Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Nobody knows where and how the son of the deceased person acquired all his wealth.
A. Gained
B. Lost
C. Hid
D. Stole
E. Deposited.

Answer 1

Hint: In this question we need to look for the synonym of the given word ‘acquired’ let’s first understand what synonym means – Two words with a nearly common meaning or same meaning words are called synonyms.

Complete answer:
The word Acquired means: to buy or obtain something for oneself.
Now let’s examine and understand the given options above.
Lost: this word is the past participle of the word ‘lose’ which means: to be deprived of something. This word is used to define that something is no more with you now, so it’s totally opposite of the given word.
Synonyms: deprived of, stop having etc.
Example: I have lost my keys.
Hid: this word is the past participle of the word ‘hide' which means: to put something in a secret place or out of sight. This word is used to define that something has been concealed and now no one can see it, so it’s not an appropriate word for the given sentence.
Synonyms: conceal, lock up, secrete etc.
Example: He hid all his money.
Stole: this word is the past participle of the word Steal which means: to take something from someone secretly without any permission. It means something has been taken away without someone’s permission. So this doesn’t make a correct sense with the given sentence.
Synonyms: thieve, take, rob, loot, etc.
Example: someone stole my phone yesterday.
Deposited: this word is the past participle of the word deposit which means: to put something (money or any asset) in a specific place. It means that you have kept your money in a safe place so that you can use it later. So it’s not an appropriate option.
Synonyms: down payment, put down, installment, security etc.
Example: he has deposited his all money in ICICI Bank
Gained: this word is the past participle of the word gain which means: to get, receive something that is useful. Synonyms: to acquire, to obtain, procure, secure etc.
Example: he gained all property after his father’s demise.

Thus option (A) is an absolutely appropriate option for this sentence.

Note: Given answer will help you get the right synonyms word to the given word in the question. For solving such questions the practice of the synonyms is required and we must know the right synonym of any word because sometimes the same word means differently.
Try to identify the meaning of the word and evaluate whether it has a positive, negative or neutral connotation.