Find the synonym of the underlined word:

The Department of Security notified the town council that the water supply was contaminated due to nuclear leakage.

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Polluted

Tinted

Diluted

Diverted

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The correct answer is: Polluted.
The word that is being used is "contaminated," which denotes something that has been rendered unclean. The definition of "polluted" is "anything that has been made impure by the addition of pollutants," hence option 1 is the proper answer.

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