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Choose the word that best completes the analogy: HECTARE is to AREA as FATHOM is to .

1. UNDERSTANDING
2. WEIGHT
3. DEPTH
4. SPEED

Answer

C. DEPTH

Solution

A HECTARE is a unit of area; a FATHOM is a unit of water depth. UNDERSTANDING uses the verb meaning of 'fathom'.

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