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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The troops were ordered to ADVANCE."

  1. proceed
  2. retreat
  3. attack
  4. wait

Answer

B. retreat

Solution

ADVANCE means "to move forward," so its opposite is "retreat."

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