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Choose the word that is MOST OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "It was PUSILLANIMOUS of the leaders to abandon the town."

  1. valiant
  2. craven
  3. magnanimous
  4. punctilious

Answer

A. valiant

Solution

PUSILLANIMOUS means "lacking courage," so the most opposite is "valiant." Watch out: "craven" means nearly the SAME as PUSILLANIMOUS.

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