Which of the following sentences uses the word "bank" with the same meaning as in the following sentence? "The river overflowed its bank after the storm."
They enjoyed a picnic on the grassy bank of the stream.
In the given sentence, 'bank' means the raised land along the edge of a river.
We must find the option using 'bank' in this same sense of a river or stream edge.
Option D speaks of a picnic on the grassy bank of the stream, which is exactly the land beside flowing water.
In A 'bank' is a financial institution, in B it is a verb meaning to heap up soil, and in C it means to tilt an aircraft, so all differ in meaning.
Hence the matching usage is They enjoyed a picnic on the grassy bank of the stream.
Which of the following sentences uses the word "desert" with the same meaning as in the following sentence? "We had to desert the ship after the engine failed"
Which of the following sentences uses the word "close" with the same meaning as in the following sentence?
"Please be sure to close the door when you leave"
Select the segment in which a word has been INCORRECTLY used.
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The officer under suspension felt intimated by the committee members during his interrogation regarding the allegations against him.
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.
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