2002 · Q10
Match words in List-I with the words/group of words in List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I :
- ACadaverous,
- BProdigal,
- CDecadence,
- DGratuitous.
List II :
- 1Falling to lower moral level,
- 2Jubilation,
- 3Something done or given unnecessarily,
- 4Looking very pale,
- 5Stout or well-built,
- 6Extravagant.
General EnglishVocabulary
- AA-4, B-5, C-1, D-6
- BA-1, B-6, C-2, D-3
- CA-4, B-6, C-1, D-3
- DA-1, B-5, C-2, D-6
Explanation
Cadaverous means extremely pale and thin, like a corpse — 'looking very pale' (4). Prodigal means recklessly extravagant or wasteful (6). Decadence means a decline to a lower moral or cultural level (1). Gratuitous means done or given without good reason — 'something done unnecessarily' (3). The correct matching is A-4, B-6, C-1, D-3, i.e. option (C).