Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I (Words) | List-II (Synonyms) |
|---|---|
| (A) Gauche | (I) Biting |
| (B) Compunction | (II) Wickedness |
| (C) Iniquity | (III) Awkward |
| (D) Mordant | (IV) Scruple |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Gauche | (III) Awkward | Gauche means awkward and lacking good manners with people. Awkward means clumsy or uncomfortable, especially with people. They are synonyms. | Asking the guest about her salary was a gauche question. |
| (B) Compunction | (IV) Scruple | Compunction means a feeling of guilt about doing something wrong. Scruple means a moral doubt that stops a person from doing wrong. They are synonyms. | Ishaan felt no compunction about eating his sister’s share of the chocolate. |
| (C) Iniquity | (II) Wickedness | Iniquity means great injustice or evil. Wickedness means the quality of being very bad or evil. They are synonyms. | The documentary shows the iniquity of bonded labour in brick kilns. |
| (D) Mordant | (I) Biting | Mordant means sharp and hurtful in a clever way, used about words or humour. Biting means sharp and painful, used about remarks. They are synonyms. | The comedian’s mordant jokes about traffic jams made the whole hall laugh. |