Question
Directions: In each question below, word is used in
four different ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. (A) Kindly desist from making so much noise. (B) She desisted further efforts to dissuade them. (C) Before the medical exam you must desist from food. (D) During Ramadan, Muslims desist from smoking during the day.Solution
Desist - stop doing something; cease or abstain. In sentence B, the word desist is incorrectly used. In other sentence, desist is correctly used.
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