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.
Over-optimistic& bankers and (A)/& slowdown& in government decison-making process(B)/& contributed& to the& (C)/& mounting& bad loans.(D)
Options
- AA- sanguine
- BB- retardation
- CC - lead
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
D. None of the above
Step-by-step solution
All the given options represent synonyms of those bold ones.
Therefore none of the words from the given options can be used to change the meaning of the given sentence.
Therefore none of the words from the given options can be used to change the meaning of the given sentence.
New Sentence - Over-sanguine& bankers and retardation& in government decison-making process lead& to the& rising& bad loans.
Hence option E is the correct answer.