Multiple choice

Directions: The question consists of a CAPITALISED word followed by five possible illustrations of the meaning. Choose the one, which is the most unsuitable illustration.

PERVERSE

  1. She gets a perverse sense of pleasure out of shocking me.

  2. By lying, the course of justice perverted the accused.

  3. That perverse old man takes advice from no–one.

  4. The witness’s statement proved to be perversion.

  5. You may accuse him of being queer, not perverse.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

‘Perverse’ as used in option (1) is correct as it means to do something unacceptable, unreasonable deliberately, and in option (3), it means wrongfully self-willed, or stubborn. ‘Perversion’ in (4) and (5) implies a distortion. But in option (2) the sentence should read, ‘By lying, he was accused of perverting the course of justice’. Hence, option (2) is the answer.

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