Question

Choose the option which best expresses the meaning to the given word.
BLUSTER
A. Abuse
B. Tolerate
C. Suffer
D. Rant

Answer 1

Hint:The word ‘Bluster’ means ‘to talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect or (of a storm, wind, or rain) blow or beat fiercely and noisily. The question asked to choose the best word which will define the meaning of ‘Bluster’ or it can be a synonym of it. A synonym is another word that has the same meaning near to the original word.

Complete answer:
Option (A) ‘Abuse’: is an incorrect option because the word ‘Abuse’ means ‘to misuse something for bad effect or to insult someone with false language or to treat someone with cruelty’ which is not the same meaning as the word ‘Bluster’.

Option (B) ‘Tolerate’: is an incorrect option because the word ‘Tolerate’ means ‘to allow something to do that one dislikes or disagrees without interference’ which is not the same meaning as the word ‘Bluster’.

Option (C) ‘Suffer’: is an incorrect option because the word ‘Suffer’ means ‘to be subjected or to experience something bad or unpleasant’ which is not the same meaning as the word ‘Bluster’.

Option (D) ‘Rant’: is the correct option because the word ‘Rant’ means to shout or speak at length in an angry or impassioned way’ that is the same meaning as the word ‘Bluster’.

Hence, the correct answers are Option ‘D’.

Note: Other Synonyms for the word ‘Bluster’ are boast, brag, thunder, swagger, etc.