JAMB Use of English 1983 Question 36

Question 36

Vocabulary in Context

Choose the expression or word which best completes the sentence: The farmer has bought the insecticide because he was bent on________ the insects in his farm.

A.exterminating
B.estimating
C.extenuating
D.extinguishing
E.exemplifying

Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (exterminating)

Explanation

Insecticide is used to kill insects completely, i.e. to exterminate them; 'extinguish' is for fires.