Multiple choice

Directions: The following item consists of a sentence followed by four words. Select the antonym of the word (occurring in the sentence in capital letters) as per the context.

The publisher told him that he needed to ABRIDGE some of the content of his novel, so as to make it under hundred pages.

  1. Lengthen

  2. Contract

  3. Stretch

  4. Reduce
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Explanation

Here, lengthen is the correct option, as it implies to make the content greater in length. To contract is to decrease in size, stretch is to make something long or wider without tearing or breaking, and to reduce is to make something smaller or less in amount, degree or size.

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