Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Synonyms

Question:

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Ponder

Options:

Terminate

Celebrate

Agitate

Meditate

Correct Answer:

Meditate

Explanation:

The most appropriate synonym of the word ponder is meditate.

  • Ponder means "to think deeply about something; to consider carefully."
  • Terminate means "to bring (something) to an end; to end (something)."
  • Celebrate means "to mark with festivities; to observe with demonstrations of joy."
  • Agitate means "to excite or stir up (someone or something); to make (someone) restless or disturbed."
  • Meditate means "to engage in mental activity (such as concentration on one's breathing or repetition of a mantra) for the purpose of achieving a heightened state of spiritual awareness."