIGHWAY : ROAD :: hymn : song the best answer is song. The relationship between the first pair of words, highway and road, is that of item to category—one word names something that falls into the category, or group, named by the other word. Therefore, the second pair of words must also have an item-to-category relationship. Ahymn is a type of song  

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

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quandary-Pronunciation: (kwon'du-rE, -drE), [key] 
n., 
pl. -ries.
 
A state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. as to what to do; dilemma.
SPORT : SNOWBOARDING ::dessert :: pudding
The best answer is dessert. The relationship between the first pair of words, sport and snowboarding, is that of item to category—one word names something that falls into the category, or group, named by the other word. Therefore, the second pair of words must also have an item-to-category relationship. Pudding is a type of dessert

Monday, March 9, 2009

Type a new sentence with the new word in your blog and the analogy. Diurnal - 1. of or pertaining to a day or each day; daily
  EX:Bill diurnally read the newspapers.                          
QUILT : WARM :: sprinter : fast

The best answer is sprinter. The relationship between the first pair of words, quilt and warm, is descriptive—one word describes the other word. Therefore, the second pair of words must also have a descriptive relationship. Fastdescribes sprinter.