Question

Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
AFFABLE

a) Friendly
b) Cheerful
c) Helpful
d) Neutral

Answer 1

Hint: The meaning of the given word ‘affable’ is used to refer to a person who is friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

Complete answer:

 In order to solve this question, we need to choose the option from the given options that has the exact meaning as that of the given word.
Let us first understand the meaning of the given word. The word, affable is used to refer to someone or the act of being pleasant and at ease in talking to others.
Now that we know the meaning, let us take a look at the given options and find the word that best expresses the meaning of the word in the question.
Option ‘A’, friendly refers to a kind and pleasant person.
Option ‘B’, cheerful, refers to someone who is noticeably happy and optimistic.
Option ‘C’, helpful, refers to someone who is ready to give help to others in any situation.
Option ‘D’, neutral, refers to someone who has no strongly marked or positive characteristics or features. From the above options, we can see that options ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ are incorrect. Options ‘C’ and ‘D’, is incorrect as their meanings do not relate to the given word in any way.
Option ‘B’ is incorrect as it is similar, but not the exact in meaning to the given word.
Hence, the correct answer is option ‘A’, friendly, as it has the exact opposite meaning of the given word.

Note: If you are unsure regarding the meanings of the words in the given question, then remove the words that you think are least likely to be correct, one by one. This will help you to narrow down the options that you have and thus, reach the final answer.