Question

In the question given below, out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence. That which cannot be corrected

• A. Unintelligible
• B. Indelible
• C. Illegible
• D. Incorrigible

Hint:

When searching for synonyms, focus on the precise meaning of the phrase and find the word that most accurately reflects that meaning.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Each option looks similar on the surface, ending in a suffix that suggests "cannot be," but each attaches to a different quality.
Unintelligible is about being impossible to understand, and Illegible is about being impossible to read, both problems of clarity rather than correction.
Indelible is about a mark or memory that cannot be removed, a question of permanence, not reform.
The word that means specifically "cannot be corrected or reformed" is Incorrigible, which is the one true match for the given phrase.
So the correct answer is Incorrigible.

Answer 2

Breaking each word down to its Latin root clarifies what specific quality it actually describes, which helps separate the near-miss options from the exact match.

1. Unintelligible: Built from "intelligere," meaning to understand, so this word is rooted in comprehension, not correction.
2. Indelible: Built from "delere," meaning to delete or erase, so this word is rooted in permanence of a mark, not in a person's capacity to reform.
3. Illegible: Built from "legere," meaning to read, so this word is rooted in readability, not correction.
4. Incorrigible: Built from "corrigere," meaning to correct, with the negative prefix "in-" attached, giving the direct sense of "not able to be corrected," which is the exact root match for the phrase in the question.

Tracing each word back to its Latin root shows that only incorrigible is actually built around the idea of correction.

Therefore, the correct answer is Incorrigible.