In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Security
Answer: B
It is safety.
Security is freedom from danger, from the Latin se-cura, without care. Boldness, fearlessness and confidence describe the feeling rather than the condition.
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Cater
Answer: C
It is provide.
To cater is to supply food, and by extension to provide what is wanted - to cater for all tastes. Discover and develop are unrelated.
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Turn
Answer: D
It is rotate.
To turn is to move round an axis, which is to rotate. Shift and move are broader, and curve describes a shape rather than a motion.
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Imperceptible
Answer: D
It is subtle.
Imperceptible means too slight to be noticed. Obvious is its opposite; mean and humble are unrelated.
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Goad
Answer: C
It is irritate.
To goad is to provoke someone into action, from the goad, the spiked stick used to drive cattle. Soothe is its opposite.
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Exponent
Answer: C
It is advocate.
An exponent is one who supports and explains a theory or cause. The word's other senses - the power in mathematics, a performer of music - come from the same idea of setting something forth.
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Massive
Answer: E
It is huge.
Massive means very large and heavy, from mass. Strong describes force rather than bulk, and gaping describes an opening.
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Compassion
Answer: A
It is kindness.
Compassion is sympathy for another's suffering together with the wish to relieve it, from the Latin for suffering with. Cruelty is its opposite.
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Disparage
Answer: C
It is belittle.
To disparage is to speak of something as of little worth - literally to marry below one's rank, from the Old French. Discriminate and scatter are unrelated.
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Essential
Answer: D
It is unavoidable.
Essential means absolutely necessary. Desirable, advisable and beneficial all describe things that would be good to have, which is precisely the difference - the essential cannot be done without.
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