Select the option which is opposite in meaning for the word- Expurgation
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Addendum
- Expurgation means the removal of parts of a book or text that are thought to be offensive or unsuitable. It comes from the Latin ex (out) + purgare (to cleanse).
Example: After the expurgation of the rude passages, the novel was approved for schools. - An addendum is something added to a book or document, usually at the end. Expurgation takes material out of a text; an addendum puts material in, so addendum is the antonym among the options.
Example: An addendum with the new rules was attached to the contract.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Fabrication — Incorrect. Fabrication is the act of inventing something false, or of making something; it is not the reverse of removing material from a text.
Example: The witness's story turned out to be a complete fabrication.
Option 3: Annihilation — Incorrect. Annihilation is complete destruction; it is closer to removal than to its opposite.
Example: The annihilation of the forest left the animals homeless.
Option 4: Animation — Incorrect. Animation means liveliness, or the making of cartoons and moving pictures; it has no link with cutting or adding text.
Example: She spoke with great animation about her trip.
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| annihilation | – | – | – | 02-07 S3 | – |