Multiple choice

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

MUFFLE : SOUND

  1. conceal : secret

  2. assuage : grief

  3. maul : object

  4. extract : flavor

  5. endure : agony
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To muffle is to reduce or diminish sound. The relationship is 'verb : noun it acts on to reduce/diminish.' To assuage is to reduce or diminish grief. Option A is concealing, not reducing. Option C describes harming, not diminishing. Option D is removing, not reducing. Option E is enduring, not reducing.

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