Question

She leaned back, feeling enervated.
Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold word in the above sentence.
A) Disheartened
B) Confused
C) Saddened
D) Weakened

Answer 1

Hint: In the above question we have to identify the word from the given options whose meaning is exactly the same as the meaning of the word ‘enervated’.
Enervated means to deprive of energy, deprive of both mental and physical strength. For e.g. The ice-cold weather enervated her spirit of fighting back.

Complete answer:
Let us first understand the meaning of the given options:
A) Disheartened- It refers to someone who is broken, sad or upset due to some reason. Someone who has lost confidence, hope. E.g. He was disheartened after seeing his result and thus, gave up the hope of getting a good college.
B) Confused - puzzled; someone who is not able to think or understand clearly. E.g. She was confused while choosing between two dresses.
C) Saddened- to make or become sad. Someone who is discouraged, disheartened and desolated. E.g. She was saddened upon hearing the news of the Tsunami.
D) Weakened- to become less strong in a situation or less firm in a decision. E.g. Our team lost the tug of war because the grip of the first few members weakened in the beginning.

Therefore the correct answer is Option D, weakened, which best expresses the meaning of the word enervated. Therefore, the correct sentence will be that ‘She leaned back, feeling weakened.’

Note: Adjectives are the words that tell us about the quality or quantity of a given noun. Both weakened and enervated are adjectives as they tell us about the quality of becoming weak or losing mental and physical strength.