SSAT Secondary School Admission Test

Answer: Choice (D) is correct.

In the first half of the analogy, the words are antonyms. Verve means vitality and energy, while lethargy means laziness or sluggishness. So, look for the answer pair that contains antonyms. In choice (A), probity means uprightness and decency, so eliminate that choice. In choice (B), to deliquesce means to dissolve, so eliminate that choice. In choice (C), an aberration is a deviation or an abnormality, while badinage refers to banter or joking talk. These words are completely unrelated, so eliminate this choice. Choice (D) contains the antonyms. To have enmity toward someone means to have hostile feelings toward them, while to have affinity is to have a kinship or an attraction to someone.