Question
Apex A. Their four-hour match on Centre Court was
an apex . B. Tinted photographs were an apex substitute for colour. C. The man at the apex of the Party elite yearns after the free-thinking rebels of old. Below, a word is given followed by three sentences which consist of that word. Identify the sentence/s which best expresses the meaning of the word. Choose option 5 (None of these) if the word is not suitable in any of these sentences.Solution
The word ‘apex’ means ‘the highest point or top of a shape or object’. Only C is correct. In the other two sentences, the word is used incorrectly.
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