Courage : Bravery :: Yearning : __________
Select the most appropriate option to complete the analogy.
Answer
(A)
Explanation
Courage and bravery are synonyms: both name the strength to face danger or fear without giving in. The second pair must therefore match yearning with a word of the same meaning. Yearning is a deep, often wistful desire for something, which is exactly what longing means.
Yelling (shouting), yawning (opening the mouth wide from tiredness) and glaring (staring angrily) only resemble yearning in sound or spelling, not in meaning.
Answer: A