Question 79

In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

The __________ "pretty ugly" implies that a person can be both attractive and unattractive at the same time.

Solution

'Oxymoron' is a figure of speech in which two words which are opposite in meaning exist together. 'pretty' and 'ugly' are two words which are opposite in meaning and are appearing together. Hence, option D is correct.


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