The GRE verbal section is a better indication of IQ than the Quantitative section

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".......not so much for the relatively obvious apologetics as for the first-rate English prose. It reminded me that verbal scores are a better predictor of future mathematical eminence than math scores on the GRE, with the appropriate restriction to applicants at top-tier graduate schools." - https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/does-one-have-to-be-a-genius-to-do-maths/#comment-29944

How true is this? And could this actually be a good predictor of IQ rather than obsolete IQ tests?