From the given pair of words, choose the one which do not carry the same relationship:
Severe : Critical
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Monstrous : Tiny
Given pair: Severe : Critical → synonyms (severe means very serious or harsh, and critical here means extremely serious, at a dangerous point)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Rampant : Prevalent | synonyms, the same relationship as the given pair (rampant means spreading everywhere without control and prevalent means widespread, common) |
| (2) Cleric : Priest | the same meaning, so the relationship matches (a cleric is a religious leader, a priest) |
| (3) Prison : Confinement | related, similar meaning, not opposites like Monstrous : Tiny (a prison is a building where people are kept locked up, and confinement means the state of being kept shut in, especially as a punishment – both words express the idea of imprisonment) |
| (4) Monstrous : Tiny (answer) | opposites, so this pair does not have the same relationship (monstrous means huge and frightening, while tiny means very small) |