Multiple choice

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

STEEP :

  1. Relax

  2. Repulse

  3. Plummet

  4. Clarify

  5. Parch
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E Correct answer
Explanation

To steep means to soak or saturate something in liquid. To parch means to dry something completely through heat - the opposite process of wetting versus drying.

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