Select the word that completes the analogy:
Cautious : Rash :: Reluctant : ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Willing
Given pair: Cautious : Rash → opposites (cautious means careful, thinks before acting, rash means acts too quickly, without thinking)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Reluctant : Hesitant | close in meaning (hesitant means slow to act because one is unsure) |
| (2) Reluctant : Willing (answer) | opposites (reluctant means does not want to do something, willing means happy and ready to do it) |
| (3) Reluctant : Timid | not opposites (timid means shy and easily frightened) |
| (4) Reluctant : Stubborn | not opposites (stubborn means not ready to change one’s mind) |