Question

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of LAPIDARY.
A) High – sounding
B) Abusive
C) Dignified
D) Harmful

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: the synonym of beautiful is pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
Option A) High – sounding - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of high-sounding is ‘extravagant or grand-sounding’ and this is not the synonym of lapidary because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Abusive - sounding - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of abusive is ‘extremely offensive and insulting or rude or vulgar’ and this is not the synonym of lapidary because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Dignified - is the correct answer because the meaning of dignified is ‘having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect or majestic or noble’ and this is the synonym of the word lapidary and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option D) Harmful - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of harmful is ‘causing or likely to cause harm or damaging or injurious or dangerous’ and this is not the synonym of lapidary because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘C’.

Note: Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. synonym of lapidary is dignified, and antonym are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of lapidary is unskilled. Thus, Option C is the correct answer as the question is all about telling the same or similar meaning of the word lapidary and other options are wrong.