Solution

Option (b) is the correct answer. ‘Masquerade’ means ‘a false show or pretence.’, the group of words that is similar to the meaning of masquerade is ‘to go in disguise’, which means ‘to give a new appearance to a person or thing, especially in order to hide its true form’. ‘To provide support’ means to give encouragement and approval to someone or something because you want the person or thing to succeed. ‘To mesmerize’ means to hold completely the attention or interest of someone. ‘To run in a marathon race’ means to run in a long- distance race.