Question

Read the following passage from The First Men in the Moon.

An intermittent trickle of water dropped ever and again between the bars near my face.

My first endeavour was naturally to see what might be upon the floor of the cavern, but our grating lay in a depression whose rim hid all this from our eyes.

Which of the following synonyms could replace grating as it is used in the passage above?

harsh
irritant
shreds
grill

Answer 1

Answer: Grill

Step-by-step explanation:

This seems odd, however this excerpt is describing something physical and also the word depression does not mean a mental illness, but instead a “sunken place or hollow on a surface”. Grill is also a synonym for grate/grating.