Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

REVIVE

ruin

The most appropriate antonym of the given word REVIVE is RUIN.

• Revive means to bring back to life or consciousness.
• Ruin means to destroy completely.

Therefore, the antonym of revive must mean the opposite of bringing back to life or consciousness. Of the above choices, only ruin has the opposite meaning of revive.

The other choices are not antonyms of revive.

• Renew means to make new again. This is not the opposite of revive, as revive refers to bringing something back to life, whereas renew refers to making something new again.
• Arouse means to stir up or awaken. This is not the opposite of revive, as revive refers to bringing something back to life, whereas arouse refers to stirring up or awakening something that is already alive.
• Console means to comfort or give support to. This is not the opposite of revive, as revive refers to bringing something back to life, whereas console refers to comforting or giving support to someone who is suffering.