Question

If Tepid : Hot then _______

• A. Jealousy : Envy
• B. Hatred : Antipathy
• C. Unity : Harmony
• D. Joy : Ecstasy

Hint:

Tepid is a mild form of hot, so find the pair with the same mild-to-intense jump.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Look at this as a scale question: rank each pair from weak to strong and see which pair sits on the same scale as tepid and hot.

1. Jealousy : Envy: both sit at almost the same point on the emotion scale, there is no clear jump from weak to strong, so this pair is out.
2. Hatred : Antipathy: on the dislike scale, antipathy is the weaker feeling and hatred is the stronger one, so the order given here runs backward compared to tepid (weak) to hot (strong).
3. Unity : Harmony: these two describe different qualities of a group, togetherness versus agreement, not two points on one intensity scale.
4. Joy : Ecstasy: on the happiness scale, joy sits at a moderate point and ecstasy sits at the extreme end, the same weak-to-strong jump as tepid to hot.

Only option D keeps the same weak-to-strong direction as the given pair, so D is correct.