Question
Expedite, Hasten, Hurry, __________
Fill the blank by choosing a word with a meaning similar to that of the words given above.
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Solution
Identify the common semantic meaning of the listed verbs and select the matching synonym.
The words 'Expedite', 'Hasten', and 'Hurry' all mean to speed up an action or process. Among the choices, 'Accelerate' means to move or happen faster, whereas 'Retard' is an antonym and 'Provide' and 'Disable' are unrelated.
Option (A)
Confusing 'Retard' (an antonym meaning to slow down) with a synonym.
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Source
- Paper
- GATE 2026 Computer Science and Information Technology - Session 2 (CS2)
- Question
- 1 of 65
- Section
- General Aptitude
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