Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can replace the word printed in italics in the sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence. The newly found drug on the epidemic was not at all deleterious.
A
effective
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B
intoxicating
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C
noxious
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D
successful
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Solution
The correct option is C noxious The highlighted word means 'harmful'.
Option C is correct. 'Noxious' also means 'harmful'. It has the required meaning and thus, it is correct.
Options A, B and D are incorrect. They do not have the required meaning.
Option B, intoxicating, means 'causing dullness of senses'.