Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate word from the given options:

Since the power failure, all industrial activities in the town have been in ____________.

  1. abstruse

  2. abeyance

  3. abandon

  4. abase
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Abeyance means a state of temporary disuse or suspension. When activities are in abeyance, they are temporarily paused or suspended. The sentence describes industrial activities being suspended due to power failure. Abstruse means hard to understand, abandon means to leave, and abase means to humble.

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