Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
INVETERATE
A) Stupid
B) Uneducated
C) Ignorant
D) Inexperienced

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 inveterate is ‘having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change or confirmed or hardcore’. So, as per the question we must find the word which is opposite in meaning to the word inveterate.
Option A) Stupid - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of stupid is ‘unintelligent or ignorant or brainless or mindless’ and this is not antonym of the word inveterate. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) Uneducated - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of uneducated is ‘having or showing a poor level of education or ill-educated or untrained’ and this is not antonym of the word inveterate. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Ignorant - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of ignorant is ‘lacking knowledge or awareness in general or uneducated or unsophisticated’ and this is not antonym of the word inveterate. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) Inexperienced - is the correct answer because the meaning of unknown is ‘having little knowledge or experience of a particular thing or inexpert’ and this is the antonym of the word inveterate as they have different meanings or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘ D’.

Note:Antonyms are the words that are opposite to each other i.e. antonyms of INVETERATE are Inexperienced and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of the word INVETERATE is deep rooted or long - established. Also, Option A – Stupid and Option C – Ignorant is the synonyms of each other because they have same or similar meaning. Thus, Option D is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options.