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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Analogy
ATROCIOUS: BAD
(A)excessive: adequate
(B)momentous: important
(C)unavailing: helpful
(D)contagious: diseased
(E)nominal: satisfactory
(Choose a pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that of the given pair.)
The answer is B. I see the relationship would be like this:
the first word is a excessive version of the second word. So, how come isn't A the answer?
(A)excessive: adequate
(B)momentous: important
(C)unavailing: helpful
(D)contagious: diseased
(E)nominal: satisfactory
(Choose a pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that of the given pair.)
The answer is B. I see the relationship would be like this:
the first word is a excessive version of the second word. So, how come isn't A the answer?
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Because 'excessive" isn't an excessive version of "adequate". It could be of "minor", for example. (I can't think of an excessive version of "adequate" for the moment)
- Because 'excessive" isn't an excessive version of "adequate".
- It could be of "minor", for example.
- (I can't think of an excessive version of "adequate" for the moment)
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Because 'excessive" isn't an excessive version of "adequate". It could be of "minor", for example. (I can't think of an excessive version of "adequate" for the moment)
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