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.

BRILLIANCE : SPLENDID : :

  1. trivial : significant

  2. obstinate : stubborn

  3. veneration : honourable

  4. mock : sneer

  5. transient : perpetual
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The capitalised pair of words (BRILLIANCE : SPLENDID) are synonyms having similar meanings but, the first word is a noun while the second word is an adjective. The correct answer is – veneration : honourable – (noun-adjective combination conveying similar meanings).

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