Analogy (semantic relationship): Choose the word that best completes the analogy “Life is to death as pleasure is to ______.” Identify the natural opposite in standard usage.

Given data

• Analogy form: A is to (opposite of A) as B is to (opposite of B).

Concept/Approach“Life : death” is a direct antonym pair. The closest antonym pair to “pleasure” is “pain.”

Option analysispain — standard antonym of pleasure.suffering/anguish — related but broader/more intense states, not the set antonym.poverty — unrelated to pleasure vs. pain.

Common pitfallsOver-selecting stronger emotive words (“anguish”) instead of the conventional antonym.

Final Answerpain