Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
FLOURISHES
Options:
A .  vanishes
B .  blooms
C .  degenerates
D .  disappears
E .  opens
Answer: Option C Answer: (c)The meaning of the word flourish’ as mentioned in the passage is ‘to grow in a healthy way’. Out of the given words ‘degenerate’ means ‘to pass into a worse physical, mental or moral state than one which is considered normal or desirable’. Hence the words ‘flourish’ and ‘degenerate’ are antonymous.
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