Question

Choose a word from the following which means ‘dry’.
a) desert
b) fertile
c) arid
d) hump

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘dry’ refers to ‘free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist'. This word is usually used as an adjective and its noun form is ‘dryness’. Another synonym of this word is ‘parched’.

Complete answer:
 A synonym is a word/phrase that has the exact or nearly the same meaning as another word/phrase in the same language, for example, ‘talk’ is a synonym of ‘chat’, as they convey the same exact meaning as each other, which means that they can replace each other in a sentence.

Now, we know the meaning and usage of the given word. Let’s look at the given options-
a) desert - The word ‘desert’ refers to a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, where living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life’. This word is a noun, and it does not mean the same thing as the given word. This is not the synonym of ‘dry’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b) fertile - The word ‘fertile’ refers to ‘(of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops'. This word is an adjective, and it does not mean the same thing as the given word. This is not the synonym of ‘dry’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c) arid - The word ‘arid’ refers to ‘(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation'. This word is an adjective, and it means the exact same thing as the given word. This is the synonym of the word ‘dry’. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
d) hump - The word ‘hump’ refers to ‘a rounded raised mass of earth or land'. This word is a noun, and it does not mean the same thing as the given word. This is not the synonym of ‘dry’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.

Note:
Go through each option one by one, and try to understand the meaning of each option by using it in a sentence. Then, choose the option that has the exact same meaning as the given word.