Big Book Analogies

**anushakallam** · 03-17-2007, 05:14 PM

#1 Ruffle:Shirt
(a) rafter: roof
(b) molding: cabinet
(c) gate: path
(d) curb: sidewalk
(e) shade: window

#2 wary: gulled
(a)passinate:moved
(b)taciturn:goaded
(c)loquacious:befriended
(d)vigilant:ambushed
(e)anxiety

essimistic

**sonav** · 03-18-2007, 03:36 AM

1) D
2) D

**sonav** · 03-18-2007, 03:39 AM

For the first one,
to ruffle is to destroy the evenness of something.
Similarly curb is a rim of joined stones along a sidewalk according to www.dictionary.com
So,D.
For the second one,
Someone who can be gulled can be easily duped, i.e. he/she is not wary enough.
Similarly someone who is not vigilant enough is ambushed.
Is my line of reasoning correct?

**anushakallam** · 03-18-2007, 05:28 AM

can u find the bridge btwn ruffle:shirt
ruffle is to take away the smoothness...how to relate it with shirt???

**sonav** · 03-19-2007, 03:35 AM

I'm guessing ruffle here means to take away the ironed-look of a shirt and give it a more crumpled look.
So, the bridge must be to remove the eveness of something.

**anushakallam** · 03-19-2007, 10:09 AM

i got the bridge btwn ruffle:shirt..but the answer is B
molding:cabinet
molding means something formed or shaped.can u find any relation?

**wasleys** · 03-19-2007, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by sonav

I'm guessing ruffle here means to take away the ironed-look of a shirt and give it a more crumpled look.
So, the bridge must be to remove the eveness of something.

sonav,

Ruffle also = a ruffled trimming.

So B, X is a decoration on Y.

Michael

**AmeyaVilankar** · 03-19-2011, 07:25 PM

First some defintions:
Ruffle: a strip of cloth, lace, etc., drawn up by gathering along one edge and used as a trimming on a dress, blouse, etc.
Molding:any of various long, narrow, ornamental surfaces used on frames, tables, etc., and certain architectural members, as cornices
So Ruffle is a kind of decoration of shirt...
Ans so molding is a decoration on a cabinet......
This one was pretty tough:only 31 percent earthlings got this right....

**AmeyaVilankar** · 03-19-2011, 07:36 PM

2 wary: gulled
(a)passinate:moved
(b)taciturn:goaded
(c)loquacious:befriended
(d)vigilant:ambushed
(e)anxiety: pessimistic

Wary is someone who is very cautious and cannot be easily gulled(gull means to deceive,cheat,hoodwink etc.)
similarly a vigilant person cannot be wasily ambushed...
X cannot be easily Y