Question

Select the word which means opposite to the given word:
 Allure
A) Entice
B) Decoy
C) Repulse
D) Notice

Answer 1

Hint: One of the given options has the opposite meaning of the word ‘Allure’. Find out the meaning of all the options. Eliminate the options which don’t mean the opposite to the word ‘Allure’. Basically, one of the options is an antonym of ‘Allure’.Ensure the word opted is opposite in meaning and is acceptable for that specific sentence. Continually build meanings of the sentences then choose the proper one and use caution whereas selecting.

Complete answer:
 The word allure means the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.
The words which have opposite meanings in comparison to the other are known as antonyms. And these words are usually called opposite words.

‘Let us analyze the given options’ :
Option A) Entice :- The word entices meaning to attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage. This is not the antonym of the given word. This word does not have the opposite meaning to the given word.Hence, it is not the correct option to be opted.
Option B) Decoy :- The word decoy is usually a person, device, or event meant as a distraction, to hide what an individual or a group might be looking for. This word does not have the opposite meaning to the given word. Hence, it is not the correct option to be opted.
Option C) Repulse :- The word repulse means drive back by force. This is the correct answer as the word repulse is opposite to the word allure in meaning. Hence, it is the correct option to be opted.
Option D) Notice :- The word notice means the fact of observing or paying attention to something. This word does not have the opposite meaning to the given word. Hence, it is not the correct option to be opted.

Hence the correct answer is option is ‘C’.

Note: The first point is that the given word can be a noun or an adjective, so its antonyms are a mix of nouns and adjectives too. The second point is that antonyms do not have to be exact opposites (similar to the meaning of the word which is exactly opposite).
Antonyms of the word Allure are Repulse, Offensiveness etc.