Verbal Analogy — Degree/intensity escalation: CRITICISE : FULMINATE :: ____

Verbal Reasoning Analogy Difficulty: Medium

Choose an option

A

Tense : Assuage
B

Flail : Control
C

Hurt : Torture
D

Land : Prevaricate
E

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Hurt : Torture

Explanation

Introduction / Context:“Fulminate” is a much stronger/more vehement form of criticizing. We need a pair where the second term is a much more intense form of the first.

Concept / Approach:“Hurt : Torture” shows escalation in intensity of harm, paralleling the escalation from “criticise” to “fulminate”.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:They are opposites or unrelated in intensity/direction.