Question

Select the appropriate option to fill in the blank:

The doctor made a neat _________ at the mouth of the boil.

• A. wound
• B. dent
• C. incision
• D. path

Answer 1

The correct option is C incision

Option C: 'Incision' is a surgical cut made in the skin or flesh. It agrees to the given sentence, as it was a doctor who made a cut for surgical reasons.
Option A: 'Wound' means 'to harm physically or mentally'.
Option B: 'Dent' means 'to make a depression in'.
Option D: 'Path' is 'a way or track to tread on'.
These words do not relate to the given sentence. As a result, the meaning formed is ambiguous.
Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.