Q21
EnglishVocabulary: Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms
Select the word that best replaces the italicized word (shown here in quotes) in both of the following sentences. (i) The police are trying to 'control' the crowd. (ii) Junk food may 'have' high levels of harmful chemicals.
- a.check
- b.blame
- c.contain
- d.incorporate
Answer: (C) contain
"Contain" has two senses that match the two sentences: to keep something under control or within limits (contain the crowd, contain a fire or an outbreak) and to have something inside (junk food may contain harmful chemicals). "Check" fits only sentence (i), "incorporate" could loosely fit only sentence (ii), and "blame" fits neither. The noun "containment" carries the first sense, as in the Cold War "policy of containment".