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past year questions, Vocabulary, CUET English 2025 21 May Shift 2

Medium

Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II :

List-IList-II
(Sentences)(Words)
(A) His _________efforts to help the community were recognized by everyone.(i) laudatory
(B) She has a refined ___________for good wine.(II) palette
(C) The review was full of _________comments about the author's writing style.(III) laudable
(D) The artist's ___________was filled with vibrant hues.(IV) palate

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

(A) - (III) "laudable" → His praiseworthy/commendable efforts (laudable = deserving praise)

(B) - (IV) "palate" → Refined sense of taste for wine (palate = taste sense)

(C) - (I) "laudatory" → Comments expressing praise (laudatory = expressing praise/commendation)

(D) - (II) "palette" → Artist's color board with vibrant hues (palette = board for mixing colors)

Hence, Option 4: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II) → The key distinctions are: "laudable" describes something deserving praise while "laudatory" describes something that expresses praise; "palate" refers to taste sensation while "palette" refers to an artist's color board → correct

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