Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
DESOLATE
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. bleak.
- Desolate means (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.
- Bleak means (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.
- Meaning of the other words:
- Inhabited: Having inhabitants; lived in
- Protected: Kept safe or defended from danger, injury or loss
- Cultivated: prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing