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Choose the correct word for ''diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).''  

Choose the correct word for ''diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).''   Correct Answer Allay

The correct answer is option 3.

Cogitate means think deeply about something; meditate or reflect.

Muse means a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.

Allay means diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).

For eg; The new act was passed in order to allay public fears.

It is clear from the example that allay is the appropriate word.

Ponder means think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.

So, options 1,2 and 4 are incorrect.

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S6: Gradually the river grows wider, the banks recede, the waters flow more quietly, and in the end, without any visible break, they become merged in the sea and painlessly lose their individual being.

The Proper sequence should be:
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1. Failure to put the material evidence to the accused always vitiates the trial
2. Failure to put the material evidence amounts to a serious irregularity which can not be cured and vitiates the trial, if it has prejudiced the accused.
3. Failure to put the material evidence is not considered to services & is curable if infact no failure of justice has occasioned to the accused.
Now which of the following is correct
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1. All robberies are either theft or extortion.
2. If A holds Z down and fraudulently takes Z 's money without Z's consent. This is an example of theft as robbery.
3. A obtains property from Z by saying that his child is in the hands of my gang and will be put to death unless a ransom of 50 lakh rupees is paid. Z was however not put in fear of instant death of child. This is an example of extortion as robbery.
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