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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Unravel it, please
CRAVEN : ADMIRABLE :: deft : awkward
Do you think the two word pairs express a similar relationship?
I don't think so. Acraven person is not worthy of admiration, while a deft person is not awkward.
Could you please tell another way to see it? Thank you.
Do you think the two word pairs express a similar relationship?
I don't think so. Acraven person is not worthy of admiration, while a deft person is not awkward.
Could you please tell another way to see it? Thank you.
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It seems, Jeff, that you've answered your own question. The similarity between the pairs, is that in each pair the first element is the opposite of the second element.. Therefore both pairs deal with opposites.
- It seems, Jeff, that you've answered your own question.
- The similarity between the pairs, is that in each pair the first element is the opposite of the second element..
- Therefore both pairs deal with opposites.
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It seems, Jeff, that you've answered your own question. The similarity between the pairs, is that in each pair the first element is the opposite of the second element.. Therefore both pairs deal with opposites.
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