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GATE 2024 MT – Question 1

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [dry → arid → parched] is analogous to [diet → fast → ________ ]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

  1. starve
  2. reject
  3. feast
  4. deny

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Correct answer: (A) starve

Explanation

Dry, arid and parched progress toward extreme dryness.

Similarly, diet restricts food, fast abstains from it, and starve describes extreme deprivation.

Therefore **starve, A** preserves the intensity progression.