In the following items Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists :
A. Fortuitous —
- 1Exhibiting exceptional bravery B. Fortitudinous —
- 2Daunting C. Formidable —
- 3Sad and solitary D. Forlorn —
- 4Happening by chance Code : A B C D
- AA-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
- BA-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
- CA-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
- DA-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
Explanation
Fortuitous comes from Latin fortuna (fortune, chance), so it means happening by chance — A matches 4. Fortitudinous derives from fortitudo (strength, endurance) and means exhibiting exceptional bravery in adversity — B matches 1. Formidable (from Latin formidare, to fear) means inspiring fear through power or size, i.e. daunting — C matches 2. Forlorn (from Old English forleosan, to lose utterly) means sad, lonely and abandoned — D matches 3. The lookalike distractors are traps: "fortuitous" is about chance, not bravery, and "formidable" about being fearsome, not solitary. Only code B (A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3) pairs each word correctly.