GATE 2024 MA – Question 1
General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice
Increasing intensity drizzle → rain → downpour is analogous to ______ → quarrel → feud.
- Bicker
- Bog
- Dither
- Dodge
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Correct answer: (A) Bicker
Explanation
Bicker means argue over minor matters, less intense than a quarrel or a prolonged feud. The other choices do not denote an argument. **A**.
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