Verbal analogy (antonyms – abstract vs spiritual): Identify the pair that mirrors the antonymic relationship between “mundane” and “spiritual”. Context: “Mundane” ≈ worldly or earthly; “spiritual” ≈ other-worldly or unworldly. Instruction: Choose the pair that best represents the same opposite meanings.
Verbal Ability
Verbal Analogies
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Aworldly:unworldly
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Bcommon:ghostly
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Croutine:novel
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Dsecular:clerical
Answer
Correct Answer: worldly:unworldly
Explanation
Given data
- Stem pair: MUNDANE : SPIRITUAL (opposites).
- We need another opposite pair with comparable senses.
Concept / Approach‘‘Mundane’’ means worldly/earthly; its antonym is ‘‘spiritual’’ (concerned with spirit/faith). The matching pair must preserve this direct antonym relationship.
Option analysisworldly : unworldly — direct opposites, parallel to mundane : spiritual. ✅common : ghostly — not true antonyms; categories mismatch. ❌routine : novel — antonyms but of ‘‘habitual vs new,’’ not worldly vs spiritual. ❌secular : clerical — not antonyms; ‘‘clerical’’ often means office-related or clergy-related (ambiguous). ❌
Final Answerworldly : unworldly