Choose the one word for the given expression.
A person who pretends to be ill in order to avoid work
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Malingerer
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Sycophant | a person who praises powerful people too much to gain something | The minister was surrounded by sycophants who agreed with every word. |
| (2) Recluse | a person who lives alone and avoids other people | The old painter lived as a recluse in a hut on the hill. |
| (3) Hypochondriac | a person who keeps worrying that he is ill when he is not (he truly believes he is ill, a malingerer only pretends) | My uncle is a hypochondriac and visits the doctor for every small cough. |
| (4) Malingerer (answer) | a person who pretends to be ill so as not to work | The manager knew Raju was a malingerer because his “fever” always came on Mondays. |