Daily Vocabulary from Indian Newspapers ( 13 October 2025): DAILY QUIZ
🧠Daily Vocabulary Challenge – October 13, 2025
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Daily Vocabulary from Indian Newspapers ( 13 October 2025): DAILY QUIZ
1. Which of the following scenarios best exemplifies the term “savant”?
A savant is a person who demonstrates exceptional skill or brilliance in a specific area, often while having marked limitations in other domains—frequently associated with developmental conditions like autism spectrum disorder. Option B perfectly captures this definition, showing extraordinary ability in one narrow domain (mathematical calculation) alongside deficits in another area (social communication). Option A describes a well-rounded individual, which contradicts the specialized nature of savant abilities. Option C describes an expert but lacks the extraordinary, often innate quality that defines savant syndrome. Option D describes a polymath or Renaissance person, the opposite of a savant's narrow specialization. Option E describes a sage or mentor, which relates to general wisdom rather than exceptional isolated abilities.
2. Select the word that is LEAST related in meaning to “autistic” as used in clinical psychology:
While "autistic" refers to a developmental condition characterized by differences in social communication, restricted interests, and sensory sensitivities, "introverted" (option D) describes a personality trait where individuals prefer solitary activities and find social interaction draining—but they possess fully intact social skills and understanding. This is fundamentally different from autism spectrum disorder. Option A (neurodivergent) is directly related, as autism is a form of neurological difference. Option B (self-absorbed) captures one historical interpretation, though it's considered outdated and imprecise. Option C (withdrawn) can describe social presentation in some autistic individuals. Option E (asocial) relates to reduced social interaction, a characteristic that may appear in autism, though the underlying causes differ from voluntary social avoidance.
3. In the sentence “The architect’s latest design was condemned as a monstrosity that desecrated the historic neighborhood,” the word “monstrosity” most nearly means:
"Monstrosity" refers to something that is shockingly ugly, deformed, or morally offensive—violating aesthetic, moral, or social standards. In this context, option C correctly captures the sense of grotesque ugliness and violation of neighborhood character implied by "desecrated." Option A is incorrect because it presents the design neutrally as "innovative" and "challenging conventions," lacking the negative connotation essential to "monstrosity." Option B focuses on scale and resources, which are irrelevant to the term's meaning. Option D addresses safety concerns rather than aesthetic or moral offense. Option E concerns financial matters, which have no bearing on whether something constitutes a monstrosity—even inexpensive things can be monstrous, and expensive things can be beautiful.
4. Which of the following is the best ANTONYM for “protrusion”?
A protrusion is something that projects outward or extends beyond a surface. The antonym would be something that moves inward or recedes from a surface, making "recession" (option B) the correct answer—it denotes a withdrawal or indentation. Options A (extension), C (bulge), D (projection), and E (excrescence) are all synonyms or near-synonyms of protrusion, as they all describe things that stick out, extend beyond, or project from a surface. "Extension" means a part that extends from something; "bulge" is a rounded swelling or protrusion; "projection" is something that juts out; and "excrescence" is an abnormal outgrowth. All four incorrect options share the core meaning of extending outward, making them the opposite of what the question seeks.
5. Beyond its literal meteorological meaning, “thawing” is most appropriately used metaphorically to describe:
"Thawing" metaphorically refers to the gradual warming, softening, or easing of previously cold, frozen, or hostile conditions—particularly in relationships or attitudes. Option A perfectly captures this metaphorical extension, describing warming diplomatic relations after coldness. Option B is incorrect because it describes deterioration (getting worse), while thawing implies improvement from a frozen state. Option C inverts the metaphor—crystallization means becoming more solid or defined, the opposite of thawing. Option D might seem plausible since economic "warming" occurs, but "thawing" specifically implies the melting of something frozen or hostile, not merely acceleration of growth. Option E also reverses the metaphor—solidification means becoming firmer or more fixed, whereas thawing means becoming less rigid or frozen.
