Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the pair closest in relationship to the given pair:

PLUMP: FAT

  1. Big: Small

  2. Large: Enormous

  3. Less: Greater

  4. Regal: Royal
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The relationship is 'degree of intensity'. Plump is a milder or more polite way of saying fat. Large is a milder way of saying enormous. Both pairs show a moderate adjective followed by its more intense synonym. Option A (Big: Small) are opposites, Option D (Regal: Royal) are exact synonyms, not degrees.

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