Verbal Ability - Synonyms - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Synonyms - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
Directions to Solve

In the following the questions choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word.


1.
CORPULENT
Lean
Gaunt
Emaciated
Obese
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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S.raja ram said:   1 decade ago
Gaunt means excessively fat..

Krishna said:   1 decade ago
CORPULENT means large of body. Obese means Obesity occurs over time when you eat more calories than you use. The balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person.

Niti said:   1 decade ago
Gaunt means thin body.

Obese means fat.

Ankush said:   1 decade ago
Corpulent means excessively fat (a corpulent man)

Mopin. said:   1 decade ago
Pig has corpulent body.

Jagjeet said:   1 decade ago
Corpulent means somewt which is thick. Here we have two options gaunt and obese. Gaunt mean thin but obese mean fatty (obesity). That is obese is the correct one.

Sarada said:   1 decade ago
Corpulent : Plump, Fat, Fleshy

a. Lean : Bend, Incline, Slant, Bow
b. Gaunt : Thin, Skinny, Lean, Bony
c. Emaciated : Thin, Wasted, Sunken
d. Obese : Plump, Fat, Large

So Corpulent : Obese.

MADHAVAN said:   1 decade ago
LEAN means thin
EMACIATED means become thin
GAUNT is also small,thin
OBESE MEANS FAT

Saravanan said:   1 decade ago
CORPULENT means some thing to see fat and thick

Kirubakar said:   1 decade ago
Corpulent means physically bulky or fat.


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