Question

In context, “fret” most nearly means ______.
A)Irritate
B)Chafe
C)Agitate
D)Worry
E)Corrode

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are words that have similar meaning. 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 fret 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 fret is to be constantly or visibly anxious or tense. And we have to find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as fret.
>Option A) Irritate – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of irritate is ‘make annoyed or a little angry’ and this is not a synonym of fret. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘irritate’ and ‘fret’ does not match.
>Option B) Chafe - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of chafe is ‘to make or become sore by rubbing against something’ and this is not a synonym of fret. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘chafe’ and ‘fret’ does not match.
>Option C) Agitate - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of agitate is ‘to make someone troubled or nervous’ and this is not a synonym of fret. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘agitate’ and ‘fret’ does not match.
>Option D) Worry - is the correct answer because the meaning of worry is ‘to feel or cause to feel anxious or troubles about something’ and this is a synonym of fret. Thus, they can replace each other because their meanings are the same or similar.
>Option E) Corrode - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of corrode is ‘destroy or damage’ and this is not a synonym of fret. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the words ‘corrode’ and ‘fret’ does not match.

Note:It is very important to know the meaning of synonyms and also to know the meaning of the words that are given in the options. We have to find the synonym of the word ‘fret’ from the given option. We might be so wrong by taking option A or C as the correct answer because the meaning of both the words are not almost similar with the meaning of fret. However, option A (irritate) and option C (agitate) are little similar to each other in meaning but this is not the appropriate answer for ‘fret’. So, according to the given options A and C both are not suitable. 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.