Multiple choice

Directions: Below the keyword are given four suggested meanings. Choose the one that is most opposite in meaning to the keyword.

Pernicious

  1. Spiteful

  2. Malicious

  3. Harmless

  4. Conservative
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Pernicious means 'causing great injury, destruction, or ruin; fatal; deadly'. Its opposite is 'harmless'.  

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