English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Connotations & Denotations
Direction: In each of the questions below, there is a word given in...
Direction: In each of the questions below, there is a word given in bold which is followed by five options. In each of the options, a pair of words is given which is either the pair of synonyms or antonyms or synonym & antonym of the word given in bold. Choose that pair as your answer.
ForsakeOptions
- ADesert: Renounce
- BConverge: Huddle
- CHatred: Grudge
- DRetard: Prevent
Correct answer
A. Desert: Renounce
Step-by-step solution
Forsake (Verb): abandon or leave something or somebody
Synonyms: Desert, abandon, leave, renounce
Antonyms: Hold, maintain, Keep
Therefore both desert and renounce can be used as the synonyms of the given word and this is our required pair here. Coming to the other words, converge and huddle both imply gather around something. Hatred and grudge both are similar in meaning since they both imply aversion against something or somebody. Retard implies delay or hold back something and prevent also implies to stop something.
Synonyms: Desert, abandon, leave, renounce
Antonyms: Hold, maintain, Keep
Therefore both desert and renounce can be used as the synonyms of the given word and this is our required pair here. Coming to the other words, converge and huddle both imply gather around something. Hatred and grudge both are similar in meaning since they both imply aversion against something or somebody. Retard implies delay or hold back something and prevent also implies to stop something.
This makes Option A the correct choice among the given options.