Select the correct one word from the given alternatives for the following set of words.
The action of making something poorer in quality by the addition of another substance
A. Adulation
B. Adultery
C. Adulatory
D. Adulteration
Sol:
Option d ‘adulteration’ is the correct word for the given set of words here, other words; ‘adulation’ means admiring someone or something extremely, ‘adultery’ means sexual relations with other than one’s husband/wife after marriage, ‘adulatory’ means excessive praise or admiration.