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Given below is a word, followed by three sentences that contain that word. Identify the sentence(s) that best express the meaning of the word. Choose option 5, 'None of the above', if the word is not suitable in any of the sentences. EPHEMERAL

1. Only A
2. Only C
3. Both B and C
4. Both A and B

Correct answer: Both B and C

Solution

'Ephemeral' means short-lived or lasting for a very brief time. In sentence B, it correctly describes words that may not last; in sentence C, it correctly contrasts ephemeral lakes with perennial ones. Sentence A uses it awkwardly in a way that does not fit the meaning as naturally.

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