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Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
An unexpected stroke of good luck
An unexpected stroke of good luck
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Solution
The correct option is B Windfall
Option B: 'Windfall' is 'luck (usually a large amount of money) that is won or received unexpectedly'.Hence this word substitutes the given words and option B is correct.Option A: 'Fortune' means 'chance or luck'. It does not exactly give the same effect in meaning to the given words as 'windfall'.Option C: 'Boon' means 'a thing that is helpful or beneficial'.Option D: 'Breakthrough' means 'a sudden, dramatic discovery or development'.These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.
Option B: 'Windfall' is 'luck (usually a large amount of money) that is won or received unexpectedly'.
Hence this word substitutes the given words and option B is correct.
Option A: 'Fortune' means 'chance or luck'. It does not exactly give the same effect in meaning to the given words as 'windfall'.
Option C: 'Boon' means 'a thing that is helpful or beneficial'.
Option D: 'Breakthrough' means 'a sudden, dramatic discovery or development'.
These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.
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