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Choose the word that best completes the analogy: BRAVE is to RECKLESS as CAUTIOUS is to .

1. CAREFUL
2. BOLD
3. TIMOROUS
4. PRUDENT

Answer

C. TIMOROUS

Solution

RECKLESS is bravery carried to excess; TIMOROUS (fearful) is caution carried to excess. CAREFUL and PRUDENT merely restate 'cautious'.

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