English 2023 Q66: In each of the following sentences, there is one underlined word. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the…

Question

In each of the following sentences, there is one underlined word. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word. The test shows that the lumps are malignant.

Answer 1

In each of the following sentences, there is one underlined word. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word. The test shows that the lumps are malignant.

benign ✓
cancerous
numerous
dominant

Explanation

malignant lumps are harmful and can spread, as in cancer.

The opposite is benign, meaning harmless. cancerous has almost the same meaning as malignant, so it is not the opposite.

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