Question

Choose the correct word to fill the blank. Two words at A and B are provided for choice. If either of the words can be filled, choose C and if none of the words can be chosen then choose D as your choice:

Sohan lives a _________ life.

• A. Luxurious
• B. Luxuriant
• C. Any one of these
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A Luxurious

Homophones are words that have the same or similar pronunciations, but different meanings. 'Luxurious' and 'luxuriant' are homophones.

Options A and B:

'Luxurious' means 'characterized by indulgence in comforts and pleasures'.

'Luxuriant' means 'abundant or lush in growth', such as vegetation.

Even though both 'luxurious' and 'luxuriant' are characterized by an abundance of something, 'luxurious' is more relevant to the given sentence, as it completes it in meaning: a life can be described as luxurious rather than luxuriant, which refers to vegetation and growth.

Hence option A is correct and B is incorrect.

Options C and D are incorrect for the same: C cannot be correct because B is incorrect, and D cannot be correct because A is correct.