2024 · Q91
In the following items, a pair of words is provided. You are required to select the option which most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
**Compliment — Complement**
EnglishUsage of Paired Words
- ACompliment means to synthesise and complement means to praise
- BCompliment means to go well with and complement means to praise
- CCompliment means to praise and complement means to blend well with
- DCompliment means to blend well with and complement means to praise
Explanation
‘Compliment’ (with an i) means to praise — ‘to pay someone a compliment’. ‘Complement’ (with an e) means to complete or go well with something — ‘to complement each other’. Option (c) states both correctly; the other options swap or distort the meanings. Hence (c) is correct.