Multiple choice

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

Dumbfound:Astonishment

  1. Exasperate:Frustration

  2. Domineer:Rebellion

  3. Evaluate:Incompetence

  4. Err:Punishment

  5. Repulse:Admiration
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Explanation

Dumbfound causes Astonishment (to astound or shock). Similarly, Exasperate causes Frustration (to irritate intensely). Both pairs follow verb:emotion caused pattern - the first action produces the second emotional state. To exasperate someone is to frustrate them.

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