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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The SOPORIFIC hum of the aircon made him doze off."

  1. invigorating
  2. somnolent
  3. sophisticated
  4. sonorous

Answer

A. invigorating

Solution

SOPORIFIC means "sleep-inducing," so the most opposite is "invigorating." Watch out: "somnolent" means nearly the SAME as SOPORIFIC.

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