Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Synonyms

Question:

Select the option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence.

Don’t provoke Harsha, otherwise, she will give you a slap.

Options:

Do not vacillate Harsha

Do not exasperate Harsha

Do not hesitate Harsha

Do not equivocate Harsha

Correct Answer:

Do not exasperate Harsha

Explanation:

The option that will improve the underlined part of the given sentence is Do not exasperate Harsha.

  • Provoke means to deliberately annoy or anger someone.
  • Exasperate means to make someone very annoyed or impatient.
  • Vacillate means to hesitate or be indecisive.
  • Hesitate means to pause or delay before doing something.
  • Equivocate means to speak or act in a way that is deliberately ambiguous or misleading.