From the given options, select the pair that carries the same relation as-
Zeal : Zest
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Deny : Refuse
Given pair: Zeal : Zest → synonyms (zeal is great energy and eagerness for a cause or an aim, and zest is great enthusiasm and enjoyment)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Healthful : Harmful | opposites (healthful means good for health and harmful means causing damage) |
| (2) Deny : Refuse (answer) | close in meaning, the same relationship as the given pair (to deny here is to refuse to give or allow something, and to refuse is to say no to a request or an offer) |
| (3) Reserve : Release | opposites (to reserve is to keep something back for later and to release is to let it go) |
| (4) Awkward : Admirable | nearly opposite, not similar (awkward means clumsy or embarrassing and admirable means deserving praise) |