Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Selecting Words - Section 1 (Q.No. 33)
Directions to Solve
Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
33.
Life is to death as pleasure is to ......
Discussion:
16 comments Page 1 of 2.
Mitali said:
1 decade ago
Why not C?
Hena said:
1 decade ago
I think the answer should be B.
Deven said:
1 decade ago
d: is the right one
death > antonym > life
pleasure > antonym > pain
death > antonym > life
pleasure > antonym > pain
Washeru said:
1 decade ago
But pain and anguish mean the same. Why pain then?
Vidhusha said:
1 decade ago
Anguish also means pain then why D is correct?
Saranya said:
1 decade ago
Anguish-specifically means tha severity of pain.
Mano said:
1 decade ago
Thank you saranya.
Parth more said:
1 decade ago
I think that suffering may be the better answer rather than pain.
Diksha said:
1 decade ago
Suffering is not correct because after to there is always first form of verb.
Melanie said:
1 decade ago
Pleasure and pain both are immediate one-time experiences. Suffering continues for some duration. So it'll be pain.
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