Directions: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words or group of words. Select the word or group of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
The officer exaggerated the damage caused by the rowdies.
underwrote
Incorrect Answercondemned
Incorrect Answerunderestimated
Correct AnswerExplanation:
'Exaggerated’ means to represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is while the word ‘underestimated’ means to estimate something to be smaller or less important than it really is. Hence, both the words are antonyms. Thus, option (d) is correct
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By: Munesh Kumari