What does ‘call off’ mean in ‘The organizers called off the event’?
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'Call off' means decide that a planned event will not take place.
The event is cancelled.
Practice PMS questions with answers and explanations.
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'Call off' means decide that a planned event will not take place.
The event is cancelled.
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'Thorough knowledge' is a natural collocation meaning complete and detailed understanding.
The other choices do not combine naturally with 'knowledge' here.
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The idiom informally describes feeling unwell.
It is not a literal reference to weather conditions.
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'Accommodation' contains double c and double m.
The other forms omit or replace required letters.
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The standard spelling is 'privilege.'
It contains no d after the second e.
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'Corroborate' means to strengthen a statement by independent evidence.
The evidence supports the witness's version.
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'Affect' is the verb meaning influence or produce a change in.
'Effect' is most commonly a noun meaning result.
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'Pragmatic' focuses on workable results and real conditions.
'Practical' is the closest equivalent.
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The sentence requires a noun meaning result or consequence.
'Effect' is the correct noun.
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In this sense, 'transparent' means clear or readily understood.
'Obscure' means unclear or difficult to understand.
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'Alleviate' means to reduce pain, difficulty, or severity.
The policy is expected to lessen the burden.
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'Inevitable' describes something that cannot be prevented.
'Unavoidable' has the same essential meaning.