Multiple choice

Directions: Choose appropriate meaning of the words in bold as per their contextual use.

The work of translation was carried out by savants in the seventeenth century.

  1. menials

  2. bookworms

  3. philosophers

  4. laureates
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Savants means learned people or scholars, especially in science or literature. Translation work requires deep knowledge. Menials means servants, bookworms means excessive readers, and laureates means award winners - none fit like scholars.

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