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    Question

    The year he visited, the river Wye was a sludgy polluted

    stream and ugly iron foundries were ________ its banks. 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:
    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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