Question

Select the most appropriate synonym for the word given below:
Hoard
A) destroy
B) hide
C) store
D) divide

Answer 1

Hint:The word ‘hoard’ refers to ‘accumulate (money or valued objects) and store away’.

Complete answer:
A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language. For example, the word ‘near’ is a synonym of the word ‘close’.
Hoarding refers to storing away large amounts of objects.

Now, we know the meaning and the usage of the word ‘hoard’. Let’s look at the given options:
>destroy - The word ‘destroy’ refers to ‘end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it’. This word has a completely different meaning to the given word. So, it is an incorrect option.
>hide - The word ‘hide’ refers to ‘put or keep out of sight’.This word also has a completely different meaning to the given word. So, this is also an incorrect option.
>store - This word refers to ‘keep or accumulate (something) for future use’. This word has the exact same meaning as the given word ‘hoard’. This means that ‘store’ is the synonym of the word ‘hoard’. So, this is the correct option.
>divide - The word ‘divide’ refers to ‘separate or be separated into parts’. This has a completely different meaning to the given word and is unrelated to it. So, this is an incorrect option.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘c’.

Note:Find out what each of the options means. Another synonym of the word ‘hoard’ is ‘stow away’. It is necessary to find out the meanings of the given options to narrow down the answer. Choose the option which has the exact same meaning as the given word.