Question

We were not successful in defusing(A)/diffusing(B) the Guru’s ideas.
The students baited(A)/bated(B) the instructor with irrelevant questions.
The hoard(A)/horde(B) rushed into the campus.
The prisoner’s interment(A)/internment(B) came to an end with his early release.
The hockey team could not deal with his unsociable(A)/unsocial(B) tendencies.

• A. BABBA
• B. BBABB
• C. BABAA
• D. ABBAB
• E. AABBA

Hint:

Distinguish between similar-sounding words by checking literal vs figurative meanings.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

• defusing (A) = remove hostility.
• bated (B) = restrained.
• horde (B) = crowd.
• internment (B) = imprisonment.
• unsociable (A) = not inclined to socialize.

Sequence = BABBA.