APOLOGIZE : CONTRITE ::
Correct answer: D. compliment : impressed
- A. aggravate : contemptuous
- B. endorse : esteemed
- C. extenuate : guilty
- D. compliment : impressed
- E. rationalize : modest
Explanation
A person may apologize because he is contrite, just as a person may compliment someone because he is impressed. The other adjectives do not give the usual motivation for the paired verb.
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