Question

Choose the one which is nearest in meaning to VULPINE.
A) Crafty
B) Wolfish
C) Hoggish
D) Ravenous

Answer 1

Hint:
i) Vulpine means relating to a fox or foxes, clever and dishonest, resembling a fox, cunning.
ii) It is the Latin word for “fox”, and describes which is related to fox. Example: Under pressure, he revealed his vulpine nature.

Complete answer:
Let us look into the given options
Option A) Crafty – is a correct answer because Vulpine means Crafty or Cunning. It means relating to a fox or foxes, clever and dishonest, resembling a fox. Thus, it is a correct answer.
Option B) Wolfish – is an incorrect answer because it means resembling or likened to a wolf, especially in being rapacious, voracious, or lascivious, looking like you want to harm someone. Example: “a wolfish grin”.
Option C) Hoggish – is an incorrect answer because Hoggish means Greedy, Selfishness, Selves, self-interest, etc. Example: I don’t want to be hoggish with him. Thus, it is incorrect here.
Option D) Ravenous – is an incorrect answer because Ravenous means extremely hungry, of hunger or need, famished, voracious. If you are ravenous, you are extremely hungry. Example: feeling ravenous after a hard day’s work. Thus, it is incorrect here.

Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Note: Crafty means clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods. It means involving the making of decorative objects and other things by hand. Vulpine means relating to a fox or foxes, clever and dishonest. Both have the same meaning. Thus, option A is correct and rest options do not provide the same meaning or nearest in meaning to vulpine.