English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Connotations & Denotations
Directions: In each of the questions below, a sentence has been...
Directions: In each of the questions below, a sentence has been broken into four parts with one word highlighted in bold in each fragment. From the given options, identify the word which expresses a meaning opposite to the given sentence, with the highlighted word replaced by a word of the opposite meaning.
The army will& continue& to (A)/& monitor& the& performance of(B)/ all the athletes and& prepare& (C)/ them for the& imminent& games.(D)
Options
- AA- persist
- BB- surveil
- CC - inculcate
- DD - foregone
Correct answer
D. D - foregone
Step-by-step solution
In all other options except option D, the word given in the options are synonyms of those bold ones, only 'foregone'& (occurred in the past) is the one that is opposite of& 'imminent', which means "about to happen soon".
New Sentence - The army will& continue& to& monitor& the& performance of all the athletes and& prepare& them for the& foregone& games.
Hence option D is the correct answer.