Question

Select a word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space.
True friends never…….. their loved ones in adversities.
A)Abuse
B)Criticize
C)Befool
D)Desert

Answer 1

Hint: Remember, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." To find the apt answer, focus more on 'adversities'.

Complete answer:

True friendship is the profound relationship that never gives up, especially in adversities or bad times. All the given options are suitable to the sentence but the best match is D. Desert.
Options A and B, have nearly the same meanings. 'Abuse' and 'criticize' are both acts of speaking ill/against or showing discouragement. True friends never speak ill of you is correct but sentence demands a true friend's quality that's highlighted in bad times. Option C, befool is slightly a match cause it means to make a fool out of someone. But again it's not sufficing the demand of the question. Option D, Desert or in easier words 'leave alone' gives the sentence the best meaning. True friends never desert or never leave alone their loved ones in adversities. Option D complements the sentence to its fuller meaning. It indicates a quality, True friends possess when their loved ones are in trouble. Hence, Option D is the only correct option.

Note: All the options somewhere match the meaning of the sentence. However, carefully examine every part of the sentence to find the apt match. Sometimes the conditions also play a big role.