English Grammar - One Word Substitution

English Grammar
English Grammar - One Word Substitution

Choose the correct one-word substitute for: 'A state of disuse or inactivity'.


Options:

  1. Hiatus
  2. Oblivion
  3. Interregnum
  4. Desuetude

Right Answer: Desuetude

The phrase describes something that has fallen out of use and now lies dormant, as when an old law is no longer enforced. 'Desuetude' names precisely this condition of disuse and is commonly used in legal English in the phrase 'fallen into desuetude', so it is the correct one-word substitute. The other options differ: a 'hiatus' is a temporary pause or gap in a continuous activity, 'oblivion' is the state of being completely forgotten, and an 'interregnum' is the interval between two reigns or governments. Hence the correct answer is Desuetude.

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