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One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

Solution

Correct Option: 2

The question is testing for word usage between luxurious and luxuriant.

Luxurious refers to something expensive, elegant, or characterized by comfort and extravagance. Think of a five-star hotel suite with marble floors, silk curtains, and a personal butler - that's the kind of fancy, high-end comfort that makes something luxurious.

Luxuriant describes something that grows abundantly or profusely, like thick vegetation or hair. Picture a jungle with dense, overflowing greenery, or someone with thick, flowing locks of hair - that lush, abundant quality is what makes something luxuriant.


Option 1 -> Correct usage. "Luxurious lives" appropriately describes the elegant, comfortable lifestyle of princes.

Option 2 -> Incorrect usage. Gold, silk, and velvet trimmings should be described as "luxurious" (expensive/elegant), not "luxuriant" (abundant/lush).

Option 3 -> Correct usage. "Luxuriant tresses" properly describes thick, abundant golden hair.

Option 4 -> Correct usage. "Luxurious suites" correctly describes elegant, high-end accommodations.


Hence, Option 2 is correct.

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