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Read the extract given below and answer the question that follows:
Max bit his lip nervously. The knocking was repeated.
“What will you do now, Max ?” Ausable asked. “If I do not answer the door, they will enter anyway. The door is unlocked. And they will not hesitate to shoot”.

Which word in the extract is opposite in meaning to the word
‘confidently’?

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The word 'nervously' is opposite in meaning to the word 'confidently'.

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