Question

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
DEPRAVED
a. Great
b. Enhanced
c. Moral
d. Prosperous

Answer 1

Hint: In this case, we must find a word whose meaning is completely different than that of ‘depraved’.

Complete step by step answer:
Words that are opposite in meaning to each other are also known as antonyms. Anything that is opposite differs in its meaning completely from the given word. If the word is benevolent, its opposite would be a word that means having a tendency to do evil to others i.e., malevolent.
In the given question, the word is ‘depraved’. Depraved is a word that is derived from the Latin word ‘depravare’. Depraved means to be immoral and wicked. Now, that we know what the word means, we must find a word whose meaning is the opposite of ‘depraved’.
Now, let us consider the given options.

Option ‘a’ great means to be considerably above average.

Option ‘b’ enhanced means to improve the quality of something.

Option ‘c’ moral means to be concerned with what is right and wrong.

Option ‘d’ prosperous means to be successful in material terms.

Out of all the given options, only option ‘c’ is the opposite of depraved. Therefore, option ‘c’ moral is the correct answer.

Note: Let us consider the problematic areas of this question. To select the accurate answer, it is important that students know the meanings of words listed in their lessons.