Which of the following pairs of words carries the same relationship as:
WAX : WANE
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Frail : Robust
Given pair: Wax : Wane → opposites (of the moon, to wax is to seem to grow bigger and to wane is to seem to grow smaller)
| Pair | Relationship |
|---|---|
| (1) Ardent : Eager | same meaning (full of keen interest) |
| (2) Frail : Robust (answer) | opposites (frail means weak and easily hurt, robust means strong and healthy) |
| (3) Hill : Mountain | smaller : bigger (a hill is low raised land, a mountain is very high raised land) |
| (4) Scissors : Cut | tool : its use (scissors are a tool used to cut) |