Multiple choice

Directions: The following item consists of a sentence followed by four words or group of words. Select the synonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context.

While Anil seemed to be recovering after his sickness last week, he started to REGRESS yesterday and is down with fever again.

  1. Deteriorate

  2. Recede

  3. Retreat

  4. Revert

  5. .
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D Correct answer
Explanation

 Here, revert is the correct synonym as it implies returning to the previous state. Deteriorate implies becoming progressively worse, recede implies move back or further away from a previous position and retreat is an act of moving back or withdrawing.

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