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.

Indifferent to pleasure and pain

Options:

Cynic

Stoic

Prudent

Lusty

Correct Answer:

Stoic

Explanation:

The correct option is Stoic. It means "showing a calm indifference to pleasure or pain." The other options are not correct substitutes.

  • Cynic means "a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest and that there is no such thing as genuine virtue."
  • Prudent means "having or showing careful judgment in the use of resources."
  • Lusty means "having or showing a strong sexual desire."