Question

Choose the word which expresses the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence:
It was an ignominious defeat for the team.
a) Shameful
b) Admirable
c) Unaccountable
d) Worthy

Answer 1

Hint: The word is traced back to the early 15th century from Middle France and Latin, the word is a combination of- ‘the assimilated form of in i.e. out, opposite of or without and nomen meaning name’.

Complete step-by-step answer:
The meaning of ignominious in modern vocabulary can be understood as – disgrace, shame, embarrassing due to failure, & discreditable, etc.
Definition of ignominious can be understood as – marked with disgrace or shame, or deserving of shame or infamy, etc. An example of the usage of the words is – the opposition party faced an ignominious defeat, the neighbors were indulged in an ignominious spat.
Now, considering the meanings explained for ignominious the option which would be correct here is-
a) Shameful
Other options-
b) Admirable means – deserving or worthwhile of respect or approval,
c) Unaccountable means – something that is impossible to account for, and
d) Worthy means - someone or something that is respectful and has desirable qualities.
Hence option (a) is the only correct option.

Note: In situations where the meanings of the given options are not clear, use the elimination method that way you can remove the words that you think are least likely to be right. That way you will have a clearer picture and a correct solution.