Q.    Which of the following options is the closest in the meaning to the word below ?
    Circuitous
a)    Cyclic
b)    Indirect
c)    Confusing
d)    Crooked

Ans:    b


Explanation:

    Circuitous:    not straight or direct
  

    Example:
     a circuitous route/path  
    a circuitous  (= long and indirect)  explanation

    Cyclic:    describes a group of events which happen in a particular order, one following the other, and which are often repeated.
   
    Example:
    Changes in the economy have followed a cyclic pattern.
   
    Crooked:    not forming a straight line; having many sharp bends
    
    Example:
    You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.    
    His front teeth are crooked.