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NDA 1 2025 GAT, question 40

Topic: Word meanings

Directions · Q36 to Q40

Given below are words, followed by their appropriate meaning. Identify the correct meaning and mark your answer accordingly in the Answer Sheet.

Q40

Turgid:

  1. (a) Determined or loyal
  2. (b) Dirty or untidy
  3. (c) Swollen or distendedCorrect answer
  4. (d) Excited or upset

Solution.

Answer: (c) Swollen or distended

  1. “Turgid” literally means swollen, inflated or distended.
  2. It can also describe excessively inflated or pompous writing, but the literal sense in (c) is the one offered here.