He was <u>enamoured</u> of his own golden voice.
- (a)very fond of
- (b)concerned with
- (c)obsessed with
- (d)imbued with
Correct — A, 'very fond of'. To be enamoured of something is to be charmed by it and filled with liking for it, and the printed preposition settles the match — the sentence reads 'enamoured of', and 'very fond of' takes the same 'of' and the same meaning. Slot it in and the sentence still stands: he was very fond of his own golden voice.
- (b)concerned with — Means involved in or occupied with a matter, which says nothing about liking it.
- (c)obsessed with — Overshoots — an obsession is a fixation that will not release a person — and it is built with 'with', not with the 'of' the sentence prints.
- (d)imbued with — Means filled or inspired with a quality, and it too takes 'with'; a person is imbued with courage, not imbued of a voice.
'Enamoured of' means charmed by, taken with, very fond of.
A synonym item that prints the preposition has handed the candidate a free test — the substitute must fit the frame, and only 'very fond of' does. 'Obsessed with' is the option that costs marks, because the sentence has an edge of mockery in it, a man in love with the sound of his own voice, and 'obsessed' feels like the stronger and wittier word. Strength is not the criterion in a synonym item; closeness of meaning is, and 'enamoured' is a warm word rather than a clinical one.
- 'Enamoured' is usually completed by 'of', though 'enamoured with' also occurs.
- 'Imbued with' is used of qualities and feelings poured into a person — imbued with patriotism.
- Substituting the option back into the sentence, preposition and all, is the quickest check in a synonym item.
- Choosing the strongest word instead of the closest one.
- Ignoring the preposition printed in the sentence.
Asked as a synonym item — pick the group of words most similar in meaning to the underlined word.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Fill the blank — She is enamoured ________ the old city's lanes.
- (a)of
- (b)at
- (c)for
- (d)into
Answer(a) of — 'enamoured' is normally completed by 'of'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which word is closest in meaning to 'imbued'?
- (a)emptied
- (b)filled
- (c)puzzled
- (d)delayed
Answer(b) filled — to be imbued with a quality is to be filled or inspired with it.