Question

Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the word printed in bold in the sentence.
Forgetting their old enmity, they joined hands with the spirit of camaraderie.
A) Animosity
B) Love
C) Friendliness
D) Trust

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: the synonym of beautiful is pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
Option A) Animosity - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of animosity is ‘strong hostility or friction’ and this is not the synonym of camaraderie because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Love - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of love is ‘an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness’ and this is not the synonym of camaraderie because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Friendliness - is the correct answer because the meaning of friendliness is ‘the quality of being friendly; affability or good nature or affability’ and this is the synonym of the word camaraderie and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option D) Trust - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of trust is ‘firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something or belief or faith’ and this is not the synonym of camaraderie because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘C’.

Note: Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. synonym of camaraderie is friendliness, and antonym are the words that are opposite in meaning and the antonym of camaraderie is gloom or dislike. Thus, Option C is the correct answer as the question is all about telling the same or similar meaning of the word camaraderie and other options are wrong.