Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word:
The Department of Security notified the town council that the water supply was contaminated due to nuclear leakage.
a. Polluted
b. Tinted
c. Diluted
d. Diverted
e. Purified

Answer 1

Hint: Synonym is a word that means the same as the given word. The given word is ‘contaminated’, which means something that has been made impure. One must look for words synonymous to the given word, for the correct answer.

Complete answer:
Option a, ‘polluted’ means something that is turned impure due to addition of pollutants and it is synonymous to the given word, hence option ‘a’ is the correct option. Option b, ‘tinted’, means tinged, which is irrelevant to the given word, hence option ‘b’ is an incorrect option. Option c, ‘diluted’, means weakened by addition of water, which has no relation to the given word and its context, hence option c is an incorrect option. Option d, ‘diverted’, means redirected, which has no meaning in the given context, hence is an incorrect choice. Option e, ‘purified’, means made pure, which is anonymous to the given word and hence is an incorrect choice. Option ‘a’ is the correct choice.

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