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Question:

A related pair of words is followed by five pairs. Select the pair that best expresses a similar relationship.

MACULATED : EMBELLISHED::
(A) mauled : massacred
(B) sanctified : contaminated
(C) sullied : consecrated
(D) burnished : polished
(E) smeared : laundered

Explanatory Answers:

Maculated is spotted or stained while Embellished is to make beautiful. Similarly, Sullied is to mar the purity while Consecrated to to make pure or sacred.

Choice (c) is the right answer.

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I guess (E) option fits this analogy too.. Smeared is the act of making something dirty while launder is cleansing action.... So i think it fits as much as (c) does... Pl tell me why did u reject the (E) option..