Section: Verbal Reasoning

5) Select the pair whose relationship is most similar to the relationship illustrated by the capitalized pair.

REFRACTORY:MANAGE::

redoubtable: impress
pedantic: convince
officious: arrange
lethargic: stimulate
aggrieved: distress

Explanation

Someone who is refractory (stubborn, unmanageable) is, by definition, hard to manage. Likewise, someone who is lethargic (sluggish, drowsy) is hard to stimulate.

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