Multiple choice

Directions: Find the statement where the given word hasn't been used correctly.

PALM

  1. He spent the night sleeping on an uncomfortable palm.

  2. He tried to palm off a piece of glass as a diamond.

  3. You should have seen him in his palmy days before he lost his health and his money.

  4. Driving gloves have mesh backs and leather palms.

  5. His efforts helped him to bear the palm.
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Explanation

The use of 'palm' in option (2) is 'to cheat or defraud'. In option (3), the meaning is 'prosperous or flourishing'. In sentence (4), the meaning is 'inner surface of a glove'. In all these sentences the usage is correct and appropriate. Palm in (5) is symbolic of victory. In sentence (1), the word palm has been used in reference to palm trees. The correct usage should be 'palm leaf'. Therefore, option (1) has incorrect usage of the term palm.

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