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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The STOLID farmer showed no emotion at the news."

  1. impassive
  2. solid
  3. sordid
  4. excitable

Answer

D. excitable

Solution

STOLID means "showing little emotion," so the most opposite is "excitable." Watch out: "impassive" means nearly the SAME as STOLID.

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