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A related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed as in the original pair given in the Capital Letters.…

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A related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words.
Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed as in the original pair given in the Capital Letters.
DEPRESSED : SAD
  1. Neat : Considerate
  2. Towering : Cringing
  3. Rapid : Plodding
  4. Exhausted : Tired

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D - Exhausted : Tired
Depressed is an intense degree of sad, just as exhausted is an intense degree of tired. Rapid and plodding are opposites, and the other pairs have no degree relation.

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