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Directions : In the following items, a pair of words is provided. You are required to select the option that most appropriately describes the meaning of both the words and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Incredible and Incredulous

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Incredible means impossible to understand something and Incredulous means extremely grateful

Incredible means difficult to believe and Incredulous means not willing to believe something

Incredible means not willing to believe and Incredulous means difficult to believe something

Incredible means extremely grateful and Incredulous means impossible to understand something

The correct answer is

Incredible means difficult to believe and Incredulous means not willing to believe something

Incredible and Incredulous Meanings Explained

The question asks for the correct meanings of the words Incredible and Incredulous.

Meaning of Incredible

Incredible means something that is very difficult or almost impossible to believe.

Meaning of Incredulous

Incredulous describes someone who is unwilling or unable to believe something; skeptical.

Matching Meanings to Options

Let's compare these definitions with the given options:

Option 1 is incorrect as 'Incredible' does not mean 'impossible to understand' and 'Incredulous' does not mean 'extremely grateful'.
Option 2 correctly states that Incredible means 'difficult to believe' and Incredulous means 'not willing to believe something'. This aligns with the standard definitions.
Option 3 reverses the meanings.
Option 4 incorrectly defines both terms.

Therefore, the option that most accurately describes the meanings of both words is Option 2.

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