Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

One Word

Question:

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Lacking interest or excitement

Options:

Despot

Hostile

Mundane

Miserly

Correct Answer:

Mundane

Explanation:

The word that best substitutes for "lacking interest or excitement" is mundane. The other options are not correct substitutes.

  • Despot means "a ruler with absolute power, especially one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way."
  • Hostile means "unfriendly or threatening."
  • Miserly means "stingy or mean with money."