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JAMB 2024 - Question 17

English 2024 JAMB Past Questions - Question 17: The controversial law was repealed last month, and similarly, the outdated regulation was this week.

Instructions: In each of the following sentences, there is one underlined word and one gap. From the list of options lettered A-D, choose the one that is most nearly the same in meaning as the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap provided.
The controversial law was repealed last month, and similarly, the outdated regulation was this week.

A:
B:
C:
D:
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Correct Answer

B

Explanation

“Repealed” means to revoke or annul a law. “Revoked” has the same meaning of officially cancelling or withdrawing.