Question

Choose the most suitable ‘one word’ for the given expression.
Explicit undertaking to do something
a) Permission
b) Decision
c) Settlement
d) Promise

Answer 1

Hint:Synonyms are words or phrases that mean exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase. For example- ‘sad’ and ‘depressed’. Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context.

Complete answer:
In the given question, the expression ‘explicit undertaking to do something’ refers to ‘precisely and clearly expressed that there is a piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.’
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question:
Option (a.), 'permission', refers to ‘approval to do something’.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous to that of the given expression ‘explicit undertaking to do something’.
Option (b.), ‘decision', refers to ‘the act of making up your mind about something’.
Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous to that of the given expression ‘explicit undertaking to do something’.
Option (c.), ‘settlement', refers to ‘a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it’.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as its meaning is not synonymous to that of the given expression ‘explicit undertaking to do something’.
Option (d.), ‘promise', refers to ‘a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future’.
Therefore, option (d.) is correct as its meaning is synonymous to that of the given expression ‘explicit undertaking to do something’.

Note:
If you don’t know the definition of the given word and have only used it in some given context previously, then use the given word in a sentence. Substitute the given word with each word in the options and choose the word which does not conflict with the context provided by the given word.