Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
SACRED
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3, i.e. ‘profane'.
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Word meaning |
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Synonym |
Antonym |
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Sacred: connected with god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration. Profane: not relating to that which is sacred or religious, secular. Hence, these two are antonyms. |
Islam's most sacred shrine is at Mecca in Saudi Arabia. |
antiseptic arid barren bleak |
cheerful contaminated fertile fruitful |
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Meaning of other words:- Profound: very great or intense. Perpetual: never ending or changing. Pious: devoutly religious. |
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