Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option opposite in meaning to the given word:

Abate

  1. Attach

  2. Alter

  3. Absent

  4. Assist

  5. Augment
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Augment means to make greater, more intense, or to increase, which is the opposite of abate (to become less intense or to diminish). Attach means to connect, alter means to change, absent means missing, and assist means to help - but augment directly reverses the reduction implied by abate.

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