Question

Complete the analogies by selecting the pair of words whose relationship most resembles the relationship of the pair in capital letters.
EXPENDABLE : GROCERIES ::


A. unimportant : treasure


B. irreplaceable : heirlooms


C. renewable : artifacts


D. precious : sundries

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is:

B. Irreplaceable : heirlooms

Explanation:

In the capitalized words, expendable means exhaustible. The accompanying word groceries can be exhausted. This means that the word on the left is describing the nature of the word on the right.

Applying this same logic, it is seen that the only option that fulfils this is B. Heirlooms are often generational. They are passed down in families and as such described as irreplaceable especially if they should go missing.

Other options are a mismatch e.g treasures are important therefore the word on the left "unimportant" doesn't describe it. Artifacts are archaeological findings and may or may not be renewable( renewable means can be renewed)

Sundries mean separate, distinct or consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds. Precious do not describe it.

So, irreplaceable : heirloom is the correct answer.