Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "WAN : COLOUR". Interpret “lacking/deficient in the named quality.” Choose the option that best preserves this deficiency relationship.

Verbal Ability Verbal Analogies Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    corpulent:weight
  • B
    insipid:flavour
  • C
    pallid:complexion
  • D
    enigmatic:puzzle

Answer

Correct Answer: insipid:flavour

Explanation

Concept/Approach“Wan” describes something lacking in colour. We seek “adjective meaning lacking in X : X.”

Option analysisinsipid:flavourinsipid means lacking in flavour. Perfect match.pallid:complexion — pallid means pale (low color) in complexion, but the relation is description of a specific noun; still close but less general than the direct “lacking in.”corpulent:weight — corpulent means fat (excess), not lacking.enigmatic:puzzle — enigmatic means puzzling; not “lacking in.”

Final Answerinsipid:flavour

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