In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opp...
Assessment:WAEC SSCE - English Language - 1996 (Objective)Subject:English Language
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.
The Council ratified the controversial recommendation which we thought would be...........
Answer Details
The word 'ratified' in the sentence means to confirm or approve. The question requires a word that is opposite in meaning to 'ratified' and can correctly fill the gap. The only option that satisfies these conditions is 'rejected', which means to refuse to accept or approve. Therefore, the answer is option D - 'rejected'.