Odd One Out: Word Pairs

XAT 2011 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Medium · Vocabulary

Pick the odd one out:

  1. A.

    wisdom; folly

  2. B.

    friendship; enmity

  3. C.

    often; seldom

  4. D.

    loyalty; treachery

  5. E.

    devotion; loathing

Answer

A

Explanation

Options B, C, D, E are direct antonym pairs. In option A, wisdom and folly are near antonyms, but 'lack of folly' is not the definition of wisdom, making A the odd pair among exact opposites.

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