Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The Department of Security notified the town council that the water supply was contaminated due to nuclear leakage.

Polluted

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Tinted

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Diluted

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Diverted

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Purified

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Solution

The correct option is D Polluted
'Contaminated' means to make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.
"the site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity"
In the given context, contaminated means getting polluted. So, the water supply was contaminated or polluted due to nuclear leakage. Hence, option A is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the correct answer.

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