Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter.

CONTAMINATE:

  1. Distill

  2. Embellish

  3. Purify

  4. Ameliorate

  5. rehabilitate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To contaminate means to make something impure or polluted. To purify means to remove contaminants or make something clean, which is the opposite.

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