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[#146] Our posterity shall hold us responsible for the devastation caused by cutting of trees.
Correct Answer

(C) offspring

Explanation

Solution: Predecessors : a person who held a job or office before the current holder. Successors : a person or thing that succeeds another. Offspring : a person's child or children. Followers : a person who supports and admires a particular person or set of ideas. Posterity : all future generations of people. Synonym of Posterity is Offspring

[#147] No civilised society can allow the subversion of its institutions by extremists.
Correct Answer

(C) destruction

Explanation

Solution: Domination : the exercise of power or influence over someone or something, or the state of being so controlled. Subservience : willingness to obey others unquestioningly. Destruction : the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired. Subordination : the action of subordinating or the state of being subordinate. Subversion : the undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution. Synonym of Subversion is Destruction

[#148] A government rocked by frequent scandals is an effete set of people with no credibility.
Correct Answer

(D) exhausted

Explanation

Solution: Innocent : not guilty of a crime or offence. Stupid : having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense. Excited : very enthusiastic and eager. Exhausted : very tired. Effete : no longer capable of effective action. Synonym of Effete is Exhausted

[#149] Some of the Asian countries have been enmeshed in an inescapable debt trap.
Correct Answer

(A) entangled
(E) entangled

Explanation

Solution: Entangled : cause to become twisted together with or caught in. Struck : hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement. Hit : bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully. Arrested : seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody. Enmeshed : cause to become entangled in something. Synonym of Enmeshed is Entangled

[#150] Synonym of KOWTOW
Correct Answer

(A) Respect

Explanation

Solution: Respect : a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements. Illuminate : light up. Practise : perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it. Blockhead : a very stupid person. Kowtow : act in an excessively subservient manner. Synonym of Kowtow is Respect