Fill in the blank with the correctly spelt word.
The king ruled with _______ authority.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Correct Answer: antediluvian
Explanation
• Antediluvian is the correctly spelt word. It means extremely old-fashioned, primitive, or dating to the period before the biblical flood.
• It comes from the Latin prefix ante- (meaning 'before') and diluvium (meaning 'flood').
• A frequent spelling error is writing 'anti-' instead of 'ante-', mistakenly confusing it with the prefix meaning 'against'.