Multiple choice

Directions: A related pair of words or phrases is followed by five pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that in capital letters.

PERTINENT : RELEVANCE

  1. Insistent : Rudeness

  2. Benevolent : Perfection

  3. Redundant : Superfluity

  4. Prevalent : Universality

  5. Aberrant : Uniqueness
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Pertinent means relevant; pertinence is the quality of being relevant. Choice C mirrors this: redundant means having superfluity (excess/unnecessary), and superfluity is the quality of being excessive. Both pairs show an adjective-noun relationship where the noun describes the quality of the adjective.

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