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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The flood waters finally began to ABATE."

  1. subside
  2. abet
  3. intensify
  4. abase

Answer

C. intensify

Solution

ABATE means "to lessen," so the most opposite is "intensify." Watch out: "subside" means nearly the SAME as ABATE.

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