For the word given at the top of each table, match the dictionary definitions on the left (A, B, C, D) with their corresponding usage on the right (E, F, G, H). Out of the four possibilities given in the boxes below the table, select the one that has all the definitions and their usages correctly matched.
EXCEED
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Dictionary Definition |
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Usage |
| A |
To extend outside of or enlarge beyond-used chiefly in strictly physical phenomena. |
E |
The mercy of God exceeds our finite minds. |
| B |
To be greater than or superior to |
F |
Their accomplishments exceeded our expectation. |
| C |
Be beyond the comprehension of |
G |
He exceeded his authority when he paid his brother’s gambling debts with money from the trust. |
| D |
To go beyond a limit set by (as an authority or privilege) |
H |
If this rain keeps up, the river will exceed its banks by morning. |
- A-H, B-F, C-E, D-G
- A-H, B-E, C-F, D-G
- A-G, B-F, C-E, D-H
- A-F, B-G, C-H, D-E