Four words are given below. Choose the pair of words that most nearly mean the…
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Four words are given below. Choose the pair of words that most nearly mean the SAME or OPPOSITE of each other.
A. Fledgling
B. Destitution
C. Indomitable
D. Squalor
- A.
C-D
- B.
A-B
- C.
B-D
- D.
A-D
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Correct answer: C
Answer: Destitution and Squalor are the correct pair.
Definitions:
Fledgling: a beginner or novice.
Destitution: extreme poverty; lack of basic needs.
Indomitable: unconquerable or impossible to subdue.
Squalor: filthy, wretched conditions often associated with severe poverty.
Why Destitution and Squalor match:
Destitution and Squalor both describe severe poverty or the miserable living conditions that result from it, so they are near-synonyms in this context.
Why the other pairs are incorrect:
Fledgling vs Destitution: one is about experience level (novice), the other about poverty — unrelated meanings.
Indomitable vs Squalor: one describes an undefeatable quality, the other a filthy condition — unrelated meanings.
Fledgling vs Squalor: novice vs filthy conditions — unrelated meanings.
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