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Answer: Choice (C) is correct.

In the initial part of the analogy, to ferret and to rummage both indicate searching or hunting for something. So, look for the answer pair that contains synonyms. Choice (A) is incorrect because to abate means to lessen or subside, and to augment means to increase, so eliminate that choice. Choice (B) is incorrect because to burgeon means to prosper or flourish, not to dwindle or lessen. Choice (D) is incorrect because to curtail means to cut back or decrease, not expand. Choice (C) contains the synonym pair. To wend means to proceed or to go.