Question

For each lead pair, from the given pairs of words beneath it, choose the pair that exhibits a relationship closest to the one exhibited by the lead:

28. GLASS : SHARD
a. weight : pound
c. meat : slice
b. ladder: rung
d. cookie: crumb

29.PRATFALL :EMBARRASSMENT
a. deadlock : mortification
c. downfall : patience
b. check-up : reluctance
d. windfall : jubilation

30. TENDRIL : VINE
a. trunk : tree
b. pollen : flower
d. trellis : honeysuckle
c. pseudopodia : amoeba​

Answer 1

Answer:

It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. Over the next several years, consumer spending and investment dropped, causing steep declines in industrial output and employment as failing companies laid off workers.