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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The ABUNDANCE of fish made the fishermen happy."

  1. plenty
  2. scarcity
  3. variety
  4. size

Answer

B. scarcity

Solution

ABUNDANCE means "a very large quantity," so its opposite is "scarcity."

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