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Question

Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word.

The author’s prose was filled with ________ imagery.

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SSC CHSL 2025 Tier 1 Question Paper (21-Nov-2025) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

chiaroscuro

The word borrowed from Italian (chiaro, light, and oscuro, dark) for the strong contrast of light and shade in art or writing is spelt c-h-i-a-r-o-s-c-u-r-o.

Chiaroscuoro adds an extra o after the u, chairoscuro swaps i and a, and chairoscouro both swaps i and a and adds an extra o.

Correct sentence: The author’s prose was filled with chiaroscuro imagery.

Hence, chiaroscuro.

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