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Choose the pair of words whose relationship is MOST SIMILAR to the relationship in: DAMP : DRENCHED

1. WARM : SCORCHING
2. FREEZING : COLD
3. WET : DRY
4. HOT : HEAT

Answer

A. WARM : SCORCHING

Solution

DRENCHED is an extreme degree of DAMP; SCORCHING is an extreme degree of WARM. FREEZING : COLD reverses the order.

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