Question

Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given in capital letters.

REPEAL

• A. Sanction
• B. Perpetuate
• C. Pass
• D. Cancel

Hint:

Repeal undoes a law, so look for the option that also means to annul or call something off.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

REPEAL means to officially withdraw or undo a law or a rule that was previously in force. The question wants the option closest to this sense of formally undoing something.

1. Sanction: this means to officially approve or permit something. It is close to the opposite of repeal, since repeal undoes a rule while sanction approves one.
2. Perpetuate: this means to make something continue or last indefinitely. This is also opposite to repeal, since repeal ends a law rather than extending it.
3. Pass: this means to formally approve and put a law into effect. Passing a law is the step that creates it, the reverse of repealing it, so this does not match either.
4. Cancel: this means to call off or annul something that was previously in place. This matches repeal directly, since to repeal a law is to cancel it and remove it from force.

Repeal is specifically about undoing a law that already exists, and Cancel carries exactly this sense of annulling something previously established. Sanction, Perpetuate, and Pass all point toward approving, extending, or creating a rule, the reverse of what repeal means.

Let's summarize:

• Repeal means to officially undo or withdraw an existing law.
• Sanction, Perpetuate, and Pass all involve approving, extending, or creating a rule, opposite to repeal.
• Cancel matches the sense of annulling something previously in force.

The correct answer is option (4) Cancel.