Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word:
I hope that the club does not deprive poor children of the opportunity to participate in sports.
A. Deny
B. Retract
C. Improvise
D. Dilute
E. Fret

Answer 1

Hint: Synonym is a word that means the same as the given word. The given word is ‘deprive’, which means to be bereft of something or be denied something. One must look for words synonymous to the given word, for the correct answer.

Complete step by step answer:
The given word deprive means to be bereft of something or be denied something. Option a, “deny” means refuse or reject and it is similar in meaning to the given word, hence option ‘a’ is the correct option. Option b, ‘retract’ means to withdraw or pull back, which is irrelevant to the context of the given word, hence option b is an incorrect option. Option c, ‘improvise’ means concoct or extemporize, which is irrelevant to the given word and its context, hence option c is an incorrect option. Option d, dilute means weaken or water down, which again is completely irrelevant to the given word, hence is incorrect as well. Option e, fret, means worry or be anxious, which is irrelevant to the given word and hence is an incorrect choice. Option a is the correct choice.

Note: Here, one must know the meanings of the words given in the options as well as the question.