Question

Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two words in the following word-pair.

Trite : Fresh

1. Attain : Attempt
2. Burst : Cadence
3. Wheedle : Belittle
4. Confront : Confess

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Wheedle : Belittle

The pattern followed here is:

Trite: Fresh → Fresh is an antonym of Trite.

Trite → Worn out

Fresh → Recently made

Similarly,

Wheedle : Belittle → Belittle is an antonym of Wheedle.

Wheedle → Gain by soft words

Belittle  → Insult

 Hence, Wheedle: Belittle is the correct answer.