Question

Choose the word which is closest to the opposite in meaning to the italicized word and fill in the blank.
Nature teaches us not to destroy, but to ________.

• A. invest
• B. produce
• C. create
• D. make

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

create

Destroy means to end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it. The opposite of destroy is create, or bring (something) into existence. Hence, Option C is correct. Among the rest of the options, invest means provide or endow someone or something with (a particular quality or attribute), produce means make or manufacture from components or raw materials, make means cause (something) to exist or come about. These options do not express the intended antonym, hence incorrect.