Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word:
Will their vows be made privately or publicly?
a. Opening remarks
b. Thoughts
c. Promises
d. Emotions
e. Trials

Answer 1

Hint: Synonym is a word that means the same as the given word. The given word is ‘vows’, which means promises or pledges, depending on the context. One must look for words synonymous to the given word, for the correct answer.

Correct solution: Option a, ‘opening remarks’ means words that are said at the beginning of a speech and it is irrelevant to the given word, hence option ‘a’ is an incorrect option. Option b, ‘thoughts’, means belief or notion, which is irrelevant to the given word, hence option ‘b’ is an incorrect option. Option c, ‘promises’, means pledges, which is clearly synonymous to the given word and its context, hence option c is the correct option. Option d, ‘emotions’, means feelings, which has no meaning in the given context, hence is an incorrect choice. Option e, ‘trials’, means attempts or lawsuits, which has no relation to the given word and hence is an incorrect choice. Option ‘c’ is the correct choice.

Note: Here, one must very clearly know the meanings of the words given in the options as well as the sentence.