Analogy

0 Supposed we have a question like this, 02br
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00INEXPERIENCE: NEOPHYTE:: 02br
00A. snobbishness: sycophant 02br
00B. irresponsibility: wastrel 02br
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00Which one is correct? 02br
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0 Sorry, JTT. I should've made it more clear. 02br
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00This is a GRE Analogy question. 02br
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00To choose the pair among those two (choice A and B) that expresses a relationship most similar to the relationship expressed in the capitalized pair. 02br
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00Hope you'll explain it, as you gimme the answer. Thank you!!! 0-

0 X is a characteristic of Y. 02br
00Inexperience is a characteristic of a neophyte. 02br
00Irresponsibility is a characteristic of a wastrel. 02br
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00(Snobbishness is not a characteristic of a sycophant.) 02br
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0I think it's C, Jeff.05002br
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00INEXPERIENCE: NEOPHYTE:: 02br
00A. snobbishness: sycophant 02br
00B. irresponsibility: wastrel 02br
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00Naaaaa, I was just pullin' your leg, Jeff. 02br
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00It's gotta be B 'cause both of the first words start with 'i' and for the 2nd words, the shapes

5000 Thank you, Calijim.02br
00A sycophant can be snobbish, but it's different to 'flattering'. Because 'snobbish' refers to someone who is pretentious, thinking highly of himself/herself, but looking down upon those low-class persons; and 'flattering' just refers to someone who attempts to win favor from a big-dog by using pleasing words. Do I get it right? 02br
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00 I think it's C, Jeff. 12br
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10Naaaaa, I was just pullin' your leg, Jeff. 12blockquote

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05000 Actually, there are five pairs. I just eliminated the three that are easy to sniff out (different) from the group.02br
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00As for "both of the first words start with 'i' an