Which of the following pairs of words carries the same relationship as:
ADMIRE : DESPISE
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Clumsy : Graceful
Given pair: Admire : Despise → opposites (to admire is to respect and like someone very much, to despise is to hate someone and think he is worthless)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Rigid : Stiff | same meaning (hard to bend) |
| (2) Thorn : Rose | part : whole (a thorn is a sharp point that grows on a rose plant) |
| (3) Pond : Lake | smaller : bigger (both are areas of still water, a pond is small and a lake is much bigger) |
| (4) Clumsy : Graceful (answer) | opposites (a clumsy person moves in an awkward way, a graceful person moves smoothly and beautifully) |