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Correct option: D — Matricide

Matricide - the act of killing one's mother Regicide - the action of killing a king Homicide - the illegal killing of one person by another Uxoricide - the killing of one's wife.

Correct option: C — Aboriginal

Aboriginal - existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists Native - connected with the place where you were born Ancient - belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past Original - the first document, painting, etc. that was made

Correct option: B — Tenacious

Tenacious - holding on to something or keeping an opinion with determination Gracious - kind, polite and generous Obnoxious - extremely unpleasant, especially in a way that offends people Loquacious - having a tendency to talk a lot.

Correct option: D — Overlook

Overlook - fail to notice; ignore; condone an offence etc. Overlong - longer than usual or necessary Overlie - to be on top of something Overly - to an excessive degree

Correct option: C — Defamation

Defamation - the action of damaging the good reputation of someone Delegate - a person who has been chosen to speak or take decisions for a group of people, especially at a meeting Degeneration - the falling from a higher to a lower level in quality, character, or vitality Defection - the act of leaving a country, political party, etc. to go to another one

Correct option: B — Hyperbole

Hyperbole - an exaggerated statement not to be taken seriously or literally Hypertext - text displayed on a computer display or other electronic devices with references (hyperlinks) to other text that the reader can immediately access Hypocrisy - behaviour in which somebody pretends to have moral standards or opinions that he/she does not really have Hippocrates - an ancient Greek scientist who studied and taught medicine

Correct option: A — Abrogate

Abrogate - cancel or do away with a law or agreement Cancellation - the act of cancelling something Ultimation - the state of being ultimate, that which is ultimate or final Prorogation - the action of discontinuing a session of a parliament or other legislative assembly without dissolving it.

Correct option: B — Sanguinary

Sanguinary - a battle or anything involving or causing much bloodshed Autocracy - a system of government of a country in which one person has complete power Ineffable - something too beautiful, great, etc. to describe in words Red-tapism - the practice of requiring excessive paperwork and tedious procedures

Correct option: C — Surrender

Surrender - to give up completely or agree to forgo, especially in favour of another Waive - refrain stop oneself from insisting on or using a right or claim Forfeit - to lose or be deprived taken away of property or a right or privilege as a penalty for wrongdoing Cosign - to sign a document or agreement jointly

Correct option: D — Exit poll

Exit poll - a poll taken of voters leaving the voting place that is usually used for predicting the winners Consensus - a general agreement Results - something that comes about as an effect or end Census - an official count or survey, especially of a population