With the help of Codes match the meanings of the given words :
Words : Meaning
A. Chicanery : (a) Harmful
B. Deleterious : (b) Dull
C. Jejune : (c) Deceitc
D. Trounce : (d) Defeat

Question

Accepted Answer

Option 1 is the correct answer because it accurately matches the words with their meanings:

*   **A. Chicanery : (c) Deceit:** Chicanery means the use of trickery or deception to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose. Therefore, matching it with "Deceit" is accurate.

*   **B. Deleterious : (a) Harmful:** Deleterious means causing harm or damage. Thus, matching it with "Harmful" is correct.

*   **C. Jejune : (b) Dull:** Jejune means naive, simplistic, and superficial, or dull and uninteresting. Therefore, matching it with "Dull" is accurate.

*   **D. Trounce : (d) Defeat:** Trounce means to defeat heavily in a contest. Thus, matching it with "Defeat" is correct.

Now, let's explain why the other options are incorrect:

*   **Option 2: A:(b), B:(d), C:(a), D:(c):** This option is incorrect because it incorrectly matches Chicanery with "Dull," Deleterious with "Defeat," Jejune with "Harmful," and Trounce with "Deceit." None of these pairings are accurate based on the definitions of the words.

*   **Option 3: A:(c), B:(b), C:(a), D:(d):** This option is incorrect because while it correctly matches Chicanery with "Deceit" and Trounce with "Defeat," it incorrectly matches Deleterious with "Dull" and Jejune with "Harmful."

*   **Option 4: A:(d), B:(c), C:(b), D:(a):** This option is incorrect because it incorrectly matches Chicanery with "Defeat," Deleterious with "Deceit," Jejune with "Dull," and Trounce with "Harmful." None of these pairings are accurate.

Therefore, only Option 1 provides the correct pairings of words and their meanings.