Question 39

Each of the sentence below is written twice using an inappropriate and an appropriate word highlighted in black and italicized. For each pair of sentences, identify the sentence with the appropriate word usage from the options given below:
I. Temperatures this week are expected to be seasonal.
II. Temperatures this week are expected to be seasonable
III. The only route was along a narrow tortuous road.
IV. The only route was along a narrow torturous road.
V. The idea was greeted with strong censor.
VI. The idea was greeted with strong censure.

Solution

"torturous" means "causing suffering", whereas "tortuous" means "with twists and turns". Thus, relating to roads, "tortuous" is the right choice.

"To censor" means to remove or block, whereas "to censure" means "to criticise". Thus, in the context of the sentence, "censure" is the right choice.

Hence, option D is the answer.

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