There is one word underlined. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to…

Question

There is one word underlined. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence. Her motives were altruistic, not driven by ___.

Answer 1

There is one word underlined. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence. Her motives were altruistic, not driven by ___.

Self-interest ✓
Generosity
Compassion
Kindness

Explanation

Altruistic means caring about the good of others, not about yourself.

The opposite is self-interest, which means caring mainly about your own gain. Generosity, compassion and kindness are close to altruistic, not opposite.

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