Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

EXCORIATE

  1. Abrade

  2. Compliment

  3. Scarify

  4. Scratch
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Excoriate means to remove part of the surface of something whereas compliment means something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection which is opposite in meaning. Hence a correct option.

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