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Choose the word which is closest to the opposite in meaning to the italicized word.
There was no altruistic motive that prompted him to help her.
Choose the word which is closest to the opposite in meaning to the italicized word.
There was no altruistic motive that prompted him to help her.
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The correct option is A selfish
Altruistic means showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish. The opposite of altruistic is lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. Hence, Option D is correct. Among the rest of the options, wicked means evil or morally wrong, brutal means savagely violent, inhuman means lacking human qualities of compassion and mercy; cruel and barbaric. These do not express this antonym, hence incorrect.
Altruistic means showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish. The opposite of altruistic is lacking consideration for other people; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. Hence, Option D is correct. Among the rest of the options, wicked means evil or morally wrong, brutal means savagely violent, inhuman means lacking human qualities of compassion and mercy; cruel and barbaric. These do not express this antonym, hence incorrect.
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