Previous Year Questions

The given word is AFTERCAST.

The 1^st, 4^th, 5^th and 9^th letters from the left end are A, E, R and T.

So, the meaningful words are RATE, TEAR, TARE.

RATE means a fixed amount of money that something costs or that somebody is paid.

TEAR means a drop of water that comes from your eye when you are crying, etc.

TARE means the weight of a vehicle or container when empty, taken away from the combined weight of the vehicle, etc.