English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideEnglishConnotations & Denotations
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)/ mo
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. 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.