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I was told this would probably be the most suitable forum for this question.
I found this analogy here. The correct answer is supposedly D, but I don't understand why. My reasoning went like this: meaning-wise, both punish and berate are members of the "misdeeds" family. Before you get punished, you most likely get berated (scolded). My thought was C. would be the right answer, because both those words are in the same family, meaning-wise (both mean to do an action that takes you up off the floor/ground). It wouldn't have been my favorite answer, if there had been a better one.
Can anyone explain why D. is the right answer?
Punish is to berate as
- A. leafy is to green
- B. deep is to ocean
- C. jump is to leap
- D. soak is to dampen
- E. hike is to trek
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I was told this would probably be the most suitable forum for this question.
I found this analogy here. The correct answer is supposedly D, but I don't understand why. My reasoning went like this: meaning-wise, both punish and berate are members of the "misdeeds" family. Before you get punished, you most likely get berated (scolded). My thought was C. would be the right answer, because both those words are in the same family, meaning-wise (both mean to do an action that takes you up off the floor/ground). It wouldn't have been my favorite answer, if there had been a better one.
Can anyone explain why D. is the right answer?
Punish is to berate as
- A. leafy is to green
- B. deep is to ocean
- C. jump is to leap
- D. soak is to dampen
- E. hike is to trek
analogy
edited Aug 22 at 19:17
Eddie Kal
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Welcome Jerry - I think you did a good job of following @J.R.'s advice from the EL&U meta post. Explaining what you think about the exercise makes it easier to write good answers.
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I was told this would probably be the most suitable forum for this question.
I found this analogy here. The correct answer is supposedly D, but I don't understand why. My reasoning went like this: meaning-wise, both punish and berate are members of the "misdeeds" family. Before you get punished, you most likely get berated (scolded). My thought was C. would be the right answer, because both those words are in the same family, meaning-wise (both mean to do an action that takes you up off the floor/ground). It wouldn't have been my favorite answer, if there had been a better one.
Can anyone explain why D. is the right answer?
Punish is to berate as
- A. leafy is to green
- B. deep is to ocean
- C. jump is to leap
- D. soak is to dampen
- E. hike is to trek
analogy
edited Aug 22 at 19:17
Eddie Kal
3,85421439
asked Aug 22 at 19:05
Jerry A. Trik
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I was told this would probably be the most suitable forum for this question.
I found this analogy here. The correct answer is supposedly D, but I don't understand why. My reasoning went like this: meaning-wise, both punish and berate are members of the "misdeeds" family. Before you get punished, you most likely get berated (scolded). My thought was C. would be the right answer, because both those words are in the same family, meaning-wise (both mean to do an action that takes you up off the floor/ground). It wouldn't have been my favorite answer, if there had been a better one.
Can anyone explain why D. is the right answer?
Punish is to berate as
- A. leafy is to green
- B. deep is to ocean
- C. jump is to leap
- D. soak is to dampen
- E. hike is to trek
analogy
edited Aug 22 at 19:17
Eddie Kal
3,85421439
asked Aug 22 at 19:05
Jerry A. Trik
545
edited Aug 22 at 19:17
Eddie Kal
3,85421439
edited Aug 22 at 19:17
Eddie Kal
3,85421439
edited Aug 22 at 19:17
Eddie Kal
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3,85421439
asked Aug 22 at 19:05
Jerry A. Trik
545
asked Aug 22 at 19:05
Jerry A. Trik
545
asked Aug 22 at 19:05
Jerry A. Trik
545
545
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Welcome Jerry - I think you did a good job of following @J.R.'s advice from the EL&U meta post. Explaining what you think about the exercise makes it easier to write good answers.
– ColleenV♦
Aug 22 at 20:27
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Welcome Jerry - I think you did a good job of following @J.R.'s advice from the EL&U meta post. Explaining what you think about the exercise makes it easier to write good answers.
– ColleenV♦
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Welcome Jerry - I think you did a good job of following @J.R.'s advice from the EL&U meta post. Explaining what you think about the exercise makes it easier to write good answers.
– ColleenV♦
Aug 22 at 20:27
Welcome Jerry - I think you did a good job of following @J.R.'s advice from the EL&U meta post. Explaining what you think about the exercise makes it easier to write good answers.
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You have checked dictionaries (good!) so you know the meanings of berate and punish.
Berating is a "telling off" and is just done with the voice. On the other hand, punishment could be physical (you could be beaten or imprisoned, for example).
So punishment is more intense than berating.
Let’s look at the options
A. leafy is to green (Being green may be an aspect of being leafy)
B. deep is to ocean (deep is a property of the ocean)
C. jump is to leap (A leap is a big jump)
D. soak is to dampen (soaking is a more intense action than dampening)
E. hike is to trek (synonyms or trek is a series of hikes)
Of these, (D) is the only one in which the first word represents a more intense version of the second. In (C) a leap is more intense than a jump and similarly a trek may be longer or more challenging than a hike. (A) and (B) are impossible as they aren't synonyms in which one means a more intense action, they are nouns and adjectives.
answered Aug 22 at 19:27
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"leafy" isn't always green. I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because of "leafy greens". (I still up-voted your answer though - these analogy questions have relationships that are hard to explain sometimes).
– ColleenV♦
Aug 22 at 20:36
I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because nearly every plant with leaves has green leaves. Even plants with non-green leaves - poinsettias and bouganvillea come to mind - have some. Green is needed for photosynthesis.
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Aug 23 at 5:02
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The correct answer is D, and here is why:
The verb "berate" means to scold, criticize, or rebuke. You seem to be under the impression that both "berate" and "punish" are instances of misdeeds. That is incorrect. If someone misbehaves, they get berated and then/or punished. Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating. So the relationship between the first term "punish" and the second term "berate" is that the first is more severe, more serious, stronger, or greater in degree than the second.
Choice D shows the same relationship between its two words. "Soak" is of a higher degree than "dampen" in its effect of making something wet. If something is soaked, it basically is steeped in water/liquid.
The other options: in choice A, "leaf" is an instantiation/example of "green"; B contains "deep" which is an attribute of "ocean"; C indicates a reverse relationship of the example, as "jump" is of a lower degree in magnitude than "leap"; E juxtaposes two words similar in meaning.
answered Aug 22 at 19:16
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"Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating." Clearly, this is along the lines of what the makers of the test were thinking, and is an explanation for why that is given as the "correct" answer, but this is not at all correct. Punishment isn't really chastisement, and it isn't necessarily worse than beratement.
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2 Answers
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You have checked dictionaries (good!) so you know the meanings of berate and punish.
Berating is a "telling off" and is just done with the voice. On the other hand, punishment could be physical (you could be beaten or imprisoned, for example).
So punishment is more intense than berating.
Let’s look at the options
A. leafy is to green (Being green may be an aspect of being leafy)
B. deep is to ocean (deep is a property of the ocean)
C. jump is to leap (A leap is a big jump)
D. soak is to dampen (soaking is a more intense action than dampening)
E. hike is to trek (synonyms or trek is a series of hikes)
Of these, (D) is the only one in which the first word represents a more intense version of the second. In (C) a leap is more intense than a jump and similarly a trek may be longer or more challenging than a hike. (A) and (B) are impossible as they aren't synonyms in which one means a more intense action, they are nouns and adjectives.
answered Aug 22 at 19:27
James K
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"leafy" isn't always green. I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because of "leafy greens". (I still up-voted your answer though - these analogy questions have relationships that are hard to explain sometimes).
– ColleenV♦
Aug 22 at 20:36
I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because nearly every plant with leaves has green leaves. Even plants with non-green leaves - poinsettias and bouganvillea come to mind - have some. Green is needed for photosynthesis.
– mcalex
Aug 23 at 5:02
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up vote
12
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You have checked dictionaries (good!) so you know the meanings of berate and punish.
Berating is a "telling off" and is just done with the voice. On the other hand, punishment could be physical (you could be beaten or imprisoned, for example).
So punishment is more intense than berating.
Let’s look at the options
A. leafy is to green (Being green may be an aspect of being leafy)
B. deep is to ocean (deep is a property of the ocean)
C. jump is to leap (A leap is a big jump)
D. soak is to dampen (soaking is a more intense action than dampening)
E. hike is to trek (synonyms or trek is a series of hikes)
Of these, (D) is the only one in which the first word represents a more intense version of the second. In (C) a leap is more intense than a jump and similarly a trek may be longer or more challenging than a hike. (A) and (B) are impossible as they aren't synonyms in which one means a more intense action, they are nouns and adjectives.
answered Aug 22 at 19:27
James K
28.7k13480
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"leafy" isn't always green. I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because of "leafy greens". (I still up-voted your answer though - these analogy questions have relationships that are hard to explain sometimes).
– ColleenV♦
Aug 22 at 20:36
I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because nearly every plant with leaves has green leaves. Even plants with non-green leaves - poinsettias and bouganvillea come to mind - have some. Green is needed for photosynthesis.
– mcalex
Aug 23 at 5:02
add a comment |Â
up vote
12
down vote
accepted
up vote
12
down vote
accepted
You have checked dictionaries (good!) so you know the meanings of berate and punish.
Berating is a "telling off" and is just done with the voice. On the other hand, punishment could be physical (you could be beaten or imprisoned, for example).
So punishment is more intense than berating.
Let’s look at the options
A. leafy is to green (Being green may be an aspect of being leafy)
B. deep is to ocean (deep is a property of the ocean)
C. jump is to leap (A leap is a big jump)
D. soak is to dampen (soaking is a more intense action than dampening)
E. hike is to trek (synonyms or trek is a series of hikes)
Of these, (D) is the only one in which the first word represents a more intense version of the second. In (C) a leap is more intense than a jump and similarly a trek may be longer or more challenging than a hike. (A) and (B) are impossible as they aren't synonyms in which one means a more intense action, they are nouns and adjectives.
answered Aug 22 at 19:27
James K
28.7k13480
You have checked dictionaries (good!) so you know the meanings of berate and punish.
Berating is a "telling off" and is just done with the voice. On the other hand, punishment could be physical (you could be beaten or imprisoned, for example).
So punishment is more intense than berating.
Let’s look at the options
A. leafy is to green (Being green may be an aspect of being leafy)
B. deep is to ocean (deep is a property of the ocean)
C. jump is to leap (A leap is a big jump)
D. soak is to dampen (soaking is a more intense action than dampening)
E. hike is to trek (synonyms or trek is a series of hikes)
Of these, (D) is the only one in which the first word represents a more intense version of the second. In (C) a leap is more intense than a jump and similarly a trek may be longer or more challenging than a hike. (A) and (B) are impossible as they aren't synonyms in which one means a more intense action, they are nouns and adjectives.
answered Aug 22 at 19:27
James K
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edited Aug 22 at 20:39
answered Aug 22 at 19:27
James K
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answered Aug 22 at 19:27
James K
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answered Aug 22 at 19:27
James K
28.7k13480
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5
"leafy" isn't always green. I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because of "leafy greens". (I still up-voted your answer though - these analogy questions have relationships that are hard to explain sometimes).
– ColleenV♦
Aug 22 at 20:36
I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because nearly every plant with leaves has green leaves. Even plants with non-green leaves - poinsettias and bouganvillea come to mind - have some. Green is needed for photosynthesis.
– mcalex
Aug 23 at 5:02
add a comment |Â
5
"leafy" isn't always green. I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because of "leafy greens". (I still up-voted your answer though - these analogy questions have relationships that are hard to explain sometimes).
– ColleenV♦
Aug 22 at 20:36
I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because nearly every plant with leaves has green leaves. Even plants with non-green leaves - poinsettias and bouganvillea come to mind - have some. Green is needed for photosynthesis.
– mcalex
Aug 23 at 5:02
5
5
"leafy" isn't always green. I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because of "leafy greens". (I still up-voted your answer though - these analogy questions have relationships that are hard to explain sometimes).
– ColleenV♦
Aug 22 at 20:36
"leafy" isn't always green. I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because of "leafy greens". (I still up-voted your answer though - these analogy questions have relationships that are hard to explain sometimes).
– ColleenV♦
Aug 22 at 20:36
I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because nearly every plant with leaves has green leaves. Even plants with non-green leaves - poinsettias and bouganvillea come to mind - have some. Green is needed for photosynthesis.
– mcalex
Aug 23 at 5:02
I think "leafy" and "green" get stuck together in our minds because nearly every plant with leaves has green leaves. Even plants with non-green leaves - poinsettias and bouganvillea come to mind - have some. Green is needed for photosynthesis.
– mcalex
Aug 23 at 5:02
add a comment |Â
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The correct answer is D, and here is why:
The verb "berate" means to scold, criticize, or rebuke. You seem to be under the impression that both "berate" and "punish" are instances of misdeeds. That is incorrect. If someone misbehaves, they get berated and then/or punished. Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating. So the relationship between the first term "punish" and the second term "berate" is that the first is more severe, more serious, stronger, or greater in degree than the second.
Choice D shows the same relationship between its two words. "Soak" is of a higher degree than "dampen" in its effect of making something wet. If something is soaked, it basically is steeped in water/liquid.
The other options: in choice A, "leaf" is an instantiation/example of "green"; B contains "deep" which is an attribute of "ocean"; C indicates a reverse relationship of the example, as "jump" is of a lower degree in magnitude than "leap"; E juxtaposes two words similar in meaning.
answered Aug 22 at 19:16
Eddie Kal
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"Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating." Clearly, this is along the lines of what the makers of the test were thinking, and is an explanation for why that is given as the "correct" answer, but this is not at all correct. Punishment isn't really chastisement, and it isn't necessarily worse than beratement.
– Acccumulation
Aug 22 at 22:11
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The correct answer is D, and here is why:
The verb "berate" means to scold, criticize, or rebuke. You seem to be under the impression that both "berate" and "punish" are instances of misdeeds. That is incorrect. If someone misbehaves, they get berated and then/or punished. Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating. So the relationship between the first term "punish" and the second term "berate" is that the first is more severe, more serious, stronger, or greater in degree than the second.
Choice D shows the same relationship between its two words. "Soak" is of a higher degree than "dampen" in its effect of making something wet. If something is soaked, it basically is steeped in water/liquid.
The other options: in choice A, "leaf" is an instantiation/example of "green"; B contains "deep" which is an attribute of "ocean"; C indicates a reverse relationship of the example, as "jump" is of a lower degree in magnitude than "leap"; E juxtaposes two words similar in meaning.
answered Aug 22 at 19:16
Eddie Kal
3,85421439
5
"Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating." Clearly, this is along the lines of what the makers of the test were thinking, and is an explanation for why that is given as the "correct" answer, but this is not at all correct. Punishment isn't really chastisement, and it isn't necessarily worse than beratement.
– Acccumulation
Aug 22 at 22:11
add a comment |Â
up vote
14
down vote
up vote
14
down vote
The correct answer is D, and here is why:
The verb "berate" means to scold, criticize, or rebuke. You seem to be under the impression that both "berate" and "punish" are instances of misdeeds. That is incorrect. If someone misbehaves, they get berated and then/or punished. Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating. So the relationship between the first term "punish" and the second term "berate" is that the first is more severe, more serious, stronger, or greater in degree than the second.
Choice D shows the same relationship between its two words. "Soak" is of a higher degree than "dampen" in its effect of making something wet. If something is soaked, it basically is steeped in water/liquid.
The other options: in choice A, "leaf" is an instantiation/example of "green"; B contains "deep" which is an attribute of "ocean"; C indicates a reverse relationship of the example, as "jump" is of a lower degree in magnitude than "leap"; E juxtaposes two words similar in meaning.
answered Aug 22 at 19:16
Eddie Kal
3,85421439
The correct answer is D, and here is why:
The verb "berate" means to scold, criticize, or rebuke. You seem to be under the impression that both "berate" and "punish" are instances of misdeeds. That is incorrect. If someone misbehaves, they get berated and then/or punished. Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating. So the relationship between the first term "punish" and the second term "berate" is that the first is more severe, more serious, stronger, or greater in degree than the second.
Choice D shows the same relationship between its two words. "Soak" is of a higher degree than "dampen" in its effect of making something wet. If something is soaked, it basically is steeped in water/liquid.
The other options: in choice A, "leaf" is an instantiation/example of "green"; B contains "deep" which is an attribute of "ocean"; C indicates a reverse relationship of the example, as "jump" is of a lower degree in magnitude than "leap"; E juxtaposes two words similar in meaning.
answered Aug 22 at 19:16
Eddie Kal
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edited Aug 22 at 19:31
answered Aug 22 at 19:16
Eddie Kal
3,85421439
answered Aug 22 at 19:16
Eddie Kal
3,85421439
answered Aug 22 at 19:16
Eddie Kal
3,85421439
3,85421439
5
"Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating." Clearly, this is along the lines of what the makers of the test were thinking, and is an explanation for why that is given as the "correct" answer, but this is not at all correct. Punishment isn't really chastisement, and it isn't necessarily worse than beratement.
– Acccumulation
Aug 22 at 22:11
add a comment |Â
5
"Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating." Clearly, this is along the lines of what the makers of the test were thinking, and is an explanation for why that is given as the "correct" answer, but this is not at all correct. Punishment isn't really chastisement, and it isn't necessarily worse than beratement.
– Acccumulation
Aug 22 at 22:11
5
5
"Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating." Clearly, this is along the lines of what the makers of the test were thinking, and is an explanation for why that is given as the "correct" answer, but this is not at all correct. Punishment isn't really chastisement, and it isn't necessarily worse than beratement.
– Acccumulation
Aug 22 at 22:11
"Punishment is a form of chastisement more severe and harsher than berating." Clearly, this is along the lines of what the makers of the test were thinking, and is an explanation for why that is given as the "correct" answer, but this is not at all correct. Punishment isn't really chastisement, and it isn't necessarily worse than beratement.
– Acccumulation
Aug 22 at 22:11
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Welcome Jerry - I think you did a good job of following @J.R.'s advice from the EL&U meta post. Explaining what you think about the exercise makes it easier to write good answers.
– ColleenV♦
Aug 22 at 20:27