Question

Choose the word whose meaning is different from the other words in the group:
Compliant, Submissive, Amenable, Pliant, Riotous, Dutiful
a. Submissive
b. Riotous
c. Pliant
d. Compliant

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘Compliant’ refers to ‘disposed to agree with others or obey rules', and the word ‘Dutiful’ refers to ‘conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one's duty'.

Complete answer:
Let’s look at the meanings of each word: The word ‘compliant’ and ‘dutiful’ have already been defined.
The word ‘submissive’ refers to ‘meekly obedient or passive'.
The word ‘amenable’ refers to ‘open and responsive to suggestion’.
The word ‘pliant’ refers to ‘easily influenced or directed'.
The word ‘riotous’ refers to ‘characterised by wild and uncontrolled behaviour'.
Now, we know the meaning of each word. Let’s look at our options:
- a. Submissive - This word has the exact same meaning as the majority of words in the given question. It is one of the synonyms. So, this is an incorrect option.
- b. Riotous - This word does not have the same meaning as the majority of words in the question. It is not one of the synonyms. So, this is the correct option.
- c. Pliant - This word also has the exact same meaning as the majority of the words. It is one of the synonyms. So, this is an incorrect option.
- d. Compliant - This is also one of the synonyms. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note: We have to pick out the word that is not a synonym of the other words. A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly the same as another word or phrase in the same language. For example, ‘close’ is a synonym of ‘near’.