WORSHIP : SACRIFICE

[hamidspam]

WORSHIP : SACRIFICE

(A) GENERATION : SACRIFICE
(B) BURIAL : MORTUARY
(C) WEAPON : CENTURION
(D) MASSACRE : INVASION
(E) PREDICTION : AUGURY

ANSWER IS PREDICTION : AUGERY. COULD ANYBODY EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE QUESTION AND ANSWER PAIRS.

[AmigoRo]

Originally posted by hamidspam

WORSHIP:SACRIFICE

()GENERATION:SACRIFICE
()BURIAL:MORTUARY
()WEAPON:CENTURION
()MASSACRE:INVASION
()PREDICTION:AUGERY

ANSWER IS PREDICTION:AUGERY. COULD ANYBODY EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIPS IN THE QUESTION AND ANSWER PAIRS.

No sé José !

Prediction is synonymous with Augery

But Worship and Sacrifice ?

I honestly don't know.

AmigoRo

P.S. YES, I am at the office on a Sunday because I want to check my mail.

[Erin]

Hola, AmigoRo! Como te vas?? (always the English translation for everybody: Hello, how have you been??)

I know this question; I've taught it many times.

The bridge is:

Y is a "supernatural" (i.e., unfounded in Euro-centric science) form of X.

[hamidspam]

thanks Erin. got yeah.

thanks Ro.

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[AmigoRo]

Originally posted by Erin Billy

Hola, AmigoRo! Como te vas?? (always the English translation for everybody: Hello, how have you been??)

I know this question; I've taught it many times.

The bridge is:

Y is a "supernatural" (i.e., unfounded in Euro-centric science) form of X.

I absolutely don't understand :-(

(From dictionary.com)

wor·ship n.

1.a. The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object.
b. The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed.
2. Ardent devotion; adoration.
3. often Worship Chiefly British. Used as a form of address for magistrates, mayors, and certain other dignitaries: Your Worship

sac·ri·fice n.

1. a. The act of offering something to a deity in propitiation or homage, especially the ritual slaughter of an animal or a person.
b. A victim offered in this way.

2. a. Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.
b. Something so forfeited.

3. a. Relinquishment of something at less than its presumed value.
b. Something so relinquished.
c. A loss so sustained.

4. Baseball. A sacrifice hit or sacrifice fly

So where's the supernatural element?

[Erin]

Originally posted by Erin Billy

Y is a "supernatural" (i.e., unfounded in Euro-centric science) form of X.

I used the word in quotes to indicate that I was using the term loosely.

But looking at the question again more carefully, I realize that I could make a much simpler bridge:

Y is one of the possible actions to perform X, or more simply, Y is a kind of X.

Yes, I fully realize the implications of saying that sacrifice is a "supernatural" form of worship, and ETS would simply avoid any of this type of controversy by not putting such a question on their current tests.

Finally, in the end, I stand by my explanation that both are actions that are "unfounded in Euro-centric science."

[ranjani]

hi,i found this on the practice paper of official site gre,
qn. WORSHIP : SACRIFICE


generation : pyre

burial : mortuary

weapon : centurion

massacre : invasion

prediction : augury

answer is E..bridge pls..

[Psyoutlaw]

The bridge is that they are synonyms.

E) prediction : augury

Augury is an omen or prophecy, hence Prediction.

Psyoutlaw

[VzlaGirl]

Maybe this could be a good bridge, but I'm not sure:

a SACRIFICE is a kind of WORSHIP
and
an AUGURY is a kind of PREDICTION

An augury is sometimes considered a superstitious prediction, and a divination (Merriam-Webster: "1 : divination from auspices or omens")

[ranjani]

hey psyoutlaw,

how is it they r synonyms?

WORSHIP means reverence,devotion
SACRIFICE means give up,forgo,surrender

i agree, thats augury and prediction r synonyms..
don't mind if its silly qn..