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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "Once a PARIAH, he is now the town's most respected elder."

  1. idol
  2. outcast
  3. patriarch
  4. partisan

Answer

A. idol

Solution

PARIAH means "a social outcast," so the most opposite is "idol." Watch out: "outcast" means nearly the SAME as PARIAH.

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