Question

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of CALUMNIATE.
A) Approve
B) Slander
C) Warn
D) Delay

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) Approve - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of approve is ‘officially agree to or accept as satisfactory’ and this is not the synonym of calumniate because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Slander - is the correct answer because the meaning of slander is ‘a false spoken statement about someone that damaged their reputation, or the making of such a statement’ and this is the synonym of the word massacre and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option C) Warn - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of warn is ‘inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation’ and this is not the synonym of calumniate because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Delay - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of delay is ‘make (someone or something) late or slow or detain’ and this is not the synonym of calumniate because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘B’.

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