help needed with big book analogies

[pankaj.chawla]

please tell the bridges also

1)EXPAND : VOLUME
a)ascend : flight
b)proliferate : number
c)bend : flexibility
d)cool : temperature
e)deflect : heading

2)MOCK : IMITATE
a)satirize : charm
b)condense : summarize
c)placate : assuage
d)adapt : duplicate
e)taunt : challenge

3)VOLATILE : TEMPER
a)prominent : notoriety
b)ready : wit
c)catastrophic : disaster
d)gentle : heart
e)expressive : song

[junk]

fot the first one i think its- expand is to increase in volume and proliferate is to increase in number- so its B.
second one- mock is to imitate (in a derogatory way)
taunt is to challenge(in a derogatory way)
so its E.
third one- volatile temper is to have abrupt changes in temper
so it must be ready wit since no other option fits into this bridge...
por favor, el señor correct me if i am wrong...

[wingway]

1)EXPAND : VOLUME
a)ascend : flight
b)proliferate : number
c)bend : flexibility
d)cool : temperature
e)deflect : heading

2)MOCK : IMITATE
a)satirize : charm
b)condense : summarize
c)placate : assuage
d)adapt : duplicate
e)taunt : challenge

3)VOLATILE : TEMPER
a)prominent : notoriety
b)ready : wit
c)catastrophic : disaster
d)gentle : heart
e)expressive : song

Am I right?

[pankaj.chawla]

@junk
indeed the Official Answer's are b,e and b.
for the second one i chose c as i thought both these pair of words are synonyms.
i did not know that taunt is to challenge in a derogatory way and not quite convinced wid the third one either.

[kaushik_dear]

please tell the bridges also

1)EXPAND : VOLUME
a)ascend : flight
b)proliferate : number
c)bend : flexibility
d)cool : temperature
e)deflect : heading

If something expand it increase in volume
so, the bridge is If something X it increase in Y

If sthing ascend it increase in flight (no)
if sthing proliferate it increase in number -yes keep this choice
If sthing bend it increase in flexibility-no
If sthing cool it increase in temperature ( downscale or upperscale-no)
If sthing deflect it increase in heading ( no)

So ANS is B

2)MOCK : IMITATE
a)satirize : charm
b)condense : summarize
c)placate : assuage
d)adapt : duplicate
e)taunt : challenge


To Mock is to imitate action

Bridge is To x is to Y expression

to satirize is to charm action-no
to condense is to summarize action- no
to placate is to assuage expression-Yes keep this
to adapt is to duplicate expression-no
to taunt is to challenge expression-no


3)VOLATILE : TEMPER
a)prominent : notoriety
b)ready : wit
c)catastrophic : disaster
d)gentle : heart
e)expressive : song

Volatile means unexpected temper
prominent means unexpected notoriety
ready means unexpected wit- actually wit means unexpected ready answer
catastrophic means unexpected disaster
gently means unexpected heart
expressive means unexpected song.

will you all please explain me, if this correct or wrong