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GATE 2020 EC – Question 3

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Select the word that fits the analogy:

Explicit : Implicit :: Express : ________

  1. Impress
  2. Repress
  3. Compress
  4. Suppress

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Correct answer: (B) Repress

Explanation

"Explicit" and "implicit" are opposites. The opposite of "express" (to show or let out) is "repress" (to hold back inside).