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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The coach's HARSH words made the player cry."

  1. cruel
  2. gentle
  3. loud
  4. brief

Answer

B. gentle

Solution

HARSH means "cruel or severe," so its opposite is "gentle."

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