Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.

Implicate: Exculpate: Complicate: ____

  1. Magnify

  2. Mystify

  3. Elucidate

  4. Simplify

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

The relationship is antonymous: to implicate is to involve in a crime, while to exculpate is to clear of blame. Similarly, to complicate is to make something difficult, while to simplify is to make it easier.