Register

GATE Overflow Test Series | Verbal Aptitude | Test 1 | Question: 8

640 views
6 votes
6 votes
Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the sentence:
    
Anwar spent most of his life in $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ the miseries of the physically challenged people.
    
  1. advocating
  2. avoiding
  3. mitigating
  4. absorbing
User Avatar

2 Answers

5 votes
5 votes
mitigate(v) means to lessen the unpleasantness of a situation and is the most suitable option here.
User Avatar
Voting & Accepting an answer helps improve the community
Answer:
← PreviousNext →
← Previous in categoryNext in category →

Related questions

3 votes
3 votes
1 answer
1
gatecse asked Jun 7, 2020
679 views
GATE Overflow Test Series | Verbal Aptitude | Test 1 | Question: 7
Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the sentence: Your allegation should be based on facts and not on $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$. proofs projections records antipathy
Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the sentence: Your allegation should be based on facts and not on $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$. ...
User Avatar
3 votes
3 votes
5 answers
2
gatecse asked Jun 7, 2020
756 views
GATE Overflow Test Series | Verbal Aptitude | Test 1 | Question: 5
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate choice. Akshay has decided to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ from Chennai. move on pass away pass out pass by
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate choice.Akshay has decided to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ from Chennai. move onpass awaypass outpass by
User Avatar
4 votes
4 votes
2 answers
3
gatecse asked Jun 7, 2020
713 views
GATE Overflow Test Series | Verbal Aptitude | Test 1 | Question: 9
When she first came to Delhi from Patna, she was hardly the $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ student she later made herself out to be, since she had access to considerable family wealth. impecunious naive precocious ambitious
When she first came to Delhi from Patna, she was hardly the $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ student she later made herself out to be, since she had access to considerable family wealt...
User Avatar
20 votes
20 votes
8 answers
4
gatecse asked Jun 7, 2020
1,968 views
GATE Overflow Test Series | Verbal Aptitude | Test 1 | Question: 1
The disaster team was asked to $\underline{\text{restrain}}$ the residents until the snake was caught. The underlined word is closest in meaning to: imprison frustrate disdain confine
The disaster team was asked to $\underline{\text{restrain}}$ the residents until the snake was caught.The underlined word is closest in meaning to:imprisonfrustratedisda...
User Avatar
Link Copied!