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Answer: (c)

'Rose' is the past tense of 'rise' which means 'get up' or 'leave ground' (begin). Arose is the past tense of 'arise' which means 'to be born' or 'come into notice'. For instance, the sun 'rose' this morning but an idea 'arose' in my mind. 'Raised' is the past tense and past participle of 'raise' which means 'set upright' or 'cause to stand up'. The words 'rise' and 'raise' are often confused. It needs to be understood that while 'rise' is used as an intransitive verb ( the sun rises in the morning; parliament will rise next month; the hair rose on his head; fall as to never rise again; and so on), 'raise' is a transitive verb ( they raise from the dead; they raised the flag of honour; a thought raises in my head and so on). To 'arouse' (verb transitive) is 'to awaken or stir into activity', e.g., She aroused suspicion in my mind; his behaviour arouses feelings of contempt.

Answer: (b)

'Endangered' species are those that are under danger of extinction. 'Engendered' means 'gave rise to' or 'brought about'. To be 'enamoured' is 'to be charmed'.

Answer: (b)

With 'oiled and running smoothly', it could only be 'machine'.

Answer: (b)

When something becomes apparent, it gets palpable or it seems to be something. 'Manifest', meaning 'to show plainly' or 'to prove', is less preferable to 'apparent' as an option here. 'Prominent' means 'projecting or conspicuous'.

Answer: (d)

Consider would suit the sentence more than regard—'think of with a particular feeling or esteem'.