CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the word ruinous mean?
A
disastrous; bringing ruin
B
an argument
C
taunting someone
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1. falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated; decayed. 2. bringing or tending to bring ruin; very destructive or harmful; disastrous. ruinous floods.

Detailed explanation-2: -: dilapidated, ruined. : causing or tending to cause ruin.

Detailed explanation-3: -: attended by or causing suffering or disaster : calamitous. a disastrous flood. : terrible, horrendous. a disastrous score. disastrously adverb.

Detailed explanation-4: -consume, crush, damage, dismantle, end, eradicate, gut, impair, kill, maim, ravage, raze, ruin, sabotage, shatter, smash, smash-up, wipe out, wreck, abort.

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