Direction: The following question has a sentence in which two or three words have been highlighted. You have to choose an option that contains the synonyms of the highlighted words respectively
Q. It was understood that money was perennially in shortage, and any sort of extravagance was accorded the same amount of respect reserved for chicken pox. Instead of being encouraged to take financial risks, we were taught that ‘tiny drops maketh an ocean’.
A. Ceaselessly, indulgence
B. Perfectly, comfort
C. Terminating, frugality
D. Changing, lavishness
E. None of the above
The sentence talks about a general perception that exists about money being always in shortage and any amount of luxurious spending would get no respect at all…
So, the words similar in meaning to the ones highlighted are given in option (a).
‘Terminating’and ‘Changing’are synonyms but they are antonyms to ‘perennial.’
‘Frugality’means ‘being economical with your spending which is again an opposite of extravagance.’
