Question

Choose the one which is nearest in meaning to
ESCULENT
a) Edible
b) Hungry
c) Thick
d) Lovable

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘esculent’ defines something that is fit to be eaten. Here, find a synonym (similar nearest meaning word) for esculent.

Complete answer:
 Before we can find the nearest meaning word for ‘esculent’ we must understand the word itself. ‘Esculent’ means something that is fit to be eaten or is edible. For example: even if she is not a great cook her food is esculent etc.
Now, just by the explanation given above we can conclude or make out that the correct solution would be the first option (a), i.e. edible.
Now, let us also look into other options to understand why they are not the correct solution. So –
Option (a) – edible means fit to be eaten and as explained earlier this is the correct solution. For example, those foods are edible.
Option (b) – hungry means feeling or showing the need for having food. For example, she is very hungry and wishes to eat something edible.
Option (c) – thick means something that is not thin. For example that is one thick book, you are reading.
Option (d) – lovable means inspiring or deserving of love and affection. For example, animals and domestic pets are very lovable.
So, as you can see by the above explanation the correct solution is an option (a) and others are incorrect.

Note:
If you get familiar with the meaning of the given word then you can easily eliminate the other options that are not correct as the solution is hidden in the meaning of the given word.