Which set of words is MOST LIKELY from an entry in a thesaurus?

Question

Responses
A bushes, flowers, shrubs, trees, weeds, seeds, and bulbsbushes, flowers, shrubs, trees, weeds, seeds, and bulbs
B heaven, heavily, heavenly, hecatomb, heckle, hectic, and heightenedheaven, heavily, heavenly, hecatomb, heckle, hectic, and heightened
C quickly, slowly, carefully, recklessly, quietly, loudly, and noisilyquickly, slowly, carefully, recklessly, quietly, loudly, and noisily
D sore, aching, achy, afflicted, hurtful, nagging, painful, and smarting

Answer 1

The set of words that is MOST LIKELY from an entry in a thesaurus is:

D - sore, aching, achy, afflicted, hurtful, nagging, painful, and smarting.

This set includes synonyms related to discomfort and pain, which is typical of what one would find in a thesaurus. The other options either contain words that are less synonymous or include unrelated words.