Find the synonym of the underlined word. Smoking has already been prohibited in many government offices in the United States.
A
Permitted
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B
Taught
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C
Banned
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D
Revoked
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E
Encouraged
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Solution
The correct option is C Banned
'Prohibited' means that has been forbidden; banned.
"they had deliberately fed prohibited material to their herd"
In this context, "Smoking has already been prohibited in many government offices in he United States", 'prohibited' means banned. Hence, option C is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the appropriate information.