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Q#1 Verbal Ability GATE EC 2025 MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Here are two analogous groups, Group-I and Group-II, that list words in their decreasing order of intensity. Identify the missing word in Group-II.

Group-I:  Abuse  Insult  Ridicule

Group-II: ________  Praise  Appreciate

Extol

Prize

Appropriate

Espouse

Explanation:

The correct answer is (a) Extol.

Reason: The words in Group-I (Abuse  Insult  Ridicule)

follow a decreasing order of negative intensity. Similarly, the words in Group-I (Praise  Appreciate) follow an increasing order of positive intensity.

"Extol" means to praise highly, which fits as the word of highest intensity in Group- II before "praise".

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