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Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Coffee consumption by Turkish coffee drinkers will be diminished to 1.06 cups per day by next year due to increasing prices.

A
Encouraged
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Improved
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C
Dropped
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Hindered
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E
Forbidden
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Solution

The correct option is B Dropped
'Diminished' means dropped, become less in number, decrease etc. In this context, diminished obviously means dropped a certain amount from what it was. So, Coffee consumption by Turkish coffee drinkers will be diminished to 1.06 cups per day by next year due to increasing prices. So, option C is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the appropriate meaning.

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