Choose the option that best completes the analogy:
Thrive : Wither :: Lucid : ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Obscure
Given pair: Thrive : Wither → opposites (of plants, to thrive is to grow strong and healthy and to wither is to dry up and die)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Lucid : Coherent | close in meaning (coherent means clear and logical) |
| (2) Lucid : Obscure (answer) | opposites (lucid means clear and easy to understand, obscure means unclear and hard to understand) |
| (3) Lucid : Fluent | not opposites (fluent means able to speak or write easily and smoothly) |
| (4) Lucid : Ancient | not opposites (ancient means very old) |