Multiple choice

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

HALCYON:

  1. figurative

  2. hegemonic

  3. inane

  4. ordained

  5. tumultuous

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Explanation

Halcyon means peaceful, calm, tranquil, or happy (often used to describe idealized times). The opposite is tumultuous, meaning agitated, chaotic, or violently turbulent. Figurative means metaphorical, hegemonic means dominant or ruling, inane means silly or empty, and ordained means decreed by fate or authority.

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