alleryStart learning →Which of these word pairs fails to share a meaning?
AGlad and happy
BBrave and shy
CBegin and start
DBig and large
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Brave and shy
Brave and shy describe different qualities, while the other pairs mean nearly the same.
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