2021 · Q5
Direction: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an bold word followed by four words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response
Question: He was, in the early part of the twentieth century, a staunch nationalist of the liberal fold.
General EnglishVocabulary
- Aprofuse
- Bdogmatic
- Cplentiful
- Dtolerant
Explanation
Liberal describes someone open to new ideas and willing to respect different opinions and behaviour — the “liberal fold” is the group holding such views. Tolerant, meaning willing to accept beliefs and behaviour different from one’s own, is the nearest synonym. Dogmatic is its opposite (rigidly asserting opinions), while profuse and plentiful both mean abundant in quantity and are unrelated to open-mindedness.