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) The regulations imposed in the East to placate environmental opposition to GM foods effectively prevent the Third World from developing GM foods. (B) The facts are incorrect and they have placated members of all political parties across the country. (C) However, his statement did little to placate the unions who say that even negotiations cannot help in this matter. (D) The government has a greater imperative to placate the farming lobby than protecting wildlife because of its political leverage.Solution
Placate- make (someone) less angry or hostile. The word ‘placate’ is incorrect in sentence B. In other sentence, placate is correctly use
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