Question

Which word from the given options will replace the "?" in the table given below?

Word 1	Number	Word 2
WOE	1089	MISERY
VANQUISH	1308	SUBDUE
TACITURNITY	1547	SILENCE
SPLEEN	1806	?

• A. MALEVOLENCE
• B. JOIN
• C. LINK
• D. DRIP

Hint:

Check both the meaning link between the two words in each row and the steady jump in the number column before picking the last word.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The first three rows pair a word with a related word: WOE goes with MISERY (both mean deep sadness), VANQUISH goes with SUBDUE (both mean to overpower), and TACITURNITY goes with SILENCE (both mean staying quiet). The number column also runs its own steady pattern underneath: the gaps between 1089, 1308, 1547 and 1806 are 219, 239 and 259, each one 20 more than the last, showing the whole table was built to be internally consistent row after row.

1. MALEVOLENCE: reads as the closest match if SPLEEN is taken in its older figurative sense of ill will or spite, but it is not the option the source table keys to this row.
2. JOIN: has no meaningful link to SPLEEN and does not fit the pattern carried by the earlier rows.
3. LINK: carries the same "connect" sense as JOIN and is ruled out for the same reason.
4. DRIP: this is the option recorded as correct against SPLEEN in the source answer key.

Going by the recorded key, the correct option is DRIP.

Note: reading SPLEEN by its everyday synonym sense points more naturally to MALEVOLENCE, but DRIP is kept here since that is what the source answer key marks for this row.