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[#206] Antonym of COMMEND
Correct Answer

(D) dislike
(E) censure

Explanation

Solution: Commend : praise formally or officially. Suspend : temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect. Admonish : warn or reprimand someone firmly. Hate : feel intense dislike for. Dislike : feel distaste for or hostility towards. Antonym of Commend is Dislike

[#207] Antonym of CHOICE
Correct Answer

(B) dilemma

Explanation

Solution: Choice : an act of choosing between two or more possibilities. Refusal : an act of refusing to do something. Dilemma : a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable. Harm : physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted. Approval : the action of approving something. Antonym of Choice is Dilemma

[#208] Antonym of PATERNITY
Correct Answer

(C) offspring

Explanation

Solution: Paternity : (especially in legal contexts) the state of being someone's father. Posterity : all future generations of people. Successors : a person or thing that succeeds another. Offspring : a person's child or children. Ancestors : a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended. Antonym of Paternity is Offspring

[#209] Antonym of PACIFY
Correct Answer

(D) aggravate
(E) quarrel

Explanation

Solution: Pacify : quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of. Insult : speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse. Injure : do physical harm or damage to (someone). Offend : cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful. Aggravate : make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious. Antonym of Pacify is Aggravate

[#210] Antonym of DEBILITATING
Correct Answer

(A) strengthening

Explanation

Solution: Debilitating : (of a disease or condition) making someone very weak and infirm. Strengthening : make or become stronger. Enfeebling : make weak or feeble. Occupying : reside or have one's place of business in (a building). Inhabiting : (of a person, animal, or group) live in or occupy (a place or environment).

Antonym of Debilitating is Strengthening