Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below to make a meaningful sentence:-
Being a true ________,Anna remained poised and calm despite hardships.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → fatalist
Complete sentence: Being a true fatalist, Anna remained poised and calm despite hardships. A fatalist meets hardship calmly, which is why Anna "remained poised and calm despite hardships".
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) cynic | a person who distrusts other people's motives and believes they act only out of self-interest (distrust does not explain calmness in hardship) | The cynic believed that the donor was helping only for publicity. |
| (2) nihilist | a person who believes that life has no meaning and rejects all values (the word has nothing to do with staying poised) | The novel's hero is a nihilist who believes in nothing. |
| (3) fatalist (answer) | a person who believes that events are decided by fate and cannot be changed, and so accepts whatever happens without protest | Being a fatalist, he accepted the loss of his crop as his destiny. |
| (4) optimist | a person who expects good things to happen (the sentence stresses calm acceptance of hardship, "poised and calm", not hope for a better future) | An optimist sees an opportunity in every difficulty. |
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