Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word. Loving

Correct — C. Loving is an adjective meaning full of affection, used of people and of the way they behave.

Affectionate is the same part of speech and the same sense, one register up: an affectionate letter, an affectionate father → option (c).

Part of speech alone removes one rival — rejuvenate is a verb and cannot stand where an adjective is wanted.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Offish — Offish means cool and distant in manner, a shortened form of standoffish. It is the opposite of loving, not a synonym.
• (b)
  Rejuvenate — Rejuvenate is a verb meaning to make young or fresh again. An adjective cannot be replaced by a verb, whatever the meaning.
• (d)
  Subordinate — Subordinate means lower in rank, or a person under another's authority. It belongs to hierarchy, not to feeling.

Synonym items often pair an everyday word with its slightly more formal twin. Loving and affectionate is that kind of swap.

Two filters clear the options fast. First part of speech: a verb or a noun cannot answer for an adjective.

Then polarity: SSC regularly plants the antonym, and here that is Offish. A candidate who is unsure of the word and picks it by its unfamiliar look loses the mark.

Key facts

• Affectionate means showing fondness or tenderness towards someone.
• Offish means cool or distant in manner, a shortened form of standoffish.
• Rejuvenate is a verb meaning to restore youth or freshness.

Common traps

• Picking Subordinate because it shares the -ate ending with the keyed word.
• Guessing that Offish means friendly, since it looks harmless.
• Choosing Rejuvenate on a vague sense of warmth, without testing the part of speech.

No directly related past PYQ was found.