Multiple choice

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

SPURIOUS

  1. counterfeit

  2. preposterous

  3. implausible

  4. sterling
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

“Spurious” means not proceeding from the true or claimed source; not genuine; false. “Sterling” is English money having the fineness of quality of the standard silver penny; and as an adjective means of genuinely high quality; excellent. Hence, (D) is the answer.

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