Choose the correct synonym of the word ‘abominable’.

The correct answer is A, Disgusting. Abominable describes something so repugnant that it provokes strong revulsion, and disgusting captures that sense exactly. The word comes from the Latin abominari, to deprecate as an ill omen, which is why it carries a sense of moral or aesthetic loathing rather than mere displeasure.

Why the others fail:

• Cold refers to temperature or, figuratively, to unfriendliness. It has no sense of revulsion.
• Abusive means insulting or harsh in language or treatment. It describes how someone behaves toward another person, while abominable describes the thing itself as loathsome. It is a near-miss, not a synonym.
• Hot refers to temperature, spice, or heated emotion such as anger. It does not carry the sense of loathing.

Vocabulary questions like this may look minor, but the habit of choosing the precise shade of meaning helps in precis writing and in essay language. Check the root and the connotation, not just the core meaning.

Trap: Aspirants see "abom" and get pulled toward "abusive" because of the sound similarity with "abuse". Sound is not meaning.