Multiple choice

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

HALLOWED : SANCTIFY : :

  1. liberate : confine

  2. rebuke : honour

  3. bewail : bemoan

  4. hostile : antagonise

  5. test : verify
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The capitalised pair of words (HALLOWED : SANCTIFY) expresses the adjective-verb combination. (What you sanctify becomes hallowed.) Thus, the correct answer is – hostile : antagonise (expressing the adjective-verb combination – what you antagonise becomes hostile). The capitalised pair of words (HALLOWED : SANCTIFY) expresses the adjective-verb combination. (What you sanctify becomes hallowed.) The pair of words – test : verify - are both verbs, and does not convey the relationship shown by the capitalised pair of words. The correct answer is – hostile : antagonise (expressing the adjective-verb combination – what you antagonise becomes hostile).

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