Assert : Belabor [Y means to X]
A) Tend : Fuss
B) Refine : Temper
C) Describe : Demean
D) Resemble : Portray
E) Contaminate : Purge
Belabor means to go to extreme lengths to explain onesely=>assert
Temper has a secondary meaning which means '
to refine'
SNUB : DISDAIN:: [X shows Y]
(A)forsake : desertion
(B)condemn : exasperation
(C)incense : tact
(D)double-cross : disloyalty
(E)lampoon : respect
I'm not too sure abt A in the second one.... it might be a possible answer .. but i would go for D.. any expert comments
