Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the stem word.

BESEECH

  1. adjure

  2. command

  3. disburse

  4. berate

  5. brandish
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Beseech means to earnestly ask or beg someone. Command is the opposite - it means to give an authoritative order rather than making a pleading request. Adjure and berate also involve speaking to people, but they don't capture the direct reversal of the power dynamic that command does.

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