Choose the pair of words that carries the same relationship as the given pair:
PROFUSE : SPARSE
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Vague : Explicit
Given pair: Profuse : Sparse → opposites (profuse means present in large amounts, sparse means thinly spread)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Vacant : Empty | same meaning (with nothing or no one inside) |
| (2) Simmer : Boil | milder : stronger (to simmer is to cook gently, just below boiling, to boil is to bubble fully) |
| (3) Vague : Explicit (answer) | opposites (vague means not clear, explicit means said in plain, direct words) |
| (4) Nib : Pen | part : whole (a nib is the pointed tip of a pen) |