Question

Verbosity : Brevity :: Insolence : __________

Choose the word that best fills the blank.

• A. Innocence
• B. Respect
• C. Solace
• D. Wealth

Hint:

Find how the first two words are related (they are opposites), then look for the opposite of the second word in the blank pair.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

This question tests a word analogy built on an antonym pair. Look at the first pair, Verbosity and Brevity. Verbosity means using far more words than needed, while brevity means being short and to the point. The two words sit at opposite ends of the same idea, so the link joining them is 'is the opposite of'.

1. Innocence: this means being free of guilt or wrongdoing. It sits on a scale of guilt, not manners, so it does not answer to insolence.
2. Respect: insolence means rude, disrespectful behaviour. Respect is exactly the opposite of that, esteem and regard for another person. This keeps the same antonym link as the first pair.
3. Solace: this word means comfort given in a time of grief. It has nothing to do with rudeness or manners.
4. Wealth: this refers to money and riches, a different idea altogether from how a person behaves towards others.

Since Brevity is the opposite of Verbosity, the blank must hold the opposite of Insolence. Respect is that word, so option (B) completes the analogy correctly.

Let's summarize:

• The given pair, Verbosity and Brevity, are antonyms.
• Insolence means rudeness, and its antonym is Respect.
• Innocence, Solace and Wealth belong to unrelated ideas (guilt, comfort, money), so they do not fit the antonym pattern.

The word that best fills the blank is Respect.