Question

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
WRANGLE
a. Competition
b. Race
c. Dispute
d. Wrestling

Answer 1

Hint: If you have a wrangle with someone, you have a long and complicated argument with him. It is both a verb as well as a noun.

Complete answer:
If we have to find a word which best expresses the meaning of something, we have to find a similar meaning to the given word.
From the given options, the most appropriate word is option c, dispute. To have a dispute means to have a disagreement over something which usually leads to an argument. The two brothers had a dispute over the sharing of property.
Option a is competition. Here, the word competition won’t apply because an argument is not a competition. In a competition, people try to emerge victorious by defeating the other person. A wrangle is of a serious nature.
Option b is race. Race and competition are similar words because a race is a kind of a competition. We compete to see who comes first. Option b is not the correct answer.
Option d is wrestling. To wrestle means to fight with physical contact. Wrestling is also a sport. However, people wrestle in a serious fight as well. They also wrestle in jest. It is not the correct answer to the given word.

Note: It is easy to get confused between competition and dispute since in both, people try to emerge victorious. However, it is to be noted that a competition is more about healthy games and sports while a dispute is a quarrel. Both are not to be confused.