Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
RETRIEVE
A) Respond
B) Dismiss
C) Foil
D) Abandon

Answer 1

Hint:The word is given in the question, retrieve, refers to bringing something back from somewhere. It is used to refer to the action of doing so.

Complete answer:
To choose the correct opposite for the given word, we need to first understand the meaning of the word, retrieve. The meaning of the word ‘retrieve’ is to bring in or to get back something that was lost.
Now let us take a look at the options given and see which option is the most suitable opposite.
Option ‘A’, respond, refers to saying something in return or to make an answer.
Option ‘B’, dismiss, refers to allow or order to leave.
Option ‘C’, foil, refers to prevent something that is considered to be wrong from being successful.
Option ‘D’, abandon, refers to giving up something with an intent of never again claiming a right or interest in it again.
From the above options, we can see that option ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ are incorrect as their meanings do not relate with that of the given word, retrieve.
Hence, the correct answer to the given question is the option ‘D’, abandon as it is the exact opposite in meaning to that of the given word and therefore the answer.

Note: In questions like this if you do not know the meanings of all the given words, use the elimination method and remove the words that you think are least likely to be correct. This will assist you to reach the final answer.