Which of the following groups of terms are in the order of decreasing intension?

A) Wineglass, glass, drinking vessel, vessel.

B) Vessel, drinking vessel, glass, wineglass.

C) Drinking vessel, wineglass, glass, vessel.

D) Glass, wineglass, vessel, drinking vessel.

E) Drinking vessel, wineglass, vessel, glass.


A

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