SSAT Analogies Question 374: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 374
12. Cloying is to odor as
- A. raunchy is to language
- B. historical is to romance
- C. gaudy is to fashion
- D. emotive is to cinema
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
The answer is E
Cloying describes an unpleasantly excessive odor. Maudlin describes unpleasantly excessive sentiment.
If you don't know the meaning of cloying, work backwards. Historical and romance, as well as emotive and cinema, are not by definition related, so you can eliminate choices (B) and (D). Raunchy is obscene language. Can something be an obscene odor? No, so eliminate choice (A). Gaudy is tasteless fashion. Can something be tasteless odor? No, so eliminate choice (C). Even if you do not know maudlin, choice (E) is the only remaining answer.