TROUBLED : DISTRAUGHT ::

Correct answer: C. covetous : rapacious

  • A. annoyed : disillusioned
  • B. disturbed : interrupted
  • C. covetous : rapacious
  • D. outmoded : ostentatious
  • E. tranquil : placid

Explanation

Distraught describes a more extreme state of being troubled, just as rapacious describes a more extreme form of being covetous. Each second word intensifies the first.

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