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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The Philippine eagle is still EXTANT, though critically endangered."

  1. surviving
  2. exotic
  3. extinct
  4. extravagant

Answer

C. extinct

Solution

EXTANT means "still in existence," so the most opposite is "extinct." Watch out: "surviving" means nearly the SAME as EXTANT.

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