Fill in the blanks excerpt

XAT 2026 · VALR · Medium · Vocabulary

Read the following excerpt carefully. When we encounter new situations, concepts, or problems, we make _________ of them by ________ them onto older experience and structures. Far from being a ________ mental shortcut, analogy is a process by which humans generalize, adapt, and grow in __________.

Which of the following options BEST fills up the blanks in the above excerpt?

  1. A.

    meaning, linking, inconsequential, life

  2. B.

    use, engaging, quick, confidence

  3. C.

    fun, connecting, serious, skills

  4. D.

    sense, mapping, minor, understanding

  5. E.

    most, relating, comprehensive, experiences

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