Question

Choose the synonym of the given word.
INEBRIETY
A. Drunkenness
B. Gluttony
C. Felony
D. Starvation

Answer 1

Hint: In linguistics, there are many words which closely resemble each other in their meanings. But they are not exactly the same. These words are synonyms which are thousands in number. One can be baffled by the degree of similarity in these, but they are meant to be used in different contexts. We just have to keep in mind their usage. This will clear all the confusions we have about these synonyms. Similarly, in this question, we can see that some of the words that have been given to us are similar in meanings whereas some are not. We have to understand the meaning and the usage of each word so that we can pick the correct answer from them.

Complete answer:
The meaning of the given word ‘Inebriety’ is being habitual to drinking or intoxication.
In order to find the correct answer, we need to go through all the options one by one and find their meaning in order to get the right word that resembles the given word.

1. The first option 'drunkenness' means a state of being drunk or intoxicated. For example, “The growing problem of drunkenness is deadly among the youth nowadays”.
2. The second option 'gluttony' means habituated to greed or excess in eating. It can be used in the sentence like, “Obesity is one of the results of gluttony in people”.
3. The third option 'felony' is described as a crime in the US and many other places as more serious than misdemeanor. For instance, “She was charged for felony and was imprisoned for life”.
4. The fourth option, 'starvation' refers to an empty stomach due to fasting. For instance, Frequent starvation leads to gallstones and other deadly diseases.
5. Hence, we can clearly say that the word 'drunkenness' is the perfect synonym of the given word. Therefore, the first option is correct.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A'.

Note: In this question, we saw that some of the words that have been given to us are similar in meanings whereas some are not. We understood the meaning and the usage of each word. This enabled us to pick the correct answer from them.