Direction: In the following questions, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.In case no improvement is needed your answer is (4).
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The beggar was satisfied with his lowly meal.
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- miserly
- mean
- meagre
- No improvement
Correct Option: C
meagre (Adj.) : small in quantity and poor in quality
lowly (Adj.) : low in status/importance
miserly (Adj.) : too small (of a quantity/amount)
Here, meagre is the right usage.
