They are making plans for the <u>abatement</u> of the nuisance within a specified time.
Directions: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four options, (a), (b), (c) and (d). Select the option that is <strong>OPPOSITE</strong> in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. subsidence
- B. ebbing
- C. accumulation ✓
- D. mitigation
Correct Answer: C. accumulation
Explanation
Abatement means the ending, reduction, or lessening of something, so accumulation is the opposite.
Related questions on Vocabulary
- Human craving for comfort leads to <u>anxiety</u>.
- His writings on the subject are <u>obscure</u>.
- The achievements of the team have been <u>monumental</u> in the last ten years.
- His <u>frail</u> appearance was considered a merit.
- The novel depicts the <u>hapless</u> status of certain sections of society.