From the following options choose the pair of words that carry the same relationship as:
Motivation : Inspiration
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → aspire : endeavour
Given pair: Motivation : Inspiration → synonyms. Motivation is the reason or drive that makes one want to act, and inspiration is something that fills one with the urge to do something.
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) aspire : endeavour (answer) | similar meaning, like the given pair (to aspire is to have a strong wish to achieve something, and to endeavour is to try hard to achieve something – both describe striving towards a goal) |
| (2) forgo : accept | opposites (to forgo is to give up or do without something, and to accept is to take it) |
| (3) valuable : inexpensive | opposites (valuable means worth a lot of money, and inexpensive means cheap) |
| (4) simple : complex | opposites (simple means easy to understand and complex means complicated) |