Question

Find the synonym of the underline word.
Jack’s appetite has diminished since his girlfriend once said she hated fat people.
a)Desire for exercise
b)Desire for visitors
c)Desire for sleep
d)Desire for food
e)Desire for play

Answer 1

Hint: Your appetite is the need or want to eat food. Tasty foods can make you feel hungry- that is called stimulating your appetite. Appetite can be lost if a person is nervous, depressed, upset, angry, or if you have just eaten a whole meal. Appetite helps the body to get energy.

Complete answer:
Two words are synonyms if they mean the same. Since we know that appetite refers to the intake of food, the correct option will be option d which talks about the desire for food. If we apply it to the given sentence, it makes sense since the girlfriend talked about hating fat people which is why Jack’s desire for food has reduced.
Option a is wrong because appetite is related to food and not exercise. Exercising helps increase your appetite, that is, makes you feel hungry.
Option b is wrong because the desire for visitors is not at all related to one’s appetite.
Option c talks about the desire for sleep which is not related to appetite either. Plenty of sleep helps to have a healthy appetite.
Option e is a desire for play. That is not the synonym for appetite. A lot of playing can also lead to an increase in appetite.

Note: The desire for exercise, sleep, and play helps in increasing your appetite but is not the direct meaning of appetite. They are indirectly related to one’s appetite. In the given question, we are being asked to find the synonym of appetite and not reasons for which it is increased.