Find the synonym of the underlined word. Floods often devastate the rice crop, the area's principal export, resulting in a year of great torture for the inhabitants.
A
Fracture
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B
Scatter
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C
Destroy
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D
Fertilize
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E
Enhance
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Solution
The correct option is C Destroy
'Devastate' means to destroy or ruin.
"the city was devastated by a huge earthquake"
In this context, floods often devastate means that they often destroy the rice crop. Hence, option C is correct and the others are not because they do not provide the correct answer.