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Question

In the following sentences, given blanks are to be filled with the appropriate words. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative and mark your answer:

The year he visited, the river Wye was a sludgy polluted stream and ugly iron foundries were ________ its banks.

A marring Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B aggrandizing Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C rivulet Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D prancing Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Marring – damage, injury, maiming, disfigurement. Aggrandizing – magnifying, glorifying, boasting, boosting. Rivulet – stream, brook, creek, gulley, gully, burn Prancing – dancing, capering, romping, revelling.

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