Question

Choose the option which means the opposite of given word:
EXHUME
a) Exit
b) Bury
c) Admit
d) Decipher

Answer 1

Hint: The word ‘exhume’ means dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground.
Example: He wanted to get enough time to get the body exhumed. We will Look for a word which is contrary in meaning to the given word.

Complete step by step answer:
Let us analyse each option individually to know the correct answer.

a)Exit: The word ‘exit’ means the act of leaving something.
Example: There is a fire exit on each floor.
Example: The emergency exit is at the back of the bus.

b)Bury: The word ‘bury’ means to put a dead body in the ground.
Example: We dug a deep hole to bury the animals.
Example: Where did you bury his body?

c)Admit: The word ‘admit’ means to agree that something unpleasant is true or that you have done something wrong.
Example: Don’t be afraid to admit your mistakes.
Example: It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.

d)Decipher: The word ‘decipher’ means to succeed in reading or understanding something that is not clear.
Example: Can anyone decipher his handwriting?
Example: The signature was smudged and impossible to decipher.

So, the correct answer is “Option b”.

Note:
The words ‘bury’ and ‘exhume’ are different from each other , therefore they are opposite.
The word ‘bury’ means to put or hide underground and the word ‘exhume’ means dig out.
The other options are incorrect as they don’t mean the opposite of the given word. Some synonyms of the word ‘exhume’ are disclose , unearth. Example: They will unearth the buried treasure.