NDA (II) 2025 General Ability Test · Question 14 of 147

Correct — B. To 'embed' is to fix or implant something firmly in a surrounding mass, while to 'imbue' is to fill or inspire with a feeling or quality — that is, to instil. Option B pairs each word with the right synonym.

• (a)Embed means instil and imbue means implant — Swaps the two — 'instil' fits imbue and 'implant' fits embed.
• (c)Embed means accept and imbue means detest — Neither gloss is right; 'accept' and 'detest' have nothing to do with fixing firmly in place or filling with a quality.
• (d)Embed means include and imbue means accept — 'Include' is too loose for embed (which is to fix firmly), and 'accept' is not the meaning of imbue (to saturate or inspire with a quality).

'Embed' means to fix or implant firmly; 'imbue' means to fill or inspire (instil) with a feeling or quality.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  'Imbue' most nearly means —

  • (a)remove
  • (b)instil
  • (c)doubt
  • (d)display

  Answer(b) instil — to imbue is to fill or inspire with a feeling or quality.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  'The reporter's photo was ______ in the article's text.' The best word is —

  • (a)imbued
  • (b)embedded
  • (c)instilled
  • (d)emancipated

  Answer(b) embedded — the photo is fixed firmly within the surrounding text.