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Correct option: A — Anecdote

Anecdote - a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. Chronicle - a detailed and factual account of events in order of time. Epistle - a letter, often formal or didactic in nature. Essay - a short piece of writing on a particular subject, often expressing personal views.

Correct option: A — Fratricide

Fratricide - the act of killing one’s brother. Suicide - the act of killing oneself. Patricide - the act of killing one’s father. Homicide - the act of killing another human being.

Correct option: C — Amnesty

Amnesty - an official pardon for offenders. Reprieve - a temporary delay or suspension of punishment, especially death. Absolution - formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment, often in a religious context. Clemency - mercy or leniency shown by someone in authority, especially in reducing a punishment.

Correct option: A — Widower

Widower - a man whose wife is dead. Bachelor - an unmarried man. Heir - a person legally entitled to inherit property or title after someone’s death. Divorcee - a person (man or woman) whose marriage has been legally dissolved.

Correct option: B — Accomplice

Accomplice - a partner in crime. Rival - a competitor or opponent. Patriot - a person who loves and supports their country. Ally - a person, group, or country that cooperates with another for a common purpose.

Correct option: B — Epitaph

Epitaph - an inscription written on stone in the memory of a deceased person. Epigraph - a quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter. Memoir - a written account of someone’s personal experiences. Autograph - a person’s own signature, usually written by themselves.

Correct option: C — Vagabond

Vagabond - a person without a settled home. Noble - having high moral qualities or belonging to a high social class. Native - a person born in a particular place or associated with a place by birth. Tenant - a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.

Correct option: B — Utopia

Utopia - an imaginary ideal place of perfection. Monarchy - a form of government with a monarch (king or queen) as the head of state. Fable - a short story, often with animals as characters, conveying a moral lesson. Dystopia - an imagined society that is undesirable or frightening, often characterized by oppression or misery.

Correct option: C — Fastidious

Fastidious - a person who is extremely selective or difficult to please. Docile - easily taught, led, or managed; obedient and submissive. Hostile - Unfriendly, antagonistic, or showing opposition. Gullible - Easily deceived or tricked; too trusting.

Correct option: A — Veteran

Veteran - a person who has long experience in a field. Novice - a beginner or someone new to a particular activity or field. Trainee - a person undergoing training for a job or skill. Amateur - a person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than as a profession; not professional.