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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The column was a DIATRIBE against the bureaucracy."

  1. tribute
  2. tirade
  3. digression
  4. dialogue

Answer

A. tribute

Solution

DIATRIBE means "a bitter verbal attack," so the most opposite is "tribute." Watch out: "tirade" means nearly the SAME as DIATRIBE.

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