LTI Fill in the Blanks Quiz 4

Answer - lethargic

Reading the above sentence we find that:

• A word which means a lack of energy and enthusiasm should be filled in the blank.


• Lethargic: Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic; showing a lack of energy and enthusiasm.

• Lively: Full of life and energy.


• Confused: Unable to think clearly; bewildered.


• Agitated: feeling disturbed and angry

Answer - trivial

Let's look at the meanings of all the words:

• Critical: Having crucial importance or significance in something or to someone


• Important: Of great significance or value


• Trivial: Of little value or importance


• Auspicious: Favorable; indicative of future success

Answer - subdued

Subdued: Rather depressed and reflective.

The word 'while' is a hint as to the connotation of the sentence. Here we see the first clause says that looks are happy, joyous and playful and then we use ‘while’ which gives a hint of contrast. Hence we use negative or opposite words in the next clause. SO darker and subdued is perfect.

Let us look at the meaning of the other words:

Famished: Extremely hungry
Plundered: Steal resources from a place, usually by force (especially during a war like condition).
Perished: To suffer death, usually in a violent and painful manner.

Answer - frugal

Context of the sentence: In the sentence, it is said that the difference between the two adjectives is very fine (very little). This shows us that both the words must be of the same group however with very little difference in its context.

The word 'Frugal' means economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful and 'Miser' means a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible).

So,  'Frugal' is the correct word for the given blank.

Let us see the meanings of the other words:

Hungry - feeling or showing the need for food.
Splendid - magnificent; very impressive.
Opulent - ostentatiously costly and luxurious.

Answer - Infeasible.

The word 'Infeasible' means 'not possible to do easily or conveniently; impracticable'.

So here it means that it is ‘not infeasible’ which means that it is feasible. With the use of ‘not’ we need to use a negative word to extract a positive meaning.

• Gainful means 'profitable or lucrative'.


• Profitable means 'yielding profit or is beneficial'.


• Approved means 'officially agreed or accepted as satisfactory'.​


• The approved method of cleaning is industrial sand-blasting.

Answer - Liberal.

The word Liberal refers to a system that allows people to have a lot of freedom in deciding how to behave and think.

'Flippant' means not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

'Orthodox' means that one holds the older and more traditional ideas of their religion or party.
'Restricted' means limited to or admitting only members of a particular group or class.
'Paradox' means a statement in which it seems that if one part of it is true, the other part of it cannot be true.

Since it is said that Priyanka supports child education and women empowerment, 'liberal' is the right word for the blank.

Answer - bounds

The idiom ‘know no bounds’ means To not limit something, or to not be limited.

Here her happiness had no limit when she won the competition.

• Pleasure means a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.


• Attention means notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important.


• Heights - a high place or position.

Answer - off the record

The idiom 'off the record' means 'it is not yet official and you do not want them to repeat it publicly' fits in the given sentence correctly because in the given sentence, the conjunction 'but' indicates that it is joining two contradictory sentences.

The sentence after the conjunction says that Jim cheated in the exam.

Answer - sit on the fence

To sit on the fence means to remain neutral, to refuse to take sides in a dispute. 

Here the context is that the councilman was afraid and hence was not taking any side but that couldn’t go for long. He must take a side and give his decision.

Answer - go down in flames

The idiom go down in flames means To fail spectacularly.

Here it says that the organization could completely shut down or fail if the mission fails.

Hit the sack means go to bed
Through thick and thin means to be loyal no matter what
Break a leg means to wish someone luck