Choose the expanded form of the given word from the options given below: “Charlatan.”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Someone who pretends to have special knowledge or ability.
A charlatan is a person who falsely claims to have special knowledge or skill, usually to cheat people.
Example: The so-called healer turned out to be a charlatan.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: A person who practises something for the love of it and not as a profession. — Incorrect. This is an amateur.
Example: He is an amateur photographer who takes pictures for pleasure.
Option 2: A person who believes that all events are subject to fate. — Incorrect. This is a fatalist.
Example: Being a fatalist, he made no plans for the future.
Option 4: One who lives in seclusion or apart from society. — Incorrect. This is a recluse or hermit.
Example: The writer lived as a recluse in the hills.
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