Match the figures of speech in List-I with their meanings in List-II | List-I
(Figures of Speech) | List-II
(Meanings) | | --- | --- | | (A) Alliteration | (I) A phrase that combines contradictory words | | (B) Onomatopoeia | (II) A contrast between what is said and what is meant | | (C) Oxymoron | (III) repetition of initial consonant sound in close succession | | (D) Irony | (IV) Words that imitate natural sounds | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Match the figures of speech in List-I with their meanings in List-II | List-I
(Figures of Speech) | List-II
(Meanings) | | --- | --- | | (A) Alliteration | (I) A phrase that combines contradictory words | | (B) Onomatopoeia | (II) A contrast between what is said and what is meant | | (C) Oxymoron | (III) repetition of initial consonant sound in close succession | | (D) Irony | (IV) Words that imitate natural sounds | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: Option 1: (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I) Option 2: (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (II) Option 3: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II) Option 4: (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

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The answer is '(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)'. View full solution:

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

List-I (Words)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Prodigy	(I) one who looks serious or threatening
(B) Theist	(II) attractive and sprightly
(C) Vivacious	(III) a child or person of unusual or remarkable talent
(D) Saturnine	(IV) one who believes in God's existence

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