Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word. Depravity
Question and options
Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.
Depravity
- Goodness
- Sadness
- Tidiness
- Seriousness
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - Goodness
'Depravity' means moral corruption or wickedness, so its opposite is 'goodness'. 'Sadness', 'tidiness' and 'seriousness' are opposites of happiness, untidiness and frivolity, not of wickedness.
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