Analogy — Choose the action that aligns with the trait: Servility : Grovel :: ?

Introduction / Context:The pair connects a character trait to a characteristic action. Servility is an attitude of excessive willingness to serve or please; to grovel is a behavior that expresses such servility. We need an option where the second word is a natural, characteristic action that expresses the first trait or state.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Servility → grovel (act of abject submission).
• The correct answer must replicate trait/state → expressive action.

Concept / Approach:Evaluate each pair for two checks: (1) Does the first term name a trait or affective state? (2) Is the second term a common verb or action that naturally expresses that trait?

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:Language usage confirms “to fume with anger” as a standard collocation, paralleling “to grovel” for servility.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• Arrogance : Titter — mismatched action.
• Modesty : Preen — opposite in tone.
• Hypocrisy : Snivel — action does not encode hypocrisy.
• None of these — incorrect because a correct mapping exists.

Common Pitfalls:Choosing actions that can co-occur with the trait but do not uniquely or characteristically express it.

Final Answer:Anger : Fume