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Question
Study the following sets of words :
- Set A – pleased, happy, joyful, ecstatic
- Set B – letter, word, sentence, paragraph
The words in these sets are arranged in ascending order, each word showing a higher degree than the previous one.
Now rearrange the following groups of words in ascending order.
- cold
- freezing
- cool
- chill
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Solution
Ascending order:
3. cool
1. cold
4. chill
2. freezing
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