Question

Choose the option that means the opposite of the given word:
Exhume
a) Decipher
b) Dig
c) Integrate
d) Admit
e) Bury

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘exhume’ refers to ‘excavate (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground’. This word is usually used as a verb and its noun form is ‘exhumation’.

Complete answer:
The word ‘exhume’ can be used in a sentence in the following way:
For example, in the sentence ‘The body that was exhumed turned out to be the homicide victim’, the word ‘exhume’ is used in its past tense form. The word helps to illustrate the act of digging out a corpse in the sentence. It clearly provides context, enough so that the reader understands its meaning perfectly. This word is also used in a geological sense.

Now, we know the meaning and usage of the given word. Let’s look at the given options:

a) decipher - The word ‘decipher’ refers to ‘convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language’. This word has a completely different meaning to the given word. It is not the antonym of ‘exhume’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect answer.
b) dig - The word ‘dig’ refers to ‘break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc’. This word has the exact same meaning as the given word. It is not the antonym of ‘exhume’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect answer.
c) integrate - The word ‘integrate’ refers to ‘combine (one thing) with another to form a whole’. This word has a completely unrelated meaning to the given word. It is not the antonym of ‘exhume’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
d) admit - The word ‘admit’ refers to ‘confess to be true or to be the case’. This word has a very different meaning to the given word. It is not the antonym of ‘exhume’. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect answer.
e) bury - The word ‘bury’ refers to ‘put or hide underground’. This word has the exact opposite meaning of the given word. This is the antonym of ‘exhume’. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.

Note:
Try to use the given word in the question in a sentence, in order to understand its complete meaning. Then, understand the meaning of each and every option carefully. Then, choose the required answer accordingly i.e. the option that is the exact opposite of ‘exhume’.