GATE ECE 2015 Set 3 | GA | Question: 2

Question

Choose the most suitable one word substitute for the following expression:

Connotation of a road or way

• A. Pertinacious
• B. Viaticum
• C. Clandestine 
• D. Ravenous

Answer 1

• Denotation : defined meaning
• Connotation: feelings associated or inner meaning

1. Pertinacious -- persistent
2. Viaticum -- travel allowance for a journey
   Word origin of 'viaticum': from Latin, from viāticus belonging to a journey, from viāre to travel, from via way
3. Clandestine -- kept secret
4. Ravenous -- extremely hungry

Option B is the answer. 

Ref: https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-connotative-words.html

Answer 2

Connotation of road or way :

an idea or feeling which a word invokes for road or way

A] pertinacious : holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action. (persistent) ( related to human)

B] viaticum : the Eucharist as given to a person near or in danger of death. ( related to human)

C] clandestine : confidential  ( related to way)

D] ravenous : extremely hungry. ( related to human)