Option 3 is correct because an athlete is expected to be fit, just as a priest is expected to be religious.

Option 2 is correct because “pernicious” means having a harmful effect, making beneficial its opposite.

Option 4 is correct because obvious and hidden are antonyms, matching liberal and conservative.

Option 3 is correct because failure by top students implies the course material was too advanced.

Option 2 is correct because “zeal” means great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

Option 2 is correct because the parallel comparative structure requires “the better”.

Option 2 is correct because “inebriated” means drunk, making sober its opposite.

Option 2 is correct because “superfluous” means unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

Option 1 is correct because a racist is inherently prejudiced, just as a saint is inherently holy.

Option 1 is correct because meat comes from animals just as paper comes from trees.

Option 1 is correct because “transcendent” means going beyond normal limits, making ordinary its opposite.

Option 2 is correct because “nebulous” means unclear, vague, or ill-defined.

Option 1 is correct because unfair accusations naturally trigger feeling humiliated while requiring composure during an inquiry.

Option 1 is correct because a knife is characterized by being sharp, just as a crime is characterized by being illegal.

Option 2 is correct because “terrestrial” means relating to earth, making celestial its opposite.

Option 4 is correct because volleyball is a category of sport, just as soccer is a football code/sport.

Option 1 is correct because a microwave is designed to heat, just as a refrigerator is designed to cool.

Option 2 is correct because a completed past action takes the simple past tense “cost”.

Option 1 is correct because “impeccable” means free from fault or blame; flawless (faultless).

Option 2 is correct because “amorphous” means without a clearly defined shape or form, making defined its opposite.

Option 3 is correct because “Each” is a singular pronoun taking the singular verb “was”.

Option 2 is correct because “ostentatious” means characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or show off (showy).

Option 2 is correct because “prolific” means producing much fruit or many works, making unproductive its antonym.

Option 2 is correct because “ingenuity” means cleverness, inventiveness, and creativity.

Option 4 is correct because the past perfect “had locked” describes an action completed prior to another past event.

Option 2 is correct because contrary-to-fact conditional clauses using “as if” take the subjunctive form “were”.

Option 4 is correct because “police” is treated as a plural noun in standard English, taking “haven’t”.

Option 2 is correct because “oblivious” means not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one, making alert its opposite.

Option 2 is correct because “copious” means abundant in supply or quantity, making scarce its opposite.

Option 1 is correct because “audacity” means a willingness to take bold risks (courage).

Option 1 is correct because “Though” properly introduces a concessive clause contrasting arrogance with kindness.

Option 3 is correct because a comedy is defined as being funny, just as a tragedy is defined as being sad.

Option 4 is correct because the phrasal construction “not averse to” is followed by the gerund form “giving”.

Option 3 is correct because keeping students engaged requires a balanced combination of informative and entertaining content.

Option 1 is correct because physical weakness contrasts with the emotional trait of displaying remarkable courage.

Option 3 is correct because phrases like “as well as” link subjects without changing the singularity of the primary subject (“The father”), requiring “is”.

Option 1 is correct because “equanimity” means mental calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation.

Option 2 is correct because broken things get repaired, just as selfish people can be generous (or as an antonymous transformation pair).

Option 2 is correct because “lenient” means permissive, merciful, or tolerant (gentle).

Option 2 is correct because “desolate” means deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness, making cheerful its opposite.

Option 4 is correct because high-risk sports are commonly described as dangerous while retaining popularity.

Option 2 is correct because “obstinate” means stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion, making flexible its opposite.

Option 4 is correct because an author’s primary job is to write, just as a janitor’s is to clean.

Option 2 is correct because plural subjects take the passive plural form “are required”.

Option 1 is correct because “pathetic” arousing pity, often through vulnerability or sadness (emotional).