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Question 4: The word ‘verisimilitude’ in the passage is farthest in meaning to

1. absurdity
2. plausibility
3. authenticity
4. credibleness

Explanatory Answer

Method of solving this CAT Question from Reading Comprehension:

Verisimilitude means the appearance of truth. It can refer to something that, as an assertion, has merely the appearance of truth. In the passage, this is the meaning that the word takes on, when the author talks of “hold them accountable for their verisimilitudes�.

Of the choices given, the word ‘absurdity’ is the farthest removed from verisimilitude in meaning.

The question is "Choose the Correct option "

Hence, the answer is absurdity

Choice A is the correct answer.