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Question #: 3
Topic #: 1
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DAM : DELUGE ::

  • A. treat : disease
  • B. settle : dispute
  • C. lock : theft
  • D. harvest : crop
  • E. assemble : pieces
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️
This is an "operates against" (prevention) analogy. You DAM (a body of water) to prevent a DELUGE (sudden, enormous flow); similarly, you lock something like a door or a safe in order to prevent a theft

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Sus1111
1 year, 1 month ago
D, "harvest : crop," is the closest in the sense that harvesting is an action that occurs after a crop has grown and matured, similar to how a dam is associated with water control before a deluge.
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Sus1111
1 year, 1 month ago
Disregard comment. C: lock:theft is the correct answer
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