Choose the option which is similar in meaning to the underlined word.
Australian aborigines are dark-skinned people whose descendants came to the continent from Asia about 25,000 years ago.
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Correct answer: B
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Correct Answer: Offsprings
Explanation
Descendants: Refers to a person's children, grandchildren, and later generations who descend from a common ancestor.
Offspring: Means the young or children born of a particular person, animal, or plant; direct descendants.
Example:
Many citizens in the region are direct descendants of early settlers.
Word Meaning
Successors People who take over an official position, title, or role after someone else.
Ancestry A person's ethnic origin or the line of people from whom one is descended (forefathers).
Originally From or in the beginning; initially.