Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
This is abundantly enriched in whole grain breads, cheese, lean meats, eggs, leafy vegetables and liver.
A) Adored
B) Admired
C) Fortified
D) Enhanced
E) Concise

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are the words that have the same meanings and belong to the same part of speech.

Complete answer:
Enriched is the past form of the verb, enrich. It means to improve or increase the quality as desired. It is derived from the French word, enrichir which figuratively means to increase the abundance of something. Let us understand the usage of it.
For example: My mind feels enriched with knowledge, after the lecture.
Now that we have understood the meaning of enriched, let us analyse the given options to find out the correct synonym.

A) Adored is the past form of the verb, adore. It means to love or admire someone or something.
For example: The infant was adored by all of us.
We observe that it does not mean the same as enriched. Hence, option ‘a’ is not the correct answer.
B) Admired is the past form of the verb, admire. It means to commend or appreciate someone or something.
For example: Good people are always admired by all.
We observe that it does not mean the same as enriched. Hence, option ‘b’ is not the correct answer.
C) Fortified is the past form of the verb, fortify. It means to strengthen something in order to protect or defend it.
For example: The hostels were fortified in the wake of protests in the college.
We observe that it does not mean the same as enriched. Hence, option ‘c’ is not the correct answer.
D) Enhanced is the past form of the verb, enhance. It means to increase or develop the quality of something.
For example: Good books are essential to enhance one’s knowledge of the subject.
We observe that it means the same as enriched. Hence, option ‘d’ is the correct answer.
E) Concise means brief or summarised. It is an adjective.
We observe that it does not belong to the same part of speech as enriched, that is, it is not a verb. Hence, option ‘e’ is not the correct answer.

Thus, the correct answer is option ‘d’- enhance.

Note: Enrich is usually used to indicate an improvement of the qualities which the object already has. Enhance is usually used to indicate an improvement through adding a feature.