Select suitable option to complete the sentence:
Charles Lamb's prose is richly __________ with literary ornaments like similes, metaphors, alliterations, transferred epithets, etc.

embalmed

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saturated

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embellished

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embroidered

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embroiled

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Solution

The correct option is C embellished
Option C: 'Embellished' means 'to beautify with ornamentation'.
It is relevant to the given sentence in meaning: 'Charles Lamb's prose is richly beautified with ornaments like similes, metaphors, etc.'
Hence option C is correct.
Option A: 'Embalmed' means 'to prevent the development of'.
Option B: 'Saturated' means 'soaked completely, till a point that it can't be soaked more'.
Option D: 'Embroidered' means 'to decorate with needlework'.
Option E: 'Embroiled' means 'to throw into confusion and complicate things'.
These words do not form a complete and meaningful sentence. Hence options A, B, D and E are wrong.

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