Instructions

Select the option which is having similar analogy vis-a-vis the analogy given in the question.

Question 110

CONTRITE: OBDURATE ::

Solution

Contrite means to be regret one's action. Obdurate means to refuse to change one's views. The 2 words are antonyms.

Let us evaluate the options.

OptionĀ A:
Grievous means to do something bad and severe.Ā 
Lamentable is a term used to denote that the action is bad or deplorable.Ā 

The 2 words are synonymous.Ā 

OptionĀ C:
Sophisticated is a term used to describe a high degree of development.Ā 
Cultured and sophisticated cannot be termed antonyms.Ā 

OptionĀ D:
Assenting means to give the nod. Favourable and assenting cannot be termed opposite in meaning.Ā 

OptionĀ B:
Aphoristic is a term used to describe that the claim is a general truth or widely accepted.
Esoteric is a term used to denote something that is understood by a limited set of people.

The 2 terms are opposite in meaning and hence, optionĀ B is the right answer.Ā 


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