Select the pair that shows the same relationship as:
RANCOUR : RESENTMENT
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Pensive : Thoughtful
Given pair: Rancour : Resentment → same meaning (rancour is a bitter feeling of anger that lasts a long time, resentment is the same kind of bitter feeling)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Lavish : Frugal | opposites (a lavish person spends freely, a frugal person spends with great care) |
| (2) Ache : Agony | milder : stronger (an ache is a dull, steady pain, agony is extreme pain) |
| (3) Feather : Peacock | part : whole (a feather is a part of a peacock’s body) |
| (4) Pensive : Thoughtful (answer) | same meaning (pensive means lost in serious thought, thoughtful means quietly thinking) |