Question

Select a suitable option to complete the sentence:

They were reduced to skeletons for they had long been ________.

• A. impinging
• B. snarling
• C. craving
• D. longing
• E. famished

Answer 1

The correct option is E famished

Option E: 'Famished' means 'to be extremely hungry'.

It relates to the given sentence: they were reduced to skeletons because they had been very hungry. (The phrase 'reduced to skeletons' is an exaggeration, since they weren't literally skeletons due to hunger.)

Hence option E is correct.

Option A: 'Impinging' means 'to make an impression', 'to have an effect on'.

Option B: 'Snarling' means 'to growl threateningly or viciously'.

Option C: 'Craving' means 'great or eager desire'.

Option D: 'Longing' means 'strong, persistent desire'.

These words do not complete the sentence in meaning.

Hence options A, B, C and D are wrong.