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Choose the word which is closest to the opposite in meaning to the italicized word and fill in the blank.
Such talks are absurd, you should indulge in __________ talks.

A
correct
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B
fictional
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C
proportional
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D
rational
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Solution

The correct option is C rational
Absurd means wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate. The opposite of absurd is rational, or based on or in accordance with reason or logic. Hence, Option D is correct. Among the rest of the options, correct means free from error; in accordance with fact or truth, fictional means relating to or occurring in fiction, proportional means corresponding in size or amount to something else, do not express this antonym, hence incorrect

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