Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word:
He worked hard for the enlightenment of his people.

A) Lavishness
B) Brightness
C) Qualification
D) Abuse
E) Education

Answer 1

Hint: Synonym: are words that are similar meanings. Synonyms are used when you do not want to repeat the same word again and again.

Complete answer:

We have to find the meaning of enlightenment and the meaning of words that are given in the options. And both the words should have the same meaning or the exact sense.
The meaning of enlightenment is a process of understanding, learning, or knowledge. And we have to find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as of enlightenment.
Option A) Lavishness - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of lavishness is ‘living high life’ and this is not a synonym of enlightenment. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘lavishness’ and ‘enlightenment’ does not match.
Option B) Brightness - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of brightness is ‘the quality of being intelligent’ and this is not a synonym of enlightenment. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘brightness’ and ‘enlightenment’ does not match.
Option C) Qualification - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of qualification is ‘when a person passes an examination or official completion of a course’ and this is not a synonym of enlightenment. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘qualification’ and ‘enlightenment’ does not match.
Option D) Abuse - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of abuse is ‘exploit or to have a bad effect or bad purpose’ and this is not a synonym of enlightenment. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘abuse’ and ‘enlightenment’ does not match.
Option E) Education - is the correct answer because the meaning of education is ‘giving knowledge or learning’ and this is the synonym of enlightenment because they both have the same meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.
He worked hard for the education of his people.
Note: It is very important to know the meaning of synonym and also to know the meaning of the words that are given in the options. And for this, your vocabulary should be very good. So work on vocabulary every day. Read every day, learn new words every day, look up words you don’t know.