Question

For the following questions, choose the answer that best completes the comparison.

Embarrassed : Humiliated :: Frightened : ?

a,Terrified
b,courageous
c,agitated
d,reckless

Answer 1

Answer: (A) Terrified

Frightened:

To frighten someone is to make an individual afraid or to scared.

E.g. The thought of failing her exam and getting scolded by her parents frightened Sally.

Terrified:

To terrify someone is to cause an individual experience great amounts of fear.

E.g. The idea of going bungee-jumping terrified John, who had a fear of heights.

Thus, embarrassed: humiliated: frightened: terrified.

Answer 2

Based on the comparison between the first set of words which are Embarrassed and Humiliated which are essentially synonyms, the word best suited to be paired with Frightened is terrified as both of these words signify fear.

Courageous on the other hand is an antonym or opposite of Frightened which means brave.