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Direction: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Sanitation and hygiene are critical to health, survival, and development. Many countries are challenged in providing adequate sanitation for their entire populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Throughout the world, an estimated 2.4 billion people lack basic sanitation (more than 32% of the world’s population). Basic sanitation is described as having access to facilities for the safe disposal of human waste (feces and urine), as well as having the ability to maintain hygienic conditions, through services such as garbage collection, industrial/hazardous waste management, and wastewater treatment and disposal.
The world did not achieve the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goal (MDG) sanitation target (i.e., to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to basic sanitation by 2015). Now, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goal (SDG) is for everyone to have “adequate and equitable” sanitation by 2030.
Question:
What is the most likely antonym of 'Disposal'?
- A.
Discard
- B.
Jettison
- C.
Scrap
- D.
Accumulation
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Correct answer: D
Solution: The correct answer is Accumulation.
Why: "Disposal" means getting rid of or throwing away something. "Accumulation" means gathering or a gradual build-up of something. Because gathering is the opposite of getting rid of, accumulation is the antonym of disposal.
Accumulation — Correct. Definition: the gathering or gradual increase of things. Example: There is an accumulation of paperwork on her desk.
Discard — Means to get rid of or throw away something. This is a synonym of disposal, so it is not the antonym.
Jettison — Means to throw or drop something (often from a vehicle) to get rid of it. Like discard, it aligns with disposal rather than opposing it.
Scrap — Means to abolish, cancel, or discard something. This also conveys getting rid of something and is not the opposite of disposal.