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Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word: The captain showed his mettle by playing against the English bowlers.

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word: The captain showed his mettle by playing against the English bowlers. Correct Answer Quality

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e Quality.

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Let's look at the meaning of the underlined word and the option

  • Mettle: A person's ability to cope well with difficulties. spirit and resilience; quality
  • Quality: The standard of something as measured against other things; the degree of excellence. 

Here we find that Mettle and Quality are words with similar meanings.

Hence making Option 3 Quality the correct answer.

[ alt="pin" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/20/09/pin.png" style="width: 40px; height: 40px; float: left;">Let's look at the meanings of other words. 

  • Air: The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth.
  • Quantity: The amount or number of a material or abstract thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement. 
  • Progress: Forward or onward movement towards a destination.

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