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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "He was too OBTUSE to take the hint."

  1. dense
  2. obtrusive
  3. astute
  4. abstruse

Answer

C. astute

Solution

OBTUSE means "slow to understand," so the most opposite is "astute." Watch out: "dense" means nearly the SAME as OBTUSE.

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