Multiple choice

CAPITALISED words followed by five pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalised pair. ENDEMIC : PANDEMIC

  1. Provincial : Cosmopolitan.

  2. Micro : Macro

  3. Small : Diminutive

  4. Heighten : Intensify

  5. Panegyric : Diatribe
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Explanation

(local: non-local) Endemic means native to a given land or area and Pandemic refers to a universal, general or prevalent over a whole area. Thus these two form an antonym pair. In the same line provincial: cosmopolitan presents antonyms of area or locale. Provincial refers to limited in area and cosmopolitan refers to prevalent over whole of area, universally applicable. Therefore, option (1) is a better match. 

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