Question

Choose the word which is congruous to the word given in capitals.

CRANKY

• A. noisy
• B. brief
• C. entangled
• D. eccentric

Hint:

Think of the quirky, odd-tempered sense of the word rather than anything about sound.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

"Cranky" describes someone odd, unpredictable or ill-tempered, and in its older sense it means whimsical or full of quirks. The option that captures this sense of being strange or offbeat is "eccentric".

• eccentric is correct because a cranky person behaves in an odd, unconventional way, which is exactly what eccentric means.
• noisy is wrong because cranky refers to temperament and oddity, not loudness.
• brief is wrong because it deals with short duration and has nothing to do with mood or behaviour.
• entangled is wrong because it means tangled or caught up in something, which is unrelated to being irritable or quirky.

So "eccentric" is the closest synonym of CRANKY.