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Find the synonym of the underlined word.
In spite of the medical advances of recent years, AIDS is basically as fatal as ever before.

A
Curable
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Painful
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Deadly
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Disabling
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Long-lasting
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Solution

The correct option is D Deadly
'Fatal' means causing death.
"a fatal accident"
In this sentence, "In spite of the medical advances of recent years, AIDS is basically as fatal as ever before", 'fatal' means deadly. Hence, option C is correct and the others are not because they do not provide the correct answer.

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