Question
In each of the following questions, a word has been
used in three different sentences. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence(s) in which the usage of the word is grammatically and contextually correct. EXORCISE I. In a desperate bid to restore investor confidence, the central bank took drastic measures to exorcise the systemic vulnerabilities that had plagued the nation's financial sector for over a decade. II. Before initiating the complex surgical procedure, the medical team had to carefully exorcise the benign tumour from the patient's lower abdominal wall to prevent further internal compression. III. The newly elected prime minister vowed to exorcise the lingering remnants of institutional corruption by overhauling the regulatory framework of public procurement.Solution
- Meaning: "Exorcise" means to completely rid a person, place, or institution of something unwelcome, troublesome, or evil (often used figuratively for bad memories, habits, or institutional evils).
- Sentence I & III: Correct. Both sentences use the word in its correct figurative sense—ridding a financial sector of vulnerabilities (I) and ridding a government of institutional corruption (III).
- Sentence II: Incorrect. The context requires a physical or surgical removal of a biological structure. The correct medical term here is "excise" (to cut out surgically).
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