Question

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
GREGARIOUS
A) Sociable
B) Turbulent
C) Pugnacious
D) Clumsy

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:
We must find the meaning of gregarious and the meaning of words that are given in the options. And both the words should have the same meaning or the exact sense.
The meaning of gregarious is ‘a person who is fond of company i.e. sociable or compassionate or social’. And we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as gregarious.
Option A) Sociable - is the correct answer because the meaning of sociable is ‘willing to talk and engage in activities with other people; friendly or amicable or cordial or hospitable’ and this is the synonym of the word gregarious and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Turbulent - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of turbulent is ‘not stable or calm or unstable or conflict or confusion’ and this is not the synonym of the word gregarious because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Pugnacious - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of pugnacious is ‘eager or quick to argue or aggressive’ and this is not the synonym of the word gregarious because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Clumsy - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of clumsy is ‘awkward in movement or graceless or uncoordinated or ungainly’ and this is not the synonym of the word gregarious because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note:There are two words i.e. the synonyms and the antonyms. Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meaning. So, the most appropriate answer is Option A because in this question we have to best express the meaning of the word gregarious, so, synonyms of GREGARIOUS are sociable and antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning. So, the antonym of gregarious is unsociable or reserved.