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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Ravindra Rathore said:   1 decade ago
Lean and Gaunt have meaning words as thin body, emaciated means more thin and obese has same meaning as corpulent.

Sushil bhusewar said:   1 decade ago
Corpulent means Fat body.

Obese means Fat Body.

So answer is Obese.

Trupti said:   1 decade ago
Corpulent means excessively fat.

Leans means thin, to incline.

Gaunt means thin.

Emaciated means lean, wasted.

Obese means abnormally fat.

Apurva said:   1 decade ago
Yeah I got.

Corpulent means fat. He is a corpulent man. Which is having excessive fat.

Where as gaunt means. Thin, skinny, lean.

And lean is thin.

Emaciated is becoming thin, lean etc.

Rajesh said:   1 decade ago
CORPULENT means when we eat extra foods as compare to our body and that the human body is not respond well, or you say that the paining & gas in body.

Arun said:   1 decade ago
Gaunt means very thin, so it is opposite word of corpulent.

B RAMU said:   1 decade ago
Obese, corpulent means excessively fat.

S sujeet said:   1 decade ago
Corpulent is stander word for fat so obese similar to it.

Nitesh said:   1 decade ago
Emaciated means reduced or lessened in a sense.

Vr chowdary said:   1 decade ago
Corpulent means larger body,

Lean means incline, bow,

Gaunt means thin body,

Emaciated means thin, fat.

Obese means obesity which occurs when you eat more calories than you use.

So obese is the correct answer because of larger body will occurs only when obesity we occupied.


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