Multiple choice

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

CAROUSE

  1. saturnalia

  2. cortege

  3. bacchanal

  4. spree

  5. centennial
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B Correct answer
Explanation

CAROUSE means to drink heavily and engage in noisy, wild revelry. CORTEGE refers to a solemn funeral procession or retinue. The antonym works by contrasting the chaotic, drunken energy of carousing with the dignified, orderly movement of a ceremonial procession. Saturnalia, bacchanal, and spree all align with revelry, making cortege the only opposite.

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