SSAT Analogies Question 424: Answer and Explanation

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Question: 424

14. Debilitate is to strengthen as

  • A. eradicate is to destroy
  • B. neglect is to cultivate
  • C. bend is to snap
  • D. decorate is to adorn

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

B

Debilitate is the opposite of strengthen. Neglect is the opposite of cultivate.

If you don't know the meaning of debilitate, work backwards. Eradicate is the same as destroy. Could a word be the same as strengthen? Sure, so keep choice (A). Neglect is the opposite of cultivate. Could a word be the opposite of strengthen? Yes, so keep choice (B). Bend and snap are not by definition related, so eliminate choice (C). Decorate is the same as adorn, which means that you can eliminate choices (A) and (D), which share a defining sentence and cancel each other out. Simulate is the same as pretend and likewise cancels out. If you don't know one or more of eradicate, cultivate, adorn, and simulate, keep the answer or answers because you should never eliminate a word you don't know. Depending o

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