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Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word given in capital letters.

CORPULENT

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Corpulent means very fat or overweight. The other three options (lean, gaunt, emaciated) all mean thin, the opposite meaning.
Updated On: Jul 13, 2026
  • Lean
  • Gaunt
  • Emaciated
  • Obese
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
The word "corpulent" comes from the Latin "corpus", meaning body, and describes a person with a large, heavy body. It is a formal way of saying fat.

Step 2: Key Formula or Approach:
When four options split into two opposite groups, the word we want usually matches only one group. Here we group the options by whether they mean "thin" or "fat" and then pick the one that lines up with corpulent.

Step 3: Detailed Explanation:
Lean means having very little body fat.
Gaunt means thin and bony, often from age or hardship.
Emaciated means abnormally thin from lack of food or illness.
All three of these describe a thin body, the opposite of what corpulent means.
Obese means seriously overweight, with an excess of body fat, which is exactly the sense of corpulent.

Step 4: Final Answer:
Since corpulent means having a large, fat body, its nearest synonym is "Obese", option (4).
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