Which word means 'to reduce in strength'?

• A. Enervate
• B. Elegy
• C. Eloquent
• D. Engender

Answer: (A)

The key idea is identifying a verb that means to drain energy or strength. Enervate exactly fits this sense: to deprive someone or something of strength, vitality, or vigor. It’s commonly used to describe something that saps energy, like heat, fatigue, or an exhausting ordeal that leaves a person weakened.

In contrast, the other words don’t match this meaning. An elegy is a mournful poem, especially one about someone who has died. Eloquent means fluent, persuasive in speaking or writing. Engender means to cause something to exist or to bring about. So only enervate conveys the idea of reducing strength.