From the given options, choose the pair of words which carries the same relationship as :
Fragile: Frail
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Flourish: Blossom
Given pair: Fragile : Frail → synonyms (fragile means easily broken or damaged, and frail means weak and easily hurt or broken)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Fantasy : Reality | opposites (a fantasy is something imagined, not real, and reality is what actually exists) |
| (2) Fabricate : Destroy | opposites (to fabricate is to make or build something – also to invent a false story – and to destroy is to ruin it) |
| (3) Flourish : Blossom (answer) | similar meaning, like the given pair (to flourish is to grow well and be successful, and to blossom is to produce flowers, or to develop well – both describe healthy growth) |
| (4) Feud : Harmony | opposites (a feud is a long and bitter quarrel, and harmony is peaceful agreement) |