Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the pair closest in relationship to the given pair:

HOAX : DECEIVE

  1. gimmick : wheedle

  2. filibuster : delay

  3. boast : cajole

  4. lottery : disburse

  5. scandal : vilify
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A hoax is a deception designed to deceive. The relationship is 'deceptive practice : its primary intent.' A filibuster is a delaying tactic designed to delay. This parallels the means-end relationship. Option A's gimmick might wheedle but that's not its primary intent. Option C's boasting isn't primarily to cajole. Option D and E don't show the means-intent pattern.

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