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GRE Verbal Reasoning QUESTION #8009
Question 1
Choose the word pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that of SEDATIVE : DROWSINESS
  • epidemic : contagiousness
  • vaccine : virus
  • laxative : drug
  • anesthetic : numbness✔️
Correct Answer Explanation
A sedative causes drowsiness (a sedative is a substance that produces drowsiness as its effect). We need a pair where the first item causes or produces the second. Anesthetic : numbness shows the same relationship: an anesthetic causes numbness, just as a sedative causes drowsiness.