Question

Choose the word that gives the antonym of the word italicized.
Political differences introduced a note of discord into their relationship.
A) Tranquility
B) Familiarity
C) Concord
D) Benevolence

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 discord is ‘lack of concord or harmony between persons or things.’ So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word discord.

Option A) Tranquility - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of tranquility is ‘quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity’ and this is not antonym of the word discord. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Familiarity - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of familiarity is ‘having a good knowledge of something and being too friendly’ and this is not antonym of the word discord. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Concord - is the correct answer because the meaning of concord is ‘peace and agreement’ this is the antonym of the word discord as they have different meanings or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option D) Benevolence - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of benevolence is ‘kindness or goodness or goodwill or compassion’ and this is not antonym of the word discord. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘C’.

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonym of discord is concord, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of discord is disagreement. Thus, Option C is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options as they do not have the opposite meaning to the given word.