Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable word:
The synonym of zeal is _______

a) Passion
b) Crazy
c) Allure
d) Alert

Answer 1

Hint: We know that the word was given to us in the question, ‘Zeal’ means great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

Complete answer:

In the given question, we have been given the word ‘zeal’.
We need to find the word from the given options that best explains the
meaning of the phrase to reach the answer.

Let’s take a look at the given options one by one and see which option is the ap test for the given phrase.
Option ‘a’, Passion, refers to an intense desire or enthusiasm for something.
Option ‘b’, Crazy, refers to mad, especially as manifested in wild or aggressive behavior
Option ‘c’, Allure, refers to the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.
Option ‘d’, Alert, refers to being quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous or difficult circumstances; vigilant.

From the above options, we can see that options ‘b’, ‘c’ and ‘d’ are incorrect as their meanings do not relate to that of the given phrase in any way.
Hence the correct option is option ‘a’, Passion.

Note: To reach the correct answer if you do not know the meaning of the words in the options, remove the words that seem least likely to be correct for you. You might as well try to frame sentences with the options given for the question.