Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the highlighted word.
The malice he developed for all caused a lot of damage.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. sympathy.
Malice: the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Avarice means an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions.
Grace means an act of kind assistance.
Sympathy means sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune.
Oppression means a state or spell of low spirits.
Hence, the chosen option is the correct antonym of the given word.