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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "His LAUDABLE honesty earned him a promotion."

  1. commendable
  2. reprehensible
  3. audible
  4. lucrative

Answer

B. reprehensible

Solution

LAUDABLE means "praiseworthy," so the most opposite is "reprehensible." Watch out: "commendable" means nearly the SAME as LAUDABLE.

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