Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:
The alibi offered by the suspect in the chain-snatching incident did not appear to be ____.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → credible
Complete sentence: The alibi offered by the suspect in the chain-snatching incident did not appear to be credible. An alibi is a claim that the accused was somewhere else when the crime took place. Here it did not seem believable.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) credible (answer) | able to be believed, convincing | The witness gave a credible account of the accident. |
| (2) creditable | deserving praise, though not outstanding (an alibi is judged as believable or not, not praiseworthy) | The team gave a creditable performance against the champions. |
| (3) credulous | too ready to believe things (it describes a person who believes, not a story to be believed) | The credulous villagers paid the fake healer. |
| (4) considerable | large in size or amount (it does not describe whether an alibi can be believed) | The flood caused considerable damage to the crops. |
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