OCCLUDE:
Answer(s): D
To OCCLUDE is to “stop up, shut in, or close up.” To exhume is to unearth (dig up), as a corpse from its grave.
GAINSAY:
To GAINSAY is to “deny or contradict, usually one’s own previous statements,” whereas to argue consistently is to do the opposite.
ACCLAIM:
Answer(s): C
To ACCLAIM is to approve enthusiastically, just the opposite of disapprove. As for choice (B), to controvert is to oppose or argue against; a person who controverts might also disapprove, but opposing is not the same as disapproving.
COMPLACENT:
A COMPLACENT person is “contented in an unconcerned or self-satisfied way”— quite the opposite of a discontented person.
SODDEN:
SODDEN means “soaked or drenched”; parched means “dried out with heat” and is the best antonym among the five choices.
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