Question

Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
A man who has the qualities of a woman.
A) Loquacious
B) Celibate
C) Effeminate
D) Epicurean

Answer 1

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

Complete answer:
The meaning of A man who has the qualities of a woman is ‘unmanly’ and we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as of ‘A man who has the qualities of a woman’.

Option A) Loquacious – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of loquacious is ‘tending to talk a great deal; talkative or wordy’ and this not the correct meaning of the phrase ‘A man who has the qualities of a woman’. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Celibate - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of celibate is ‘abstaining from marriage and sexual relations, typically for religious reasons’ and this not the correct meaning of the phrase ‘A man who has the qualities of a woman’. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Effeminate – is the correct answer because the meaning of effeminate is ‘having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly’ and this clearly defines the given phrase. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option D) Epicurean - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of epicurean is ‘pleasure seeker or epicure or glutton’ and this not the correct meaning of the phrase ‘A man who has the qualities of a woman’. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘C’.

Note:Basically, here in this question, substitute means synonyms and synonyms are the words that have the same meaning. So, the synonym of the phrase ‘A man who has the qualities of a woman’ is effeminate and another option does define the correct or nearby meaning of the given phrase. So, option C is the correct answer rest options are wrong.