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Find the pair of words that has the same kind of relationship as the numbered pair.

Ostentation:modest::

-visionary:blind
-vigilant:lazy
-olfactory:loud
-ostensible:silent<---My answer
-reticent:talkative
I need help seeing if i'm right!

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Since ostentatious and modest are antonyms, their meanings are completely opposite, we need to find a pair of words which also denote something different. The correct answer is reticent:talkative, because reticent is shy, and talkative is obviously not.
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