Question

Choose the word which opposite in meaning to the italicized word:
The club meets on the last Thursday of every month in a dilapidated palace.
A) Furnished
B) Renovated
C) Neglected
D) Regenerated

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:
Option A) Furnished - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of furnished is ‘available to be rented with furniture’ and this is not antonym of the word dilapidated. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Renovated - is the correct answer because the meaning of renovated is ‘restore (something old, especially a building) to a good state of repair or modernize or restore’ and this is the antonym of the word dilapidated as they have different meaning or they are opposite in meaning to each other. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option C) Neglected - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of neglected is ‘suffering a lack of proper care’ and this is not antonym of the word dilapidated. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Option D) Regenerated - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of regenerated is ‘regrown or having new and more vigorous life, especially in economic terms; revived’ and this is not antonym of the word dilapidated. 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 dilapidated is renovated, and synonyms are the words that are similar in meaning. So, the synonym of the word dilapidated is shabby or broken down. However, Option B is the most appropriate answer as compared to the other options because it is asked to give the opposite meaning.