Question

Choose the word that gives the antonym of the word italicized.
She decided to finish the work before it became onerous.
A. Unfamiliar
B. Light
C. Burdensome
D. Unique

Answer 1

Hint: Antonyms are the words that are opposite in meaning to another. The root words for the word ‘antonym’ are the words ‘anti’ meaning ‘against’ or ‘opposite’ and ‘onym’ meaning name. For instance: the antonym of ‘hot’ is ‘cold’.

Complete answer:
The meaning of word onerous involves a great deal of trouble, effort or difficulty. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word onerous.
Option A) Unfamiliar – This is an incorrect option because unfamiliar refers to being not known or recognized, not having knowledge or experience of. These words do not mean the opposite of the italicized word 'onerous'. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Light – This is a correct option because Light means provide with light or lighting; illuminate. These words as you can see means the opposite of 'onerous'. Hence option B is correct.
Option C) Burdensome – This is an incorrect option because Burdensome means refers to difficult to carry out, undesirably restrictive. This word is not the opposite of the italicized word ‘onerous’. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
 Option D) Unique - This is an incorrect option because Unique refers to being only one of its kind, unlike anything else. This word is not the opposite of the italicized word ‘onerous’. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of onerous is light, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of onerous is burdensome. Thus, Option B is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.