Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the word ‘fertile’ in the given sentence.
The teacher asked, “Wheat is grown in which kind of land – rich, wet, barren and fecund?”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Barren.
The meaning of the given words is:
- Fertile: (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops.
- Barren: (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.
- Fecund: producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; highly fertile.
- Rich: having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy.
- Wet: covered or saturated with water or another liquid.
Thus, the most appropriate antonym for the given word is Barren.