GATE CS 2024 Set 1 — Question 1
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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?
Correct answer
(A) starve
Solution
The relationship between the words in each set is one of increasing intensity.
1.Dry Arid Parched:
- Dry means lacking moisture.
- Arid means extremely dry (more intense than dry).
- Parched means completely dried out by heat (most intense).
- Diet means a controlled or restricted intake of food.
- Fast means to abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink (more intense than dieting).
- Starve means to suffer severely or die from hunger (most intense).
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