CUET English - Choose the words that can best replace the underlined phrases: "Worldly pleasures are in existence only for a short while.", said the teacher, in a very disapproving and ordinary tone. | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2026 14th May Shift 1

Vocabulary

Medium

ephemeral, banal

inveterate, sagacious

fleecy, cagey

somnolent, verbose

✅ Correct Option: 1

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CUET English 2026 14th May Shift 1 PYQs