Directions Identify the words that are similar in meaning to the phrase in underline If none of opti...........

English (SSC) Idiom & Phrases

Directions: Identify the words that are similar in meaning to the phrase in underline. If none of option conveys the correct meaning, mark (E) as your answer. The options do not necessarily need to be grammatically correct.

Asked after his re-election if he would run for yet another term in office, Putin laughed off the idea.

Omit

Considered

Illuminate

Dismiss

None of the above

Explanation:

Laugh off: To dismiss something or someone as ridiculous or laughable.
Ex: She laughed off the critic's conclusion that the show was a flop.
The only option that is suitable here is dismiss.
Omit means to leave out something.
Considered means to think over something
Illuminate means to light up something.
Hence, option D is correct.