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Choose the word that best completes the analogy: DROUGHT is to WATER as FAMINE is to .

  1. HUNGER
  2. FARM
  3. FOOD
  4. RAIN

Answer

C. FOOD

Solution

A DROUGHT is a severe lack of WATER, just as a FAMINE is a severe lack of FOOD.

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