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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these words is analogous (similar in meaning) to pollution?
A
degradation
B
improvement
C
replenishment
D
decomposition
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -See definition of pollution on Dictionary.com. noundirtiness, contamination.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pollute comes from the Latin word pollut-, meaning “soiled.” When you pollute something, it’s soiled or contaminated, often by something poisonous. You might have heard the word pollution-pollution is the stuff that pollutes the environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. These harmful materials are called pollutants. Pollutants can be natural, such as volcanic ash. They can also be created by human activity, such as trash or runoff produced by factories. Pollutants damage the quality of air, water, and land.

Detailed explanation-4: -Industrial pollution has its severe impact on the environment and is causing various types of pollution, such as air pollution, water pollution, thermal pollution, soil pollution and noise pollution.

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