Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that is an improvement of the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The officer under suspension felt intimated by the committee members during his interrogation regarding the allegations against him.
intimidated
The correct word here is "intimidated". It means to make someone feel afraid or nervous, which fits the context of the officer feeling threatened or pressured during an interrogation. "Inculcated" means to instill something through repetition, "asphyxiated" refers to suffocating, and "annulled" means to cancel or invalidate, none of which fit the context of the sentence.
Important Questions from Correct Usage of Word
Select the segment in which a word has been INCORRECTLY used.
Is the Abominable Snowman a friction of the mountaineers’ imagination?Amongst them all, she was the only one with the perquisite to understand the complexity of the situation.
At the official function organised for the attending dignitaries, guests arrived in scrumptious attire for the banquet.
The lake atop the mountain has always been the lyre for intrepid hikers.
The candidates went through an intensive instruction process before their absorption into the service.
