From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to underlined word as it used in the sentence.
Due to the pressure of work, the old man had no alternative but to relinquish his post.
The keyword is “relinquish”, which means to give up, surrender or let go of something (often a position, responsibility or right). In the sentence, the old man had to relinquish his post. This means that he had to give up his position due to the pressure of work.
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