Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

CRIME : HENIOUS : :

  1. humane : barbarous

  2. fortune : prosperity

  3. gigantic : diminutive

  4. antique : modern

  5. dispute : rancorous
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The capitalized pair of words (CRIME : HENIOUS) is the noun-adjective combination. The adjective ‘heinous’ can be used to describe the noun ‘crime’. Thus the correct answer is – dispute : rancorous – (noun-adjective combination – a rancorous dispute).

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