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WAEC SSCE - English Language - 1996 (Objective)

Question 1 Report

From the words or group of words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the one that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as it is used in the sentence.
All that were left after the riots were the charred remains of vehicles and houses.
Answer Details
The word "charred" in the sentence means "burnt", as it refers to the remains of vehicles and houses that were left after the riots. Therefore, option A - "burnt" - is the word nearest in meaning to "charred" in the sentence.