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Confusing Words (Contextual)
Directions: In the question, there are four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases marked as ‘A’ and ‘B’ that are highlighted. Select the most appropriate word or phrase to form grammatically and syntactically correct sentences. Then, from the options that follow, choose the correct one.
(i) The (A) martial (B) marshal spirit of Guru Gobind Singh has been proverbial.
(ii) Kareena Kapoor is likely to (A) marry (B) merry Saif Ali Khan in October.
(iii) In olden times, the kings and the queens used to lead (A) luxurious (B) luxuriant lives.
(iv) Nowadays, even educated people have to accept (A) lowly (B) low salaries because of unemployment.
Martial means suitable for war, marshal means a military commander.
So, marshal is the correct answer. Marry means to wed. Merry means happy. So, marry is the correct option.
Luxurious means comfortable/splendid. Luxuriant means fertile.
Lowly means humble/meek. Low means of little quantity. So, low is the correct option.