Choose the ANTONYM of the following word. PLETHORA
Question and options
Choose the ANTONYM of the following word.
PLETHORA
PLETHORA
- piety
- paucity
- reasonable
- excel
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - paucity
Plethora means an excess or overabundance of something, so its antonym is paucity, meaning scarcity. Piety means devotion, and the other two words are not about quantity.
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