Question

Identify the option that can be used with all of the given words:

Luminous, incandescent, bright, sparkling

• A. Face
• B. Speech
• C. Cloth
• D. Lights

Answer 1

The correct option is D Lights

Luminous is an adjective which means something that is bright or emits light. Incandescent means something that emits light as a result of being heated. Bright means something that reflects or emits light, and sparkling means to shine brightly. All these words mean almost the same thing, although they have other meanings too. But the option which is related to all these adjectives is the last option, 'lights'. The face can be bright (pertaining to joy) or sparkling (energetic or ecstatic), but cannot emit light on its own (luminous and incandescent). The face cannot be incandescent (enraged), but the person can. A speech can be bright (witty) and sparkling (witty and brilliant), but cannot be luminous or incandescent. Cloth can be luminous or bright in terms of colour (fluorescent) and sparkling in terms of glitter and jewels, but cannot be incandescent (emotion). Since only the last option can be used with all four of the givenwords, Option D is correct and the others are not.