Question

Identify the correct meaning of the given word:
Appellation

a) Ghost
b) A designation or a title
c) Ultimate solution
d) Beginning

Answer 1

Hint:Appellation is a noun meaning name or title. It is used in a sentence like: ‘In high school, my friends would often refer to me as Penguin, an appellation I earned because of my unusual walk.’

Complete answer:
 In questions like these, we should carefully go through each option and reach the answer by elimination method.
Option ‘a’ ghost means an apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image. It is used in a sentence like: ‘Raj was sacred to death when he saw a ghost on the ridge.’ Since this word has no correlation to the word given in the question, it is an incorrect alternative.
Option b, a designation or title, this phrase sounds very similar to the meaning of Appellation given to us in the hint, So, the correct answer is “Option b”.
The ultimate solution, option c, again, does not hold itself close to the meaning of the word in the question as the word has no reference to a problem or a solution. Therefore it is also the incorrect answer.
The beginning is a noun that means the point in time or space at which something begins. It is used in a sentence like: I found the movie boring at the beginning itself. As the meanings do not match the words, option d is the wrong alternative.

Note:
Do not panic if you can not recall the exact meaning of the word in the question, move gradually by forming a sentence of the word and then fitting in each option individually.