Question
Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in capital as used in the passage.
CONTEMPTUOUSLY
Answer: Option A
Answer: (a)The root word of ‘contemptuously’ is ‘contempt’. Meaning of ‘contempt’ is ‘the feeling that somebody/something is completely worthless and cannot be respected’. Hence the words ‘contemptuously’ and ‘respectfully’ are antonymous. The meaning of the word ‘amicable’ is ‘based on or achieved through polite discussion and without quarreling’.
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Answer: (a)The root word of ‘contemptuously’ is ‘contempt’. Meaning of ‘contempt’ is ‘the feeling that somebody/something is completely worthless and cannot be respected’. Hence the words ‘contemptuously’ and ‘respectfully’ are antonymous. The meaning of the word ‘amicable’ is ‘based on or achieved through polite discussion and without quarreling’.
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