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SSC CGL – Combined Graduate Level Examination · Question 84

Select the sentence containing the homonym of the highlighted word: The old oriel window jutted gracefully from the manor’s outer wall.

  1. The caretaker cleaned the dust from the oriel before noon.
  2. The visitor paused near the oriel to look outside.
  3. The engineer calibrated the signal using the oriel.
  4. The renovated oriel added charm to the building’s façade.
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Answer: (C) The engineer calibrated the signal using the oriel.

Explanation

In (c) 'oriel' is used in a different, non-architectural sense; the others refer to the window.