Question

Choose the option which is similar in meaning to the word given below.
ENCOMIUM

• A. Verve
• B. Eulogy
• C. Doggerel
• D. Force

Hint:

Think of a speech given in someone's honor or praise.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

A useful technique here is to recall encomium from its typical usage: it almost always appears alongside words like "tribute," "praise," or "commendation," often in the context of honoring someone's achievements, sometimes posthumously.

Scanning the options for a word used in the same context of honoring achievements or memory, eulogy stands out immediately, since it is the standard English term for a speech of praise given especially at a person's funeral or in their honor.

The remaining options fail this context test: verve describes energetic style rather than content of praise, doggerel is a term of criticism for bad poetry, and force is a physical or abstract term about power, with no link to praise or tribute.

Let's summarize:

• Encomium is always used in the context of high, formal praise.
• Eulogy is the option that shares this exact context of honoring someone through words.

Matching the "context of usage" rather than just literal dictionary meaning often narrows down tricky synonym options quickly.