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Standard VI
Civics
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Select suitable option to complete the given sentence:
In his attempt to _______the condition of poor people in the slums, he found that he needed the aid of wealthy benefactors.
  1. delineate
  2. assay
  3. evaluate
  4. ameliorate
  5. extricate

A
delineate
B
ameliorate
C
assay
D
extricate
E
evaluate
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The correct answer is Option D.
AMELIORATE means to make something better.
The person referred to in the given sentence, wants to improve the condition of the poor people in the slums. He wants to make their life better, he wants to make a difference and for that he will need the aid of wealthy benefactors.
Thus AMELIORATE is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
DELINEATE means to describe something exactly.
ASSAY means testing of a metal
EVALUATE means to assess.
EXTRICATE means to free someone from a difficulty.

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