Match the definitions in List-I with the words in List-II:-
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List-I (Definitions) |
List-II (Words) |
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(A) Few words packed with meaning, concise |
(I) Circumlocution |
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(B) Talking around, a way of talking indirectly |
(II) Colloquial |
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(C) Informal, less grammatically rigid language |
(III) Magniloquent |
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(D) Sonorous, emphasizing style at the expense of thought |
(IV) Laconic |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) Few words packed with meaning, concise | (IV) Laconic | Laconic means using very few words, saying a lot briefly. | His laconic reply was just "No." |
| (B) Talking around, a way of talking indirectly | (I) Circumlocution | Circumlocution means using many words to say something that could be said in a few, going round the point instead of stating it. | Stop the circumlocution and tell me what happened. |
| (C) Informal, less grammatically rigid language | (II) Colloquial | Colloquial means used in ordinary, informal conversation rather than in formal writing. | "Gonna" is a colloquial form of "going to". |
| (D) Sonorous, emphasizing style at the expense of thought | (III) Magniloquent | Magniloquent means using grand, impressive-sounding words that show off style more than they carry ideas. | The politician's magniloquent speech said very little. |