Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II:
List-I List-II (Words) (Definitions) (A) Abdicate (I) To remove offensive portion of a book. (B) Expurgate (II) Literary theft (C) Plagiarism (III) To surround a place with the intention of capturing. (D) Besiege (IV) To give up a throne or other office of dignity
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II:
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (Words) | (Definitions) |
| (A) Abdicate | (I) To remove offensive portion of a book. |
| (B) Expurgate | (II) Literary theft |
| (C) Plagiarism | (III) To surround a place with the intention of capturing. |
| (D) Besiege | (IV) To give up a throne or other office of dignity |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Solution
Option 1: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) -> Abdicate means to give up a throne; Expurgate means to remove offensive content; Plagiarism is literary theft; Besiege means to surround to capture.
Option 2: (A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV) -> Incorrectly matches abdicate with surrounding a place and besiege with giving up office.
Option 3: (A) - (I), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (II) -> Incorrectly matches abdicate with removing offensive content and confuses all other definitions.
Option 4: (A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I) -> Incorrectly matches plagiarism with giving up office and besiege with removing content.
Hence, Option 1: (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) -> The correct matching pairs each vocabulary word with its precise definition: abdicate (renounce power/throne), expurgate (censor/remove offensive material), plagiarism (stealing others' work), and besiege (military encirclement) -> correct
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