GRE Vocabulary Builder

Answer: Choice (C) is correct.

In the first half of the analogy, the words are synonyms. To slake means to satisfy or to quench. So, look for the answer pair that contains synonyms. In choice (A), to perforate means to pierce, not to pleat or fold. In choice (B), to quell means to suppress, not to incite or provoke, so eliminate that choice. In choice (D), to polarize means to split into extremes, not to amalgamate or unite, so eliminate that choice. In choice (C), to fulminate means to detonate or explode, so that is the correct choice.