GRE Vocabulary Builder

Answer: Choice (B) is correct.

Consider the relationship of the words in the first half of the analogy. To defalcate means to embezzle or misappropriate funds. Therefore, the relationship is the second word is the title or label of a person who performs the first word. In choice (A), to genuflect means to kneel, as in reverence. A megalomaniac has delusions of grandeur of omnipotence, so he/she would not kneel to anyone. In choice (C), to conform means to go along with, and a maverick is a rebel, so eliminate that choice. In choice (D), to prevaricate means to lie. A connoisseur is someone who has specialized knowledge about something. These words are unrelated, so eliminate that choice. In choice (B), a martinet is a strict disciplinarian, so that is the correct answer.