Question

Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word.
His perseverant nature is the secret behind his success.
A) Prestigious
B) Perceptive
C) Persistent
D) pacifist

Answer 1

Hint:Synonyms are the words that have same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: synonym of beautiful is pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
The meaning of perseverant is ‘persistent in doing something despite difficulty; unwavering’. And we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is same as of perseverant.
Option A) Prestigious - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of prestigious is ‘inspiring respect and admiration; having high status or reputable’ and this is not the synonym of the word perseverant because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Perceptive - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of perceptive is ‘having or showing sensitive insight or insightful or sensitive’ and this is not the synonym of the word perseverant because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Persistent - is the correct answer because the meaning of persistent is ‘determined or purposeful or resolute’ and this is the synonym of the word perseverant and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option D) pacifist - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of pacifist is ‘a person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable or peacemaker’ and this is not the synonym of the word perseverant because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘ C’.

Note: Synonyms are the words that have same or similar meaning i.e. synonym of perseverant is persistent. So, the most appropriate answer is Option C and antonym are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of perseverant is indifference or weakness. Thus, Option C is correct answer and other options are wrong.