Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word: He disowned his royal legacy and became a commoner.

Correct — B, abandoned. To 'disown' is to renounce or give up all claim to and connection with something, which matches 'abandoned' — given up or forsaken. 'Accepted' and 'allowed' point the other way, toward keeping or permitting, and 'questioned' merely means to doubt, which falls short of renouncing.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  accepted — Means to take or acknowledge, the opposite of disowning something.
• (c)
  allowed — Means to permit; it does not carry the sense of renouncing a claim.
• (d)
  questioned — Means to doubt or challenge, which is weaker than fully renouncing or giving up.

A synonym item — 'disowned' means renounced or given up, so its nearest match is 'abandoned'.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Select the word nearest in meaning to 'disown'.

  • (a)embrace
  • (b)renounce
  • (c)inherit
  • (d)defend
  Answer(b) renounce — to renounce is to give up all claim, a synonym of disown.
• practice — not a real PYQ

  Choose the antonym of 'abandoned'.

  • (a)deserted
  • (b)forsaken
  • (c)retained
  • (d)discarded
  Answer(c) retained — to keep is the opposite of abandoning; the others mean to give up.