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    Question

    Select the synonym of the given word.

    PREVENT
    A Allow Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Avert Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Provoke Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Construct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘prevent’ means ‘to stop something from happening or someone from doing something’. The word ‘avert’ means ‘to prevent something bad from happening’. They are synonyms.

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