Question

Fill in the blank with most appropriate option:
A man who is well-bred and honourable invariably shows ________ for the feelings of other people.
A) Complacence
B) Compatibility
C) Consideration
D) Contempt

Answer 1

Hint: In the above question we have to fill in the blank with an option from the given options such that the sentence gets a relevant meaning and is grammatically correct as well.

Complete answer:
Let us first understand the meaning of the given options:
A) Complacence - Self admiration for one’s own achievements or self satisfaction.
B) Compatibility - It means to be in harmony with one another. It can be used for people and even in case of computer systems where compatibility tells if one application can work on a given system.
C) Consideration -To do a careful deliberation on some given subject. It also refers to some remuneration or compensation. To give attention or careful thought. It can also refer to sensitivity to others.
D) Contempt - feeling of worthlessness for a person or thing or it can also refer to negligence or disregard towards someone or something.

The correct answer is Consideration. Therefore, the complete sentence will be “A man who is well-bred and honourable invariably shows consideration for the feelings of other people. “ It is the most appropriate option.

Therefore the correct answer is ‘C’.

Note: Consideration is a noun and more specifically an abstract noun as it tells about a feeling or state of being. An abstract noun is a noun that tells about emotions, feeling, state of being, something which is not concrete etc.