Analogy – Word Of The Day
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Analogy – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And Writing
Analogy: (Noun) /əˈnæl.ə.dʒi/
Definition:
Something that seems similar between two situations, processes etc.
Synonyms:
Correlation, Parallel, Resemblance.
Collocations:
With adjective: close/good analogy.
With verb: draw/find/make/use analogy.
Example:
For IELTS Speaking:
“A close analogy with the art of singing can be made here.”
“I have used the analogy of the structure of a document to describe the basis of the curriculum.”
For IELTS Writing:
” We may draw an analogy between geriatrics and paediatrics, another age-based medical specialism.”
Exercise:
Choose the following words to fill in the blank: analogy, refine, scenario, inherent, overlap, confined, distorted, temporary, mediate, ceased.
- Czechs and Slovaks share a common national history that began after World War One, and _______________ with the creation of two separate republics in 1993.
- The water _______________ the size of the fish, so they looked enormous.
- The United Nations has been working to _______________ the peace talks between the countries involved in the conflict.
- The will to survive is _______________ in all living creatures.
- We need to hire some _______________ office help during this busy time.
- We can’t watch both the movie and the hockey game on television tonight because the two programs _______________.
- She shows a lot of promise as a violinist, but she needs to _______________ her technique somewhat.
- My cousin has written a _______________ for a movie, and it has just been sold to a major Hollywood producer.
- Economic activity in Mali is mainly _______________ to the area irrigated by the Niger River.
- There can be no _______________ to a nuclear war: it is totally beyond all human experience and comprehension.
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2 Comments
ilkay
Posted on Aug 17, 2016
Are these right?
1.ceased
2.distorted
3.mediate
4.inherent
5.temporary
6.overlap
7.refine
8.scenario
9.analogy
10.confine
Thank you!
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Reema Gill
Posted on Aug 27, 2021
It should :
1.ceased
2.distorted
3.mediate
4.inherent
5.temporary
6.overlap
7.refine
8.scenario
9.confine
10.Analogy