Question

Choose the best option to complete the given sentence.
It is important to ________ the water bodies in our area.
A. Replenish
B. Renounce
C. Recount
D. Repel

Answer 1

Hint:The given sentence suggests something which is important regarding the water bodies. We will carefully observe the given options to select an option which is most relevant to the given sentence. As water is a scarce resource, it is very important to preserve it.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer.

A. Replenish: The word ‘replenish’ means to make something full again, supplying something which is short of, to anew, fill again. Example: Replenish the stock of grocery in the hostel. By implying this option, the sentence becomes “It is important to replenish the water bodies in our area “. This option makes sense as water is scarce resource, it is possible an area can run out of it. Therefore, this is the correct option.

B. Renounce: The word ‘renounce’ means to give up formally, to disown, to step back from. Example: He will renounce from the post of the chairman in the meeting. By implying this option, the sentence becomes “It is important to renounce the water bodies in our area”, this sentence doesn’t make any sense. Therefore , this is an incorrect option.

C. Recount: The word ‘recount’ means to count again in order to recheck, to narrate in a sequence, to tell one by one. Example: Recount the entire incident correctly. By implying this option, the sentence becomes “It is important to recount the water bodies in our area”, this sentence doesn’t make any sense. Therefore , this is an incorrect option.

D. Repel: The word ‘repel’ means to resist, drive back, thrust away, unable to mix. Example: Oil and water always repel each other. By implying this option, the sentence becomes “It is important to repel the water bodies in our area”, this sentence doesn’t make any sense. Therefore , this is an incorrect option.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘A’.

Note: The final sentence with the correct answer, which is “It is important to replenish the water bodies in our area”, conveys that an area has run out of the supply of water, and there is a need to anew this supply. Some synonyms of the word ‘replenish’ are refill, restore, restock. Some antonyms of the same word are deplete, use up. Example: We need to restock all the used up stationary.