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How to deal with this GRE analogies?I found them hard. Here is a question.Whats the correct answer? Quibble: Objections A. Play: Actor B. Rose: Flower C. Recatangle : Square D. Sentence: Para E. Minutiae: Details Posted by isabellajone on Oct 1, 2008. |
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The correct answer would be E. Minutia: Details. A quibble is a minor objection, so you would need to look for the similar in the answers. Minutiae is a small detail. I despised these analogies on the GRE when I got into graduate school! My mind does not work well when it comes to logics and reason (I am a creative-brained English professor LOL). Posted by kwoo1213 on Oct 2, 2008. |
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I agree with #2, but for different reasons. A quibble is a minor quarrel or argument, and objections are usually part of the disagreement. Therefore, seek the analogy that presents a whole compared to a part, that answer being E -- Miniutiae is a whole set of smaller details. For instance, "Administrative Assistant tasks are largely comprised of supervisory minutiae, such as paperwork and similar details." GRE loves this type of tripe just to trigger the brain parts we don't normally utilize as often. But we still have to deal with it. Posted by engtchr5 on Oct 10, 2008. |
