Step 1: Analyze the given set.
Thin, Slim, and Slender are not degree words (like positive–comparative–superlative). Instead, they are near-synonyms with subtle differences in nuance, all pointing to leanness.
Step 2: Check each option.
(A) Fat: Plump: Voluptuous — all related to fullness/heaviness, close in meaning, with nuanced connotations. Correct analogy.
(B) Short: Small: Petite — all linked to small size/dimension, again nuanced synonyms. Correct analogy.
(C) Tall: Taller: Tallest — this is a degree sequence (positive, comparative, superlative), not a synonym group. Not analogous.
(D) Fair: Dark: Wheatish — these are contrasting/opposite skin tones, not synonyms. Not analogous.
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In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)--(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks.
From the ancient Athenian arena to the modern Olympic stadiums, athletics (i) _____the potential for a spectacle. The crowd (ii) ______ with bated breath as the Olympian artist twists his body, stretching the javelin behind him. Twelve strides in, he begins to cross-step. Six cross-steps (iii) _________ in an abrupt stop on his left foot. As his body (iv) ________ like a door turning on a hinge, the javelin is launched skyward at a precise angle.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct sequence for the following passage:
I am wearing for the first time some (i)______ that I have never been able to wear for long at a time, as they are horribly tight. I usually put them on just before giving a lecture. The painful pressure they exert on my feet goads my oratorical capacities to their utmost. This sharp and overwhelming pain makes me sing like a nightingale or like one of those Neapolitan singers who also wear (ii) _______ that are too tight. The visceral physical longing, the overwhelming torture provoked by my (iii)_______, forces me to extract from words distilled and sublime truths, generalized by the supreme inquisition of the pain my (iv) _______suffer.