Select the most appropriate synonym for the word "CARNAGE".
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → massacre
Carnage means the killing of a large number of people, a scene of great bloodshed. Its synonym is massacre.
Example: The bombing left a scene of terrible carnage in the market.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) mesmerize | to hold someone's attention completely, as if under a spell | The dancer mesmerized the audience. |
| (2) meteor | a piece of rock from space that glows as it burns up in the earth's atmosphere, a shooting star | We saw a bright meteor streak across the sky. |
| (3) massacre (answer) | the cruel killing of many people at one time (both words describe mass killing) | The massacre at Jallianwala Bagh shocked the whole country. |
| (4) meridian | an imaginary line on the earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole | The Greenwich meridian marks zero degrees longitude. |
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