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[#246] Synonym of ANATHEMA
Correct Answer

(D) Curse

Explanation

Solution: Religious : relating to or believing in a religion. Pun : a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. Musical : relating to music. Curse : a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something. Anathema : a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine. Synonym of Anathema is Curse

[#247] Synonym of MASSACRE
Correct Answer

(B) Slaughter

Explanation

Solution: Stab : thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill. Slaughter : the killing of a large number of people or animals in a cruel or violent way. Murder : the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. Assassinate : murder (an important person) for political or religious reasons. Massacre : an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people. Synonym of Massacre is Slaughter

[#248] The recent acts of vandalism in the country cannot be ignored.
Correct Answer

(D) violence
(H) violence

Explanation

Solution: disturbance : the interruption of a settled and peaceful condition. ravage : cause severe and extensive damage to. provocation : action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately. violence : behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. vandalism : action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property. Synonym of vandalism is violence

[#249] I don't like alien fashions.
Correct Answer

(A) foreign

Explanation

Solution: foreign : of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own. extraneous : irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with. unusual : not habitually or commonly occurring or done. exotic : originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. alien : belonging to a foreign country. Synonym of alien is foreign

[#250] The tablet alleviated the pain, and the patient was soon feeling much better.
Correct Answer

(A) mitigated

Explanation

Solution: mitigated : make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful. moderated : make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent. removed : take (something) away or off from the position occupied. lightened : make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity. alleviated : make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe. Synonym of alleviated is mitigated