Paper 1 · Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude
Find the odd pair of words: Daring : Timid, Beautiful : Pretty, Clarity : Ambiguity, Youth : Adult.
ADaring : Timid
BBeautiful : Pretty ✓ Correct
CClarity : Ambiguity
DYouth : Adult
Correct answer: (B) Beautiful : Pretty — Beautiful : Pretty is the odd pair, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Beautiful : Pretty is the odd pair, so that is the answer.
★In the other pairs the two words are opposite in meaning.
★Daring is opposite to timid and clarity is opposite to ambiguity.
★Youth is set against adult as well.
★Beautiful and pretty, however, have much the same meaning.
★So they are synonyms, not opposites, making Beautiful : Pretty the odd pair.
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