WAEC English Language 2020 Objective — Question 8

Question 8 of 80 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) English Language 2020 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

It would have been my pleasure to accept your invitation but I have to ______ because of a previous engagement.

A. jettison
B. defer
C. suspend
D. declineCorrect

Explanation

To accept invitation means to honour and attend the programme for which one was invited. The opposite is to decline the invitation — turn it down or reject it.

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