Multiple choice

Directions: Find the word from the options which is most similar in the meaning of the given word. Hypothesis

  1. pretention

  2. mortgage

  3. baby talk

  4. supposition
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Hypothesis means a proposed explanation or theory, something that is assumed or supposed to be true for the purpose of investigation. Option D (supposition) is the correct answer as it directly captures this meaning of something assumed to be true. Pretention (A) means claiming to have something one doesn't. Mortgage (B) is a financial term. Baby talk (C) is the informal term 'babble' - unrelated to the formal meaning of hypothesis.

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