Multiple choice

Directions: Select the word out of the following options that is closest in meaning to the given word.

Precipice

  1. Cliff

  2. Dagger

  3. Eradicate

  4. Animus

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Explanation

A precipice is a very steep rock face, cliff, or crag. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a dangerous situation. Cliff is the most direct synonym among the options. The other words (dagger, eradicate, animus) relate to weapons, destruction, and hostility respectively and have no semantic connection to precipice.

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