6 Common Bridges to GRE Analogies

Building bridges is important in the GRE Verbal Analogy Section.

For example:

Some ORANGES are orange in color is weak
UMBRELLAs provide protection from RAIN is strong

The key is to create a strong bridge between the two words.

There are 6 types or bridges that account for almost all of the GRE analogies. Knowing these are important:

Characteristic: A GENIUS is by definition is SMART.

Lack: Someone who’s TIRED lacks ENERGY.

Degree: Something ENORMOUS is very LARGE.

Type: STRAWBERRY is a type of FRUIT.

Part/Whole: An ORCHESTRA is made up of several PLAYERs.

Function: EARPLUGS are used to lessen NOISE.