Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
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analogy/ TEDIOUS: ENERGY
TEDIOUS: ENERGY::
(A) avaricious: satisfaction
(B) fractious: irritation
(C) disturbing: composure
(D) improbable: ambition
(E) informed: intelligence
The answer is C. I could tell. But I don't have a good reason to rule out A. Help me please. Thank you in advance.
(A) avaricious: satisfaction
(B) fractious: irritation
(C) disturbing: composure
(D) improbable: ambition
(E) informed: intelligence
The answer is C. I could tell. But I don't have a good reason to rule out A. Help me please. Thank you in advance.
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Maybe:
If something is tedious, it destroys your energy.
If something is disturbing, it destroys your composure.
(But then, "composure" is a state; whereas "energy" is a resource.)
MrP
If something is tedious, it destroys your energy.
If something is disturbing, it destroys your composure.
(But then, "composure" is a state; whereas "energy" is a resource.)
MrP
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Thank you MrP.
Here's my understanding:
Tedious means being of no energy.
Disturbing means being of no composure.
Avaricious means being of no satisfaction.
But maybe the first two pairs are about people's mood, while the last one is about human nature. [H]
Here's my understanding:
Tedious means being of no energy.
Disturbing means being of no composure.
Avaricious means being of no satisfaction.
But maybe the first two pairs are about people's mood, while the last one is about human nature. [H]
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Hello Jeff
The primary meaning of "avaricious" is "excessively keen to acquire money". So it wouldn't be used to mean "dissatisfied"; though you might infer that an avaricious person was "dissatisfied".
MrP
The primary meaning of "avaricious" is "excessively keen to acquire money". So it wouldn't be used to mean "dissatisfied"; though you might infer that an avaricious person was "dissatisfied".
MrP
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The primary meaning of "avaricious" is "excessively keen to acquire money". So it wouldn't be used to mean "dissatisfied"
They wouldn't? Okay. Thank you Mr.P.
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