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BlackGRE · 05-09-2008, 05:32 PM

I've encountered a new strange problem.
I've almost memorized barron's 3500 world
list and nova's 4000 world list and I live in a non-spoken english country!
I took some prcatice tests(actual GRE tests).Rarely make mistakes in analogies and easily find the relation between words,If I know all the words in the question.But I've not heard some easy words before(like Corral,Coop,Den,Drawbridge,Wax...).Somehow Analogies seems more difficult than RCs for me.Shoud I think where ants live,Where horses live,What is the material used in candles! How can I overcome this drawback?I don't want to loose becasue of this funny problem.The question is this:
Corral:Horses
(A)den:lions
(B)meadow:ship
(C)herd:cattle
(D)nest:birds
(E)coop:chickens
If the word "corral" was in Rcs or Scs I could guess the meaning because it
was in context but now I have no idea!

ObfuscateOften · 05-09-2008, 08:17 PM

E is the answer. I agree that analogies can present a challenge that feels insurmountable at times, but corral should be a very easy word (imo) compared to many of the others.
Edit: my girlfriend actually had a really good idea which was to group the vocab words by similar meaning, and make flashcards where each meaning was a unique color. I'm not planning to implement this because there are many more meanings than colors available, but I'll probably make two colors- one for positive and one for negative connotation.

rahulmistry · 05-19-2008, 11:25 PM

here's something with analogies, sentences and usage that might be right for you - Barrons Reader Gadget

05-09-2008, 05:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
BlackGRE Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9	GRE 1 billion words problem! I've encountered a new strange problem. I've almost memorized barron's 3500 world list and nova's 4000 world list and I live in a non-spoken english country! I took some prcatice tests(actual GRE tests).Rarely make mistakes in analogies and easily find the relation between words,If I know all the words in the question.But I've not heard some easy words before(like Corral,Coop,Den,Drawbridge,Wax...).Somehow Analogies seems more difficult than RCs for me.Shoud I think where ants live,Where horses live,What is the material used in candles! How can I overcome this drawback?I don't want to loose becasue of this funny problem.The question is this: Corral:Horses (A)den:lions (B)meadow:ship (C)herd:cattle (D)nest:birds (E)coop:chickens If the word "corral" was in Rcs or Scs I could guess the meaning because it was in context but now I have no idea!

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05-09-2008, 08:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
ObfuscateOften Within my grasp! Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 114	E is the answer. I agree that analogies can present a challenge that feels insurmountable at times, but corral should be a very easy word (imo) compared to many of the others. Edit: my girlfriend actually had a really good idea which was to group the vocab words by similar meaning, and make flashcards where each meaning was a unique color. I'm not planning to implement this because there are many more meanings than colors available, but I'll probably make two colors- one for positive and one for negative connotation.

05-19-2008, 11:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
rahulmistry Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6	here's something with analogies, sentences and usage that might be right for you - Barrons Reader Gadget

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