CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Unreasonably high
A
exorbitant
B
adulation
C
enthralling
D
disconsolate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -exorbitant. / (ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt) / adjective. (of prices, demands, etc) in excess of what is reasonable; excessive; extravagant; immoderate.

Detailed explanation-2: -Meaning of exorbitantly in English in a way that is much too much, or much too expensive: Tickets are exorbitantly expensive. DVD players were exorbitantly priced when they first hit the market. Loans are available at exorbitantly high interest rates.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some common synonyms of exorbitant are excessive, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, and inordinate. While all these words mean “going beyond a normal limit, ” exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree.

Detailed explanation-4: -If you describe something such as a price or fee as exorbitant, you are emphasizing that it is much higher than it should be.

Detailed explanation-5: -The words exorbitant and excessive can be used in similar contexts, but exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree.

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