Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
Education gives people the knowledge and skills they need to stay healthy, get jobs and foster tolerance.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. endurance.
Given word: Tolerance
Meaning: The ability or willingness to accept opinions, behaviour, or people that are different from one’s own.
Example: Education promotes tolerance among people of different cultures and backgrounds.
Synonym: Endurance
Meaning: The ability to sustain or maintain something over a long period, especially under challenging conditions.
Example: Her mental endurance helped her survive the harsh training schedule.
Reason: They relate in context where fostering something requires patience, strength, and sustained effort, which are qualities of endurance.
Meaning of the other options:
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Entrench: To establish something firmly, often in a negative or fixed way.
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Distrust: Lack of trust; opposite of fostering trust or relationships.
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Lethargy: Lack of energy or enthusiasm; completely unrelated.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct