Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.
The Maldives is one of the few places in the world where ancient pleasure can be derived from doing nothing.

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  1. curt
  2. bustling
  3. tremendous
  4. prosperous

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Option 3 : tremendous
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The correct answer is 'Tremendous'.

Key Points

  •  In this given sentence, we need to substitute the 'ancient' word with the most appropriate word from the given options :
  • Let's understand the meaning of the given words :
  • Curt: short and not polite.(संक्षिप्‍त और रूखा)
  • Bustling :to be full of people, noise or activity.(व्‍यक्तियों, शोर या गतिविधियों से भरा होना; हलचल होना)
  • Prosperous: rich and successful.(समृद्घ (धनी और सफल)
  • Tremendous(adjective): very great in amount, scale, or intensity(बहुत अच्‍छा, असाधारण).
    • Example:  Preparing from Testbook.com is giving us tremendous pleasure in our preparation.
  • From, the given meanings of all the four options and the example sentence given above, the correct substitution for the given word is 'Tremendous '.
  • The correct answer is option 3.
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