Multiple choice

Directions: For the following question, select the option which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the key word:

OBVIATE

  1. Revivify

  2. Effusive

  3. Relapse

  4. Acquiesce

  5. Escalate

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Obviate means to anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary. Acquiesce is to agree or consent quietly without protest, but without enthusiasm. Hence, (4) is the answer.