2019 · Q2
Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word. Select the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
Sentence: The differences include increase in mean temperature and heavy precipitation in several regions.
Underlined word: precipitation
EnglishSynonyms
- Adrought
- Boasis
- Crainfall
- Dsnowing
Explanation
In meteorology, "precipitation" is water falling from clouds — rain, snow, sleet, or hail. In the context of "heavy precipitation in several regions" alongside rising mean temperature, it denotes rainfall. "Drought" is the opposite condition, "oasis" is a place, and "snowing" names only one form of precipitation. Hence (C).