Directions : Each of the five items given below has a phrase given in italics. Choose the one from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d) that best describes the phrase and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Her poetry not only succeeds in brilliantly capturing the beauty of nature but also carries the power to suggest that which is too great and beautiful to be expressed in words.
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EPFO APFC 2023
the unknown
Incorrect Answerthe proscribed
Incorrect Answerthe intangible
Incorrect Answerthe ineffable
Correct AnswerExplanation:
- The phrase "too great and beautiful to be expressed in words" describes something profoundly magnificent and beyond verbal description.
- Option 1: The unknown - This refers to things not yet discovered or understood, but doesn't imply an inability to describe due to beauty or greatness.
- Option 2: The proscribed - Meaning forbidden or banned, this doesn't relate to being beyond expressive capacity.
- Option 3: The intangible - Indicates something not physically touchable. Though similar, it doesn't convey the concept of expressive insufficiency.
- Option 4: The ineffable - Signifies something so beautiful or great that it can't be adequately expressed.
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