Each question consists of sentences, which have one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Below each sentence are four numbered words or sets of words labelled (A) through (D). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
A…...statement is an…...comparison; it does not compare things explicitly, but suggests, a likeness between them.
- sarcastic...unfair
- blatant...overt
- metaphorical...implied
- sanguine...inherent