Multiple choice

EFFACE : Government all over the world vows to efface poverty and inequality from the face of the Earth.

For each of the words below, a contextual usage is provided. Pick the word from the alternatives that is the most inappropriate for using in the given sentence.

  1. Erase

  2. Eradicate

  3. Obliterate

  4. Score out

  5. Obscure
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E Correct answer
Explanation

The word efface refers to act of removing completely from recognition or memory.The word obscure (vague,indistinct) is not at all related to the given question word and is therefore an inappropriate option.

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