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GATE 2018 EE – Question 2

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

"A common misconception among writers is that sentence structure mirrors thought; the more ________ the structure, the more complicated the ideas."

The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is

  1. detailed
  2. simple
  3. clear
  4. convoluted

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Correct answer: (D) convoluted

Explanation

The sentence describes a structure that is tangled and so is thought to reflect complicated ideas, and "convoluted" fits this sense.