More Questions from Selecting Words

Fill in the blank (classical temperaments — meaning of “sanguine”) “A sanguine outlook is associated with the ______.” Choose the correct noun.

Verbal Ability Selecting Words Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
  • A
    blood
  • B
    bile
  • C
    melancholy
  • D
    phlegm

Answer

Correct Answer: blood

Explanation

Given data

  • Term: sanguine (cheerfully optimistic), from the ancient theory of humours.

Concept/ApproachIn the four-humour theory: sanguine = blood, choleric = yellow bile, melancholic = black bile, phlegmatic = phlegm.

Option analysisblood — correct association.bile / melancholy / phlegm — correspond to other temperaments (choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic).

Final Answerblood

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