GATE DA 2026 Q1: Analogy: Verbosity is to Brevity as Insolence is to ?

Verbosity : Brevity :: Insolence : ___________

Choose the word that best fills the blank.

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Answer: B (official GATE 2026 final answer key)

Concept used: Word analogy: the first pair are opposites, so the answer is the opposite of insolence.

First step: Brevity is the opposite of verbosity; the opposite of insolence (rudeness) is respect.

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Source: official GATE 2026 DA question paper and final answer key, organised by IIT Guwahati. Question paper · Answer key