Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

AVERT

  1. to be opposed

  2. to be shy

  3. to prevent

  4. to state to be true
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Avert means to prevent, turn away, or avoid something unpleasant or dangerous. Common usage includes 'avert a crisis', 'avert disaster', or 'avert one's gaze'. The word comes from Latin 'avertere' meaning to turn away from.

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