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Difficulty: MediumAntonym Distractor Elimination

Prolonged exposure to chemical vapors produced deleterious effects on the workshop technicians' respiratory health. Which of the following words most nearly means the emphasized word?

  1. A
    beneficial
  2. B
    deliberate
  3. harmfulAnswer
  4. D
    temporary

Answer

harmful
The word 'deleterious' means causing harm or damage. In the context of prolonged exposure to toxic chemical fumes affecting respiratory health, 'harmful' is the precise synonym.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the sentence context and target vocabulary word
The target word 'deleterious' describes the negative effects of prolonged chemical vapor exposure on respiratory health.
Contextual clues involving dangerous fumes indicate an outcome that is damaging or hazardous.
2
Eliminate the antonym distractor and morphological traps
The choice 'beneficial' represents the direct opposite meaning (antonym), while 'deliberate' is a morphological lookalike. The choice 'temporary' describes duration rather than injury.
Synonym questions test identifying equivalent meanings while filtering out polar opposite distractors.
3
Select the option with the matching definition
The word 'harmful' directly corresponds to the definition of 'deleterious'.
Both terms denote causing injury, impairment, or damage.

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Antonym Distractor Elimination
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