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Need Bridge ..pls help
hackneyed : original
a. mature:juvenile b. trite:morbid c. withdrawn: reserved d. evasive: elusive e. derivative: traditional alarm: trigger a. prison:escape b.tunnel:dig c.criminal:corner d.fright:allay e.trap:spring Scales : Justice a. weights: measures b. laws:courts c. torch:liberty d.laurel eacee.balance:equity Excessive:Moderation a. Extensive:duration b. arbitrary:courage c. Impulsive:reflection d. Distinguished: Reverence e. Expensive: Cost |
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the bridge is x lacks y. in 3rd one,scales are the sign of justice and torch is the sign of liberty 4th is the degree question no other than d fits here i have a doubt in 4th one. in 4th can the answer have the opposite order of degree as the question. like excessive:moderate::distinguished:reverence in this x has a higher degree than y can the answer be y has a higher degree than x Last edited by confidant_1616 : 2006 August 10th at 09:43 AM. Reason: Automerged post |
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thnks confidant.
but the answer of 4 is c. impulsive :reflection i dont know how. pls can anybody help in getting the bridge of questions: 2 and 4 above. 2.alarm: trigger a. prison:escape b.tunnel:dig c.criminal:corner d.fright:allay e.trap:spring 4.Excessive:Moderation a. Extensive:duration b. arbitrary:courage c. Impulsive:reflection d. Distinguished: Reverence e. Expensive: Cost ![]() Last edited by pedant : 2006 August 11th at 04:21 AM. Reason: Automerged post |
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2. Alarm: Trigger ::
the purpose to Y is to make somebody(thing) X a. prison:escape b.tunnel:dig c.criminal:corner d.fright:allay e.trap:spring 4.Excessive : Moderation :: anything which is characterized by being X lacks Y a. Extensive:duration b. arbitrary:courage c. Impulsive:reflection d. Distinguished: Reverence e. Expensive: Cost
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alarm: trigger
a. prison:escape b.tunnel:dig c.criminal:corner d.fright:allay e.trap:spring ( an alarm is triggered; a trap is sprung) Excessive:Moderation a. Extensive:duration b. arbitrary:courage c. Impulsive:reflection (expensive means without moderation; impulsive means without reflection) d. Distinguished: Reverence e. Expensive: Cost |
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thanks wesley, seagull, mits....
Few more Bridges needed:- 1. masthead:newspaper :: a. footnote : essay b. credits : films c. spine : book d. ream : paper e. advertisement : magazine 2. DETECTIVE: INFORMER:: a. spy : counterspy b. reporter : source c. author : editor d. architect : draftsman e. sailor :mutineer 3. INFRACTION : LAW a . interruption : continuity b. establishment : order c. enactment : amendment e. punishment : crime 4. DETRITUS: GLACIER:: a. thaw : snowfall b. snow : ice cap c. silt : river d. range : mountain e. foliage: tree 5. ELISON : SYLLABLES :: a. contraction : letters b. thesis : ideas c. diagnosis : symptoms d. almanac : facts e. abacus : numbers Last edited by pedant : 2006 August 12th at 09:31 AM. Reason: Automerged post |
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