Select the option that does not match with the meaning of the word "LUSCIOUS"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → diligent
Luscious means having a rich, sweet, very pleasant taste or smell, and more widely, very pleasing to the senses.
Example: The market was full of luscious mangoes.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) diligent (answer) | hard-working and careful (it describes a person's effort, not taste or pleasure, so it does not match the meaning of luscious) | A diligent student revises every lesson on the same day. |
| (2) delicious | very pleasant to taste or smell (it is a synonym of luscious, so it matches) | Grandmother cooked a delicious meal for us. |
| (3) delectable | delicious, delightful (it also matches luscious) | The bakery sells a delectable chocolate cake. |
| (4) delightful | very pleasing (it shares the sense of pleasure carried by luscious) | We spent a delightful evening by the lake. |
| Synonyms of luscious: delicious, delectable, succulent, juicy Antonyms of luscious: tasteless, insipid, bland, unappetising Also asked in CUET (UG): diligent – 24-05-2026 Slot 1, 13-05-2026 Slot 1, 17-08-2022 Slot 1, 10-08-2022 Slot 1 delectable – 02-06-2025 Slot 1 |