Select the option closest in meaning to the underlined word:-
She read out aloud to all of us the lurid headlines about the incident.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → shocking
Lurid means shocking and sensational, describing something unpleasant in vivid detail to excite readers. Headlines about an incident are lurid when they play up its shocking side. Its synonym is shocking.
Example: The tabloid printed lurid stories about the actor's private life.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) glittering | shining with bright flashes of light, or splendid (it suggests attraction, not shock) | The bride wore a glittering necklace. |
| (2) frigid | very cold, or cold and unfriendly in manner (headlines are not described as cold) | The climbers spent a night in the frigid air. |
| (3) shocking (answer) | causing surprise, horror or disgust (sensational headlines about an incident are meant to shock) | The shocking news of the crash spread quickly. |
| (4) austere | plain, severe and without decoration (almost the opposite of sensational) | The monk lived in an austere room with only a mat. |
| Synonyms of lurid: sensational, shocking, graphic, gruesome Antonyms of lurid: mild, restrained, tame, understated Also asked in CUET (UG): frigid – 10-06-2023 Slot 2 austere – 24-05-2026 Slot 1, 03-06-2025 Slot 1, 08-06-2023 Slot 3, 07-06-2023 Slot 3 |