Question

Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence:
The story began in an eerie situation.
a) dangerous
b) thrilling
c) wonderful
d) strange
e) dismaying

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are words or phrases that mean exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase. For example- ‘sad’ and ‘depressed’. Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context.

Complete answer:
In the given question, the word ‘eerie’ refers to ‘inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious’.
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'dangerous', refers to ‘involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm’.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous with that of the given word ‘eerie’.
Option (b.), ‘thrilling', refers to ‘causing a surge of emotion or excitement’.Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous with that of the given word ‘eerie’.
Option (c.), ‘wonderful', refers to ‘extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers’.Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous with that of the given word ‘eerie’.
Option (d.), ‘strange', refers to ‘being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird’.Therefore, option (d.) is correct as its meaning is synonymous with that of the given word ‘eerie’.
Option (e.), ‘dismaying', refers to ‘causing consternation’.Therefore, option (e.) is incorrect as it is not synonymous with the given word ‘eerie’.

Note:
If you don’t know the definition of the given word and have only used it in some given context previously, then use the given word in a sentence. Substitute the given word with each word in the options and choose the word which does not conflict with the context provided by the given word.