Multiple choice

Directions: Out of the given five suggested meanings, choose the word or phrase which is opposite in meaning to the key word.

Lacerate

  1. hurt the feelings

  2. heal

  3. tear the flesh

  4. wounded

  5. symptomatic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Lacerate means to tear, cut deeply, or wound (either physically or emotionally). Heal (B) is the opposite because it means to recover or make whole again. Hurt the feelings (A) and tear the flesh (C) describe what lacerate does, wounded (D) is the result of laceration, and symptomatic (E) is unrelated.

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