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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the given options that best expresses the relationship similar to the original pair of words.

OBSEQUIOUS : SERVILITY :: BELLIGERENT : ________

The correct answer is

PUGNACITY

In an analogy the second pair must show the same relationship as the first. “Obsequious” describes a person who is excessively eager to please or obey, and “servility” is the quality that such a person shows. So the relation is: adjective → the noun for the quality it describes.

Step 1 — Obsequious : servility = a fawning person : the quality of being servile.

Step 2 — “Belligerent” means hostile, aggressive and eager to fight. The noun for that quality is “pugnacity”, which means a readiness or eagerness to quarrel or fight.

Step 3 — So belligerent : pugnacity mirrors obsequious : servility.

“Humility” is modesty, closer to the first pair than to aggression. “Curiosity” is a desire to know, unrelated to hostility. “Hesitation” is reluctance or pausing before acting, which is almost the opposite of a belligerent temperament.

PUGNACITY option is correct.

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