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- epic : scope\
- digressive : motive\
- heretical : sincerity\
- austere : design\
- jejune : interest
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Solution and Explanation
Step 2: The relation is adjective : antonymous quality.
Step 3: "Jejune" means dull or uninteresting; "interest" is its antonym (engaging).
Step 4: Matches the oppositional pair; others lack antonymy (e.g., (A) related concepts, not opposites).
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