Question

Choose the word that gives the antonym of the word italicized.
I think you should undertake.; it would really be a profitable venture for you.
A) Refrain
B) Leave
C) Conceal
D) Retrieve

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 the word undertake is ‘commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word undertake.
Option A) Refrain - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of refrain is ‘stop oneself from doing something or hold back’ and this is not antonym of the word undertake. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Leave - is the correct answer because the meaning of leave is ‘quit or evacuate or abandon or vacate’ and this is the antonym of the word undertake as they have different meanings or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option C) Conceal - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of conceal is ‘not allow to be seen; hide or hide or secret’ and this is not antonym of the word undertake. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Retrieve - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of retrieve is ‘get or bring (something) back from somewhere or recover’ and this is not antonym of the word undertake. 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. antonym of undertake is leave and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of undertake is accept or take on. 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.