Select the word-pair that best represents a similar relationship to the one expressed in the pair of words given below. (The words must be considered as meaningful English words and must NOT be related to each other based on the number of letters/ number of consonants / vowels in the word)

Bold : Timid 

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  1. Facile : Easy
  2. Ambitious : Crucial
  3. Burdensome : Laborious
  4. Tranquil : Excitable 

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Option 4 : Tranquil : Excitable 
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The pattern used in the given set is:
Bold : Timid  → Both the words are antonyms to each other.

Now we consider the given options:
Option 1) Facile : Easy → Both the words are synonyms to each other.
Option 2) Ambitious : Crucial → Both the words are synonyms to each other.
Option 3) Burdensome : Laborious → Both the words are synonyms to each other.
Option 4) Tranquil : Excitable → Both the words are antonyms to each other.

Hence, the correct answer is "option (4)".

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