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Match the words in List - I with their synonyms in List - II. List -…

Match the words in List - I with their synonyms in List - II.

List - I	List - II
(A) defer	(I) cause to acquire
(B) convert	(II) hasty movement
(C) instil	(III) to delay until later
(D) bustle	(IV) to transform

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) defer	(III) to delay until later	To defer is to put off something to a later time, to postpone.	The committee deferred its decision until the next meeting.
(B) convert	(IV) to transform	To convert is to change something into a different form or use.	They converted the old warehouse into a library.
(C) instil	(I) cause to acquire	To instil is to make someone gradually acquire a feeling, idea or habit.	Good teachers instil confidence in their students.
(D) bustle	(II) hasty movement	Bustle is busy, noisy and hurried activity.	We were lost in the bustle of the railway station.

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Match the words in List - I with their synonyms in List - II.

List - I	List - II
(A) defer	(I) cause to acquire
(B) convert	(II) hasty movement
(C) instil	(III) to delay until later
(D) bustle	(IV) to transform

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) defer	(III) to delay until later	To defer is to put off something to a later time, to postpone.	The committee deferred its decision until the next meeting.
(B) convert	(IV) to transform	To convert is to change something into a different form or use.	They converted the old warehouse into a library.
(C) instil	(I) cause to acquire	To instil is to make someone gradually acquire a feeling, idea or habit.	Good teachers instil confidence in their students.
(D) bustle	(II) hasty movement	Bustle is busy, noisy and hurried activity.	We were lost in the bustle of the railway station.