Question

The word ‘palate’ also means________
A) Taste
B) Penchant
C) Appetite
D) All of these

Answer 1

Hint: Meaning of the word palate needs to be determined in this case. The word will have a meaning similar to the meaning of the word flavor and taste buds. Therefore, the meaning of these synonyms can be used to identify the meaning of word palate.

Complete answer:

The words flavor and taste buds mean the ability to sense or identify different tastes of the food and cravings associated with it. The meaning of the palate will be similar to this meaning.

Keeping this point and the hint in mind, let us analyze the meaning of each option one by one.

Option A is taste. It means the feeling or sense that is felt by the tongue on having food. This is a characteristic of the food that forces a person to crave for it. Therefore, option A has a meaning similar to the meaning of the word appetite. Therefore, option A is possibly correct.

Option B is a penchant. The word penchant means to like something. This is also associated with the taste buds of a person; therefore, option B also has a meaning similar to the meaning of the word appetite or palate. Hence, option B is also possibly correct.

Option C is appetite. The word appetite means the ability of the person through which different tastes, flavors can be identified. Option C also has a meaning similar to the meaning of the word appetite or palate. Hence, option C is also possibly correct.

Option D is all of these. In this case, we have observed that the meaning of all given options is similar to the meaning of the word palate. Therefore, we can conclude that all the options are correct and therefore, option D is correct.

Note: The meaning of the words is similar to their synonyms. Therefore, if we know the meaning of the synonym of the given word, then we can easily identify the correct meaning of the given word as well. The same approach is used in this case.