Select the appropriate option to fill in the blank:
My grandparents are ______ early risers: in forty years no one in the family has seen them in bed after five, and they wake up cheerfully without an alarm, even on Sundays.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → inveterate
Complete sentence: My grandparents are inveterate early risers: in forty years no one in the family has seen them in bed after five, and they wake up cheerfully without an alarm, even on Sundays.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) inveterate (answer) | having had a habit for so long that it is unlikely to change (fits forty years of rising early) | Mamaji is an inveterate tea drinker who cannot start his day without three cups. |
| (2) nascent | just beginning to exist or grow | The nascent book club in our colony has only six members so far. |
| (3) desultory | done without a plan or steady effort, now and then | After a few desultory attempts at learning the guitar, Rohit gave it up. |
| (4) lapsed | no longer doing something one used to do regularly | Papa calls himself a lapsed cricketer, as he has not held a bat in twenty years. |