Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must not be related to each other based on the number of letters/number of consonants/vowels in the word) Waive : Impose :: Spurious : ?
- ACounterfeit
- BAbjure
- COriginal
- DSporadic
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let us understand the relationship between the words: Waive and Impose are antonyms (opposites) of each other. To waive means to refrain from insisting on or enforcing, whereas to impose means to force something to be accepted or put in place. Spurious means fake, false, or not genuine. Therefore, we need to find the antonym of "Spurious":Original (or authentic/genuine) is the direct antonym of spurious. Counterfeit is a synonym.Abjure means to solemnly renounce. Sporadic means occurring at irregular intervals. Hence, the correct related word is Original.