Question

Select the synonym for the following word from the option given below:
ASSENT
A) Join
B) Break
C) Ascent
D) Agree

Answer 1

Hint: One of the given options has the same meaning of the word ‘ASSENT’. Find out the meaning of all the options. Eliminate the options which don’t mean the same to the word ‘ASSENT’. Basically, one of the options is a synonym of ‘ASSENT’. Ensure the word opted is similar in meaning and is acceptable for that specific sentence. Continually build meanings of the sentences then choose the proper one and use caution whereas selecting.

Complete answer:
-Meaning of the word assent is the approval of an idea or plan.
-The word or phrases which means exactly the same as the other one, known as synonyms. In other words, we can say the word which is similar to the other one is called synonym of that word.

‘Let us analyze the given options’ :
Option A) Join: - As the meaning of the word ‘join’ is “to connect things together”. It isn’t similar to the meaning of the word assent. Hence, it is not the correct choice to have opted.
Option B) Break: - As the meaning of the word ‘break’ is “to crack or to destroy something”. It isn’t similar to the meaning of the word assent. Hence, it is not the correct choice to have opted.
Option C) Ascent: - As the meaning of the word ‘ascent’ is “the act of climbing or moving upward”. It isn’t similar to the meaning of the word assent. Hence, it is not the correct choice to have opted.
 Option D) Agree: - As the meaning of the word ‘agree’ is “to approve something”. It is similar to the meaning of the word assent. Hence, it is the correct choice to have opted.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: The words like begin, start and initiate are all synonyms of one another and they are known as synonymous.
Here are some synonyms of the given words:
Join - fix, attach.
Break - smash, shatter.
Ascent - scaling, conquest.
Agree - consent, accept.