Answer the following question below and choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. The economist concluded that several fact...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Use of English - 2012 Subject: English Language

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Answer the following question below and choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in.

The economist concluded that several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate.

Answer Details
The word "adduced" means "to bring forward or offer as evidence." So the opposite of "adduced" in meaning would be "refuted," which means "to prove to be false or incorrect." So the economist concluded that several factors have been brought forward as evidence to explain the fall in the birth rate, but none of these factors have been proven to be false or incorrect.

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