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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The prize went to an OBSCURE writer from a small town."

  1. renowned
  2. unknown
  3. young
  4. poor

Answer

A. renowned

Solution

OBSCURE means "not well known," so its opposite is "renowned."

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