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Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicised part of the sentence.The newly found drug on the epidemic was not at all deleterious.
The newly found drug on the epidemic was not at all deleterious.
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Solution
The correct option is B noxious
“Deleterious” means something that causes harm or damage. Option C Is the correct answer because “noxious “ means something that’s harmful, poisonous or dangerous, hence it is the correct meaning of the given word.Option A is incorrect because “effective” means successful in producing a desirable result, hence it is not the correct meaning of the given word. Option B is incorrect because “intoxicating” means liable to cause someone to lose control of their faculties or behaviour, which is not the correct meaning of the given word. Option D is incorrect because successful means to achieve success which is incorrect.
“Deleterious” means something that causes harm or damage.
Option C Is the correct answer because “noxious “ means something that’s harmful, poisonous or dangerous, hence it is the correct meaning of the given word.
Option A is incorrect because “effective” means successful in producing a desirable result, hence it is not the correct meaning of the given word.
Option B is incorrect because “intoxicating” means liable to cause someone to lose control of their faculties or behaviour, which is not the correct meaning of the given word.
Option D is incorrect because successful means to achieve success which is incorrect.
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