Question

    Choose a suitable word from the options to fill in the blanks.

    This makes the leather soft and _________, and suitable

    for such things as clothing.
    A Strident Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Coercive Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Invoking Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Pliant Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘pliant’ means ‘able to bend easily without breaking’. It is correct here. Strident- forceful, or very loud. Coercive- using force to persuade people to do things that they are unwilling to do. Invoking- to make someone have a particular feeling or remember something.

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