Question

Fill in the blanks with the right choice of words.
She was roundly condemned for her _______; she betrayed the woman to whom she owed her success.
A. Truculence
B. Perfidy
C. Serendipity
D. Pragmatism
E. Discernment

Answer 1

Hint:There are millions of words in English. Each word has a specific meaning of its own. Also, same words may mean different things depending upon the context in which it is used.

Complete answer:
A word has its own meaning. We cannot place a word freely in a sentence. The word has to compliment the meaning of the sentence. Now, to find out which of the given words will fit in the provided sentence, let us look at the context and also the meaning of the given words as options.

A. Truculence: It refers to the quality or state of being truculent where truculent refers to being cruel, fierce or savagely brutal.

B. Perfidy: It refers to the state of being deceitful and untrustworthy.

C. Serendipity: It refers to the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

D. Pragmatism: It refers to a pragmatic attitude or policy.

E. Discernment: It refers to the ability to judge well.

Now, to find out the correct answer, let us place each word in the blank and see which one makes sense in the sentence. By reading the given sentence, we can understand that the woman who had helped the other woman to attain success has been betrayed. Out of the given words, the word perfidy will perfectly suit the sentence as it means to be deceitful.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’
Note:Whenever you get confused with the meanings of the word, always look through a dictionary. Try to answer the question only when you are clear with the meaning or else it will be difficult for you to find the correct answer.