Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word: He gave a dazzling performance at the opera.
- (a)brilliant
- (b)dismal
- (c)pathetic
- (d)puerile
Correct — A, brilliant. 'Dazzling' describes something splendid, impressive and outstandingly bright, so 'brilliant' is its nearest synonym. 'Dismal' and 'pathetic' mean dreary or feebly inadequate — the opposite impression — and 'puerile' means childish, which does not fit a praised performance.
- (b)dismal — Means gloomy or dreary, the opposite of the bright, impressive sense of dazzling.
- (c)pathetic — Means pitifully poor or inadequate, contradicting a performance that dazzles.
- (d)puerile — Means childishly silly; it has no bearing on brilliance or splendour.
A synonym item — 'dazzling' means impressively brilliant, so its nearest match is 'brilliant'.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Select the word nearest in meaning to 'dazzling'.
- (a)drab
- (b)splendid
- (c)ordinary
- (d)faint
Answer(b) splendid — 'dazzling' means impressively bright and splendid.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Choose the antonym of 'brilliant'.
- (a)radiant
- (b)dull
- (c)gifted
- (d)vivid
Answer(b) dull — the opposite of brilliant is dull; the others are synonyms.