alleryChoose the word that is closest in meaning to **CORPULENT**.
ALean
BGaunt
CEmaciated
DObese
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Obese
Corpulent means having a large, bulky body — i.e. obese.
The distractors A, B and C all mean the *opposite* (thin, wasted)
so they fail the synonym test even though they're all related to body description.
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