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
Discussion:
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VSVAS said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent : stout, Fat, plump, Fleshy.
Hemant said:
1 decade ago
Lean gaunt means : Weak and malnutrition people,
Where as obese refer fat.
Emaciated healthy or fit.
Where as obese refer fat.
Emaciated healthy or fit.
Beerendra said:
1 decade ago
Gaunt means required calorie, but obese means extra calorie as per required. So nearest answer is obese.
Madhavi said:
1 decade ago
Gaunt means very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold.
Madhavi Bashipangu said:
1 decade ago
Gaunt, Emaciate, Lean these 3 are give same meaning that is thin. The remaining word obese is the synonym of corpulent. Obese is stands for excessively fat.
Harsha said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means fat.
Now compare with the options.
Lean mean thin.
Emaciated mean thin.
Gaunt means very thin.
Obese means fat.
Now compare with the options.
Lean mean thin.
Emaciated mean thin.
Gaunt means very thin.
Obese means fat.
Daniel said:
1 decade ago
I believe the answer given is justified, not tricky. One can eliminate other options of similar meaning to increase the chance of selecting the right answer.
Rajesh said:
1 decade ago
How to I find history of a word?
Geetha said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means a weighty man.
Jitendra said:
1 decade ago
Corpulent means having abundance or excess flesh or fat.
We can for obese which is directly excess of fat, where as lean and gaunt are of same meaning not fleshy fat or thin.
Emaciated is abnormally thin once again same, so result is [D].
We can for obese which is directly excess of fat, where as lean and gaunt are of same meaning not fleshy fat or thin.
Emaciated is abnormally thin once again same, so result is [D].
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