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Analogy (verbal reasoning): Identify the pair with the same relationship as "INDIGENT : WEALTHY". Find a pair of clear antonyms (opposites in socioeconomic/social grace terms). Choose the option that best mirrors the antonym relation.

Difficulty: Easy

angry:rich
native:affluent
gauche:graceful
scholarly:erudite

Correct Answer: gauche:graceful

Explanation:

Concept/Approach
Indigent (very poor) is the opposite of wealthy. We need another pair of opposites.

Option analysis
gauche:graceful — gauche (socially awkward) is the opposite of graceful. Correct antonym pair.angry:rich — unrelated categories.native:affluent — not antonyms.scholarly:erudite — near-synonyms, not opposites.

Final Answer
gauche:graceful

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