Practicing Success
From the given options, choose the pair of words which carries the same relationship as : Despise : Detest |
Censure : Criticise Bleak : Bright Callous : Compassionate Cease : Commence |
Censure : Criticise |
The answer is Censure : Criticize. The words despise and detest have similar meanings, as they both mean to dislike or hate something or someone very much. The words censure and criticize also have similar meanings, as they both mean to express disapproval or to find fault with someone or something. The other options do not have the same relationship as the given pair of words. Bleak means dreary or depressing, while bright means light or cheerful. Callous means unfeeling or insensitive, while compassionate means kind or sympathetic. Cease means to stop or to bring something to an end, while commence means to start or to begin something. |