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Choose the word that has most nearly the opposite meaning to the word in capital letters.
POVERTY

A
Prosperity
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Adversary
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C
Adversity
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D
Diversity
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Solution

The correct option is A Prosperity

Antonyms are words that have contrasting, or opposite, meanings.

Choice A is correct. Poverty means 'being poor' the opposite being prosperity meaning 'being rich’. For example: The prosperity of the community led them to become industrialists. Choice B means 'enemy'. Choice C means ‘misfortune’. Choice D means 'differences'. Choice B, C and D are wrong.


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